News | October 24, 2000

Inceutica and CenterWatch to Provide Online Access to Premier Clinical Trials Industry Contact Database

Source: Inceutica, Inc.
<%=company1%>, a global e-business market maker providing web enabled outsourcing solutions for research and development, today announced a multi-year content licensing agreement with CenterWatch, the leading publisher of information on the clinical trials industry.

Under terms of the agreement, Inceutica will provide users of its web-based outsourcing solutions with CenterWatch's extensive database of contact and profile information for the clinical trials industry. Inceutica registrants will be able to access and conduct quick searches of, more than 1,000 companies involved in managing and conducting clinical research programs, globally. Instant access to this information will further increase the speed by which pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies can facilitate their outsourcing needs.

"Clinical research professionals turn to CenterWatch as an authoritative source for quality information about the clinical trials industry," said Inceutica Founder, President and CEO Kurt Mussina. "We are very pleased to establish this relationship with CenterWatch and to include their information as part of our web-based services."

CenterWatch's President and CEO, Kenneth Getz added "Inceutica has an exciting business concept and we look forward to working with them on Internet-based solutions that may potentially accelerate the vendor identification and selection process in clinical research."

Since launching its first generation web site in April 2000, Inceutica has quickly established its presence in the contract drug development marketplace. Initially, the company is focused on assisting pharmaceutical and biotech companies by streamlining the request for proposal process, while enabling service vendors (e.g., clinical/contract research organizations) to provide high quality drug development services more profitably.

About Inceutica
Founded in 1999, Inceutica, Inc. is a global leader in web-enabling outsourcing of research and development (R&D). Inceutica's technology platform helps pharmaceutical/biotech companies electronically request proposals, answer any subsequent questions, and collect incoming bids from vendors in a secure and confidential environment. For vendors, Inceutica provides electronic bid submission, a global source of bidding opportunities, and enhanced profitability.

About CenterWatch
CenterWatch, is a Boston-based publishing company and a subsidiary of the Medical Economics Company. Founded in 1995, CenterWatch publishes a wide variety of newsletters and books focusing on the clinical trials industry.
CenterWatch information services are used extensively by pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies, Contract Research Organizations (CROs), investigative sites involved in the management and conduct of clinical trials, and patients and their advocates. CenterWatch's award-winning Clinical Trials Listing Service on the Internet lists more than 41,000 ongoing clinical trials actively seeking patients.

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