August 24, 2009 09:00 AM Eastern Time 

Prominent Pharmaceutical Industry Journalist to Keynote at KIKA Clinical Solutions U.S. User Group Meeting

BOSTON, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--KIKA Clinical Solutions announced that Sara Gambrill, Senior Editor of CenterWatch, will be a keynote speaker at KIKA’s U.S. User Group Meeting. KIKA is the leading provider of advanced EDC solutions for clinical trials, and creators of the Veracity™ Web-based platform for Clinical Asset Management. The User Group Meeting will take place October 21 and 22 in Boston.

Sara Gambrill is a highly respected and sought-after speaker in the pharmaceutical arena. She writes insightful feature stories about international and domestic clinical research industry trends regularly for The CenterWatch Monthly and CWWeekly. Ms. Gambrill has also written special reports about various clinical research market regions.

Linda Beneze, CEO of KIKA, said, “We’re thrilled to have a journalist of Sara Gambrill’s caliber and expertise sharing her expertise and insights. It will offer an excellent learning experience for every attendee.”

At KIKA’s meeting Ms. Gambrill will focus on topics including trends and data about technology adoption in the clinical research space. She also will discuss her observations based on her extensive experience in researching and writing about pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies.

CenterWatch is a trusted source and global destination for clinical trials information for both professionals and patients. The Boston-based publishing and information services company focusing on the clinical research industry. It provides proprietary data and information analysis on clinical trials through a variety of newsletters, books, databases, and information services used by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, CROs, SMOs, and investigative sites involved in the management and conduct of clinical trials.

KIKA Clinical Solutions

KIKA helps the world's most innovative biopharmaceutical and medical device organizations bring much-needed medical solutions to the market faster. KIKA’s Clinical Asset Management™ platform provides unmatched flexibility and customization with advanced EDC including images and online adjudication. For more information, visit www.kikaclinicalsolutions.com.

KIKA, Veracity and Clinical Asset Management are trademarks of the KIKA group of companies.

Photos/Multimedia Gallery Available: http://www.businesswire.com/cgi-bin/mmg.cgi?eid=6033655&lang=en