Wayne, PA. (December 4, 2006) Chairman and CEO, Jim Walker of Octagon Research Solutions, Inc., a pioneer and leader in the electronic transformation of clinical R&D in the life sciences industry, today announced the release of StartingPoint® 2.2, the most recent version of its Global template suite, which represents Octagon’s continued innovative approach to improving submission authoring processes. Octagon’s StartingPoint 2.2 template suite enables rapid deployment of authoring standards across functional areas to facilitate efficient authoring of all components of the eCTD (electronic Common Technical Document) and includes instructional text from the International Conference on Harmonization (ICH) guidance documents as well as automation of frequently used authoring functions.