RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C., Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Quintiles
Transnational Corp. today announced that its central laboratory in India
has been certified by the College of American Pathologists (CAP).
The central lab in Mumbai began supporting clinical trials in the first
quarter of 2007. The facility has seen steady growth and has been adding
services and analytical capabilities to a growing test menu.
"CAP certification validates our commitment to providing high-quality
central laboratory services that fulfill rigorous regulatory requirements
worldwide," said Tom Wollman, Senior Vice President, Quintiles Global
Central Laboratories. "With the certification of the India laboratory,
Quintiles Central Laboratory Services now has the largest wholly owned
CAP-accredited laboratory network in the world. This tightly controlled
network with CAP- certified laboratories in the US, Europe, South Africa,
China, India and Singapore allows us to support global and regional trials
in almost every country in the world. Because our customers are looking for
the quality, flexibility and speed that come from running multi-regional
global trials, we are well-positioned to meet this demand."
CAP certification follows a site inspection. The accreditation is
intended to improve patient safety by advancing the quality of pathology
and laboratory services through education, setting standards and ensuring
laboratories meet or exceed regulatory requirements.
In addition to laboratory testing, the Mumbai lab provides project
management and logistical support, study specific laboratory kits for
sites, local investigator support and samples management, storage and
processing using consistent global methods. All laboratory data collected
is globally harmonized and included in the Quintiles Laboratory Information
Management System (QLIMS) and the protocol-specific database.
About Quintiles Laboratories
Quintiles Laboratories owns a CAP-certified network of clinically
harmonized facilities in the U.S., Europe, South Africa, India, China and
Singapore, and has a tightly controlled network of sub-contractor
laboratories in Argentina and Brazil managed by Quintiles employees located
in each of the sub-contractor facilities.
About Quintiles
Quintiles Transnational Corp. is powering the next generation of
healthcare by providing a broad range of professional services in drug
development, financial partnering and commercialization for the
pharmaceutical, biotechnology and healthcare industries. With more than
19,000 employees and offices in more than 50 countries, it is focused on
providing customer-centric solutions that are the gold standard of the
industry. For more information, please visit the company's Web site at
http://www.quintiles.com.
SOURCE Quintiles Transnational Corp.
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Transnational Corp.
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