	Ellicott City, January 26, 2016 – The Society for Clinical Research Sites (SCRS), the global trade organization fully dedicated to representing the interests of clinical research sites, today announced a two-year relationship with Oracle, who provides integrated cloud application, platform services and engineered systems. Oracle will participate as a Global Impact Partner (GIP) and align with 33 other sponsors, CROs, and service providers dedicated to promoting high-level communication and meaningful collaboration between industry stakeholders and clinical research sites globally.
	
	“We are excited to have a company like Oracle included in our Global Impact Partner program. They will bring a unique perspective to the table for both the sites and our other GIPs. Diversifying our GIPs adds bench strength to our organization which makes us stronger,” said Christine Pierre, president of SCRS.
	 
	As a Global Impact Partner (GIP), Oracle will participate on the SCRS Global Impact Board at an executive level, and work closely with SCRS’ Leadership Council to determine strategic initiatives for SCRS.
	
	About SCRS
	SCRS is a global trade organization founded in 2012 which represents over 2,600 research sites in 42 countries. SCRS’ mission is to unify the voice of the global clinical research site community for greater site sustainability. SCRS has become an active partner in industry-wide initiatives and dialogues focused on improving the clinical research enterprise. Sites and the companies that sponsor or support the work conducted at clinical research sites will benefit from membership and partnership. Visit MySCRS.org.
	
	About Oracle
	With more than 420,000 customers-including 100 of the Fortune® 100-and with deployment across a wide variety of industries in more than 145 countries, Oracle offers a comprehensive and fully integrated stack of cloud applications, platform services and engineered systems.