Verizon Focuses on Pharma Sector 

In order to expand into the pharmaceutical and life sciences industries, Verizon is launching a portfolio of GxP (Good x Practices) Services for managing sensitive clinical and drug manufacturing data in the Verizon cloud or from select data centers. The services are available in the U.S. and Europe, and include focuses on foundational security, supporting alternative cost models, and enabling outsourcing of existing non-strategic systems. “In working with our pharmaceutical and life sciences clients, we realized many require a secure, enterprise-grade IT solution that can address their ever-growing regulatory requirements,” said Chris Davis, managing principal, healthcare, in a prepared statement. “Verizon developed its GxP services to enable our clients to securely scale their operations by outsourcing their IT infrastructure.”

 

CenterWatch, TrialReach Partnerships 

CenterWatch and TrialReach have reached an agreement to offer all TrialReach users access to CenterWatch’s online professional, educational and informative services and resources including trial listings seeking study volunteers from the Clinical Trials Listing Service (CTLS). Conversely, CenterWatch’s patient visitors will have access to TrialReach’s database of more than 270,000 clinical trials.

 

PHT Rolling Out SitePad on Dell Protablets, Windows 8.1 

PHT Corporation has chosen Dell Venue 11 Protablets running Windows 8.1 to use for its SitePad System to collect patient-driven electronic data. The SitePad System replaces traditional paper data collection methods in clinical research with electronic methods, providing better-quality data, real-time access to that data and, ultimately, faster time to data analysis for pharmaceutical trial sponsors. Each SitePad is configured for a specific study protocol and used by clinicians and patients participating in the trial to collect study-specific assessments. PHT chose the Dell tablets and Windows 8.1 for 2,000 devices, about half of their yearly supply. “We’ve been working on a Microsoft platform for a number of years,” Sheila Rocchio, vice president of Marketing & Product Management at PHT, said. She called out Microsoft’s security and flexibility as key features. For the Dell Protablet, Rocchio said PHT particularly liked the screen, and the connectivity afforded by the ability to have an Ethernet card. Clinical sites might be working out of a basement and unable to get WiFi, she said. “Right now we’re still in a world where ubiquitous connectivity isn’t always available.”