Phase Forward, AAIPharma Enter IT Alliance

AAIPharma, Inc. has entered a multi-year alliance agreement with Phase Forward. Under the terms of the contract, AAIPharma will offer services centered around two Phase Forward products as part of its solution set: the InForm Integrated Trial Management (ITM) electronic data capture (EDC) system and the Clintrial clinical data management product that can be used to collect, manage and review electronic and paper-based study data.

“After an intense review process we felt Phase Forward’s dedicated services organization, combined with its trusted product set, made our decision an easy one,” said Anne Wiles, senior vice president, data systems and processes, AAIPharma. “The company’s flexible partner program will allow us to expand and customize our offerings at a pace that best suits our growing organization, as well as our clients. As EDC adoption continues, it is important that we offer the technology that sponsors view as an industry standard, while also supporting those clients requiring a solution that supports both electronic and paper-based trials. Phase Forward remains the vendor of choice for organizations at every stage of EDC implementation.”

“CROs continue to play a critical role in bringing the efficiencies of electronic data capture and management to clinical trials, and will ultimately help move the industry further along the adoption continuum over the next several years,” said Bob Weiler, chief executive officer and president, Phase Forward. “Collaboratively, we believe we can help biopharmaceutical and medical device firms realize the full benefits of EDC, and we look forward to working with AAIPharma in pursuing this goal.”