HOUSTON, TEXAS January 10, 2006. Pharm-Olam International Ltd. (POI), a multi-national CRO to pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries, announced the signing of three contracts with an aggregate value of $13.4 million. The contracts involve patient recruitment, site selection, project management, biostatistics, monitoring, and regulatory affairs in the therapeutic areas of pain, cardiovascular disease, and ophthalmology.