PRINCETON, N.J.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--The Avoca Group, an industry-leading consulting and research organization specializing in clinical outsourcing and alliance management, announces its inaugural Quality Summit to be held May 1st and 2nd at the Hyatt Regency in New Brunswick, NJ. This two-day meeting will be the official kickoff of the industrywide Avoca Quality Consortium, which brings together quality, outsourcing and operational professionals from member pharma, biotech and CRO organizations to accelerate the development of a best practice approach to quality management and CRO oversight. Corporate sponsors are Eli Lilly, Pfizer and PharmaNet/i3.