DSG, Inc. and Solomon Group Ltd. (SGL) today announced a partnership to offer comprehensive electronic data capture (EDC) and data management services to the life sciences industry in the Greater China area. DSG, Inc. supports clinical trial data collection globally through its EDC, electronic patient diaries, and Clinical Trial Management Systems software. SGL is a Taiwan-based clinical research organization that specializes in IT solutions and provides clinical trial management, data management, biostatistical analysis, and other services in the life sciences market in the Greater China area.
Under the partnership, SGL will sell, support and host DSG’s EDC software, eCaseLink for the Chinese language, to pharmaceutical companies and biomedical device companies in the life sciences industry in the Greater China area.
“DSG understands that the Chinese pharmaceutical and life sciences market is different than the U.S. market including its industry regulations. We believe we best serve the needs of our Chinese customers through a partnership with a regional Chinese company who works with CROs and large pharma,” commented Tony Varano, CEO of DSG. He continued, “Our new Chinese language EDC capability will save our clients both time and money when conducting trials in China because users can work in their native language without requiring translations of clinical data.”
“We have evaluated all the leading US software vendors for partnership opportunities to serve the Greater China market, and we believe that DSG provides the best EDC technology,” stated Yeichun Wang, President, Solomon Group Ltd. She continued, “We have conducted several electronic Common Technology document projects in the Greater China area. We will work closely together to comply with China Public Health Office’s regulations, and offer CTMS/EDC services to CROs and large pharma for local submissions to China’s State Food and Drug Administration.”
The Chinese language capabilities of eCaseLink allow sponsors to run their clinical trial operations in Chinese, and will present all data, application screens and study definitions in Chinese.
DSG, Inc. has been supporting clinical trial data collection with innovative technology solutions including EDC, electronic patient diaries and digital on-demand CRF publishing management software since 1992. DSG’s products allow user-friendly, accurate and efficient data capture at any investigator site regardless of the site’s technological infrastructure. DSG has successfully supported over 400 clinical trials for more than 300 companies, at over 18,000 sites with more than 200,000 patients worldwide. For more information, please visit www.dsg-us.com.
SGL is a Greater China area-based Clinical Research Organization with offices in Shanghai, Taipei, and Guangdong that provides clinical trial management, data management, biostatistical analysis and other services in the life sciences market in the greater China area. For more information about SGL visit www.smo-china.com or contact Anna Chen (Taipei) at 886-225568872 ext. 108 or Joy Chang (Shanghai) at 86-21-50808076 ext. 02.