Phase Forward, SGS Sign Mega Deal

August 13, 2009

Company News Release

Phase Forward and SGS Life Science Services have extending their existing partnership via a mulit-year, multimillion dollar agreement. SGS has been a Phase Forward customer since 2002 and as an EU-based data management CRO, manges nearly 100 clinical trials, processing over one million CRF pages per year.

The agreement offers SGS' customers the benefits of Phase Forward's solutions including InForm™ Global Trial Management (GTM), Clarix™ Interactive Response Technology (IRT) and Maaguzi Web-based electronic patient reported outcomes (ePRO) and late phase solutions.

“Our customers are looking for an integrated eClinical solution comprising multiple systems,” said Luc Braeken, global director, Biometrics Services, SGS. “The agreement announced today will allow us to respond to customer demand for this integrated solution with innovative product sets from a market leader. This solution is designed to meet the needs of even the most demanding clinical development professional, offering more effective ways to manage clinical operations, help ensure product safety and reduce time-to-market.”