Paragon and NextDocs Introduce Clinical Optimization Solutions Targeting Life Sciences Firms
Cranford, NJ – March 10, 2010 – Paragon Solutions, a business
consulting and information technology services firm, announced the
launch of solutions to optimize clinical operations incorporating the
NextDocs product suite. The clinical solutions combine
the best of breed capabilities of the two partners to deploy low-risk,
accelerated solutions for life sciences built on Microsoft Office
SharePoint Server.
“With the growing adoption of SharePoint within Life Sciences
organizations, companies are looking for solution accelerators that
leverage enterprise platforms to optimize the end-to-end drug
development process,” said Ravi Shankar, vice president of Paragon’s
Life Sciences practice. “NextDocs extends SharePoint with off-the-shelf
capabilities that complement our Clinical Optimization solution
strategy,” he said.
The solutions leverage a strategic partnership formed by the
companies in September 2009. One of the solutions the companies are
introducing as part of the Clinical Optimization Solution portfolio is
an integrated investigator portal. The portal is designed to deliver a
collaborative environment that enables clinical sponsors and
investigators to: negotiate contracts; define and communicating
protocols; support site monitoring; manage grants; work with partners;
and improve oversight and planning.
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“The partnership between NextDocs and Paragon is a prime example of
how Microsoft’s partner ecosystem can provide life sciences
organizations with domain expertise and ready to deploy solutions for
regulated environments,” said Michael Naimoli, director, Life Sciences
Industry Solutions, Microsoft.
Paragon, a Microsoft Certified Gold Partner, delivers on the next
generation of full-lifecycle information management solutions for
pharmaceutical R&D. Combining over 28 years of integration
expertise and Life Sciences industry knowledge with Microsoft’s product
architecture and NextDocs’ application modules, Paragon defines and
implements holistic, strategic solutions that enable collaboration and
knowledge management, compliance and information governance, records
management, archiving, consolidation and integration.