Scian's Edcpro Software Now Accessible via Apple's iPad

TORONTO, ON – July 20th, 2010 – SciAn Services, Inc. a Contract Research Organization (CRO) servicing biotech companies in all phases of clinical studies, announced today that the company’s proprietary electronic data capture (EDC) system - edcpro now supports mobile access to data via Apple’s iPad. This enables researchers to view remotely SciAn’s eCRFs, reports and other tools for clinical trial data management in the same graphical formats as seen on a desktop computer.

A key benefit of having edcpro available in a hand-held device aside from ease of portability is the increase in efficiency. Delays in processing time are minimized as a result of having access to the edc pro software in a portable, hand-held device. The larger touch screen of the iPad and the option of connectivity with either 3G or Wifi make it increasingly possible to capture data efficiently at the place of data availability.

“Cell-phones are widely used and accepted today, so it made sense to enable our site users to have access to edcpro with Apple’s iPad”, states Mark Donaghy, Vice-President of Finance and General Manager. It will only be a matter of time that finger-tapping into hand-held devices will replace the pen and paper methods of collecting data in clinical trials which in turn will cause wider acceptance of using electronic data capture software instead of traditional paper methods”.

SciAn encourages the use of technology as a means to optimize speed, quality and cost of clinical trials. To find out more about the company’s edc pro software, please visit www.edcpro.com.

About SciAn

Established in 1986, SciAn Services Inc. is a contract research organization (CRO) dedicated to support the clinical development programs of the North American biotech industry with: Strategic Consulting, Trial Management, Data-Management including EDC, Biostatistics, Medical Writing and Global Safety / SAE Management services. We have completed 605 studies in a wide range of therapeutic areas.

For more information, please contact: Jasna Szwagiel Corporate Communication Email: jszwagiel@scian.com

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