Averion International Corp. Executive Chairman – Philip T. Lavin, Ph.D. - Co-Organized Session and Will Be Honored as a Fellow at the American Statistical Association’s Annual 2008 Joint Statistical Meeting

SOUTHBOROUGH, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Averion International Corp. (OTC BB: AVRO), a clinical research organization (CRO) specializing in oncology, cardiovascular diseases, and medical devices, today announced that its Executive Chairman, Philip T. Lavin, PhD, has co-organized a session on “Statistics in Ophthalmology Clinical Trials” at the American Statistical Association’s (ASA) 2008 Joint Statistical Meeting. The meeting will take place from August 3-7, 2008 at the Denver Convention Center, in Denver, Colorado.