SCDM Announces Data Driven Innovation Award Finalists

Sept. 16, 2010 - PRLog -- MILWAUKEE – Five finalists have been selected for the Society for Clinical Data Management’s Data Driven Innovation Award.

The award program honors the year’s best advancement in clinical data management, and recognizes innovation that improves technology or processes within clinical research studies. The award program is a highlight of the SCDM Annual Conference, which will be held in Minneapolis October 17-20.

“This year’s entries consistently reflected creative solutions to a very diverse set of CDM-related problems, demonstrating real collaboration between customers and providers,” said Paul Clarkson, CCDM, Annual Conference co-chair.

The 2010 Data Driven Innovation Award finalists are:

•Fortress Medical Systems, in partnership with NaviGo Research, Inc. – Clindex CDMS/CTMS/RDE-EDC
•OmniComm Systems, in partnership with Gilead Sciences – OmniComm TrialMaster
•PharmaPros Corp., in partnerships with Paradigm Spine and International Healthcare – Dataflow Manager
•Quintiles, in partnership with Eli Lilly & Co. – DT-Express
•Spaulding Clinical, in partnership with Logos Technology and Mortara Instrument – Sci ECG

“Our finalists have addressed many areas of clinical data management and how we can contribute to the speed and accuracy of getting products to market,” said Annual Conference co-chair Charlene Dark, CCDM. “The entrants are expanding the reach of clinical data management to improve collaboration among cross-functional groups within clinical research. We are encouraged to see the importance of clinical data management demonstrated through these value-added concepts and strategies.”

Entries will be judged by a panel of Certified Clinical Data Managers during the SCDM Annual Conference. A winner will be announced at an awards reception Monday, October 18.

The Society for Clinical Data Management is a nonprofit professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence in clinical data management through professional development, education and certification. Established in 1994, SCDM has more than 2,600 members with an interest in advancing data management practices. For additional information please visit http://www.scdm.org.

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The Society for Clinical Data Management is a nonprofit professional organization dedicated to promoting excellence in clinical data management through professional development, education and certification.