INC Research, Inc. Signs 3 Year GrantPlan(R) Agreement With TTC, LLC to Reduce Investigator Grant Development Time and Increase Overall Efficiency

PHILADELPHIA, PA and RALEIGH, NC--(Marketwire - July 27, 2010) -

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TTC, LLC today announced that INC Research ®, Inc., a therapeutically focused contract research organization (CRO) with a process for delivering reliable results, has signed a contract to gain access to GrantPlan®, the largest database of current clinical investigator budgets. INC Research has also incorporated the TTC Online Negotiation module. INC Research is one of 12 CRO subscribers that are already experiencing the benefits of a GrantPlan Certification.

Following an extended evaluation period, Dave Provost, Global Vice President, INC Research, concluded that, "GrantPlan is clearly the most robust, comprehensive and accurate database of its kind. We have already been able to show a reduction in the time to create investigator grant budgets and an increase in the confidence level of our customers."

INC Research has unrivaled expertise in a metrics-driven clinical trial outsourcing methodology, and a reputation for its Trusted Process® to deliver dependable outcomes and actionable results, on time, and on budget. "INC Research selected GrantPlan to develop more informed and accurate investigator grant estimates for our customers regardless of where they want to run a study; internationally or domestically," Provost continued. "We now have extensive access to current global cost data through GrantPlan and are able to provide better estimates in our proposals, and also provide our contract negotiation team with better data from which to begin and manage grant negotiations. The feedback to date has been very positive."

As a Certified GrantPlan customer, INC Research will have access to data collected from clinical studies in 60 countries from over 100 GrantPlan subscribers. GrantPlan will assist INC Research's business development team with proposal preparation and provide a more effective site start-up process by, engaging the investigators sooner in the study process.

About GrantPlan® and TTC, LLC.
GrantPlan®, a product of TTC, LLC, is the largest database of current clinical investigator budgets. http://www.ttc-llc.com/products_grantplan.html With five distinctive database products, TTC has the largest current database of investigator site budgets from 60 countries. TTC combines a strong financial base, a global reach, and an experienced team of customer-focused professionals proud to serve the industry in the management of costs and speed of clinical trials. GrantPlan® contains extensive cost data at the Procedure, Cost per Visit, and Cost per Patient levels from countries involved in drug testing throughout North America, Europe, Asia and Latin America. For more information please visit www.ttc-llc.com.

About INC Research® Inc.
INC Research is a therapeutically focused contract research organization with a high performance reputation for conducting global clinical development programs of the highest integrity. Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies look to INC Research for a complete range of customized Phase I through Phase IV programs in therapeutic areas of specialty, and in innovative pediatric and women's health trials. The company's The Trusted Process® methodology and therapeutic foresight leads customers to more confident, better-informed drug and device development decisions. INC Research is headquartered in Raleigh, North Carolina. For more information please visit www.incresearch.com.

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