NORTH LIBERTY, Iowa, June 18 /PRNewswire/ -- CompleWare Corporation, VIDA Diagnostics, Inc. and the University of Iowa announce plans to collaborate in providing software and services to manage radiological images for clinical drug trials.
“This is an exciting opportunity that allows pharmaceutical companies to collect, analyze, manage and report all clinical research data using only one software application,” said John Weiler, MD, CompleWare President. “Companies performing clinical research want all data to be integrated. We call this interoperability. We can now review and study patient diaries, clinical case report forms, spirometry, electrocardiograms, laboratory data and radiological images with one log on to the Internet.”
CompleWare offers a full range of products and services to manage clinical research studies, with customers worldwide. The University of Iowa, Department of Radiology, specializes in development of imaging protocols and quantitative central review. VIDA provides the ability to automate review of lung x-ray images using advanced software.
“We will work together to provide unique radiological services to the pharmaceutical industry,” said Edwin van Beek, MD, Professor of Radiology. “We can significantly enhance the information we obtain from imaging studies.”
“VIDA software provides automated analyses of lung density and airways in patients with emphysema, asthma, and COPD,” John Garber, VIDA CEO reported. “This three-way collaboration will allow us to commercialize our specialized software and integrate it with CompleWare state-of-the-art applications, such as their CompleClinical Suite.”
CompleWare Corporation
CompleWare (http://www.compleware.com), based in North Liberty, Iowa, focuses on the development and deployment of innovative software applications and services to capture and manage clinical research data (case report forms, patient reported outcomes, laboratory, pharmacokinetic, quality of life, electrocardiogram, vital sign, spirometry and radiological image data).
University of Iowa’s Quantitative Imaging of Iowa (UIQI2)
UIQI2 is a new initiative aimed at providing Radiology input from trial conception to execution. It offers input in protocol writing, is able to perform imaging studies and issue visual and quantitative expert reading.
VIDA Diagnostics, Inc.
VIDA (http://www.vidadiagnostics.com), based in Coralville, IA, produces and sells diagnostic software based on proprietary technology developed at the University of Iowa, licensed from the UI Research Foundation.
CompleWare Corporation
CONTACT: John Weiler, President of CompleWare, +1-319-626-8888,jweiler@compleware.com; or Edwin van Beek, Professor of Radiology ofUniversity of Iowa, +1-319-384-6133, edwin-vanbeek@uiowa.edu; or JohnGarber, CEO of VIDA, +1-319-335-4740, johngarber@vidadiagnostics.com
