By Clinical Informatics News Staff

June 22, 2016 | WIRB-Copernicus Group announced its acquisition of CenterWatch today. Kenneth A. Getz, CenterWatch founder and owner, will join the WCG board of directors.

Financial details were not disclosed.

“We are delighted to welcome the passionate, highly-accomplished experts of the CenterWatch organization to our family of companies, and privileged to welcome Ken Getz to WCG’s board of directors,” said Donald A. Deieso, PhD, chairman and CEO of WCG in a statement. “In order for clinical research to function more efficiently, we must open up the pathways of communication and connectivity among its chief participants. Sponsors and contract research organizations (CROs) rely on investigators, investigators rely on willing patients, and patients and practitioners increasingly rely on technology-driven solutions to keep informed of relevant clinical trials. WCG and CenterWatch will contribute to the promising future of a well-integrated ecosystem providing unprecedented access to critical information and knowledge among all trial participants, and in so doing, make an even greater positive impact on the clinical research process.”

“We are pleased and excited to join WCG, and to embark on our next stage of growth as a company and an information services provider,” said Joan A. Chambers, chief operating officer of CenterWatch in the announcement. “WCG shares our values and mission, and enthusiastically supports our independence and objectivity as a publisher of clinical trials information, data and analysis.”

“WCG has made great strides in acquiring and integrating market leading assets,” said Mr. Getz. “I look forward to serving on its board and to participating in its ongoing efforts to drive efficiency, quality and performance under a strategic vision of a truly patient-centric clinical research enterprise.”

Like the other WCG companies, CenterWatch will continue to operate independently at its current location, and will retain both its leadership and brand. WCG will support CenterWatch as it continues to expand, with access to capital, complementary clinical and regulatory expertise, and corporate support.

CenterWatch joins Western IRB (WIRB), Copernicus Group IRB, Midlands IRB, Aspire IRB, New England IRB, IRBNet, ePharmaSolutions, Clintrax Global and karmadata as a member of the WCG family of companies.