inVentiv Health, Inc.’s Clinical Solutions division has signed a new agreement with ClinPhone for a full suite of software and services to help accelerate clinical trials in the biopharmaceutical industry.

Under the terms of the agreement, inVentiv Clinical Solutions will complete a technology and knowledge transfer of the clinical data capture software, ClinPhone EDC. inVentiv Clinical will then be able offer clients a range of EDC and management services to help address the need for speed and accuracy throughout the clinical trial process.

Mike Hlinak, president and chief executive officer of inVentiv Clinical Solutions, said, “This agreement with ClinPhone allows us to further broaden our service offering by adding our own EDC system which will no doubt better service the increasing needs of our clients for speed and accuracy of clinical trial data. The addition of our own EDC platform also solidifies our position in the market as the clear leader in providing flexible, cost effective clinical outsourcing solutions.”

Jim Langford, head of North American sales for ClinPhone stated, “ClinPhone’s market leading position in clinical technologies teamed with inVentiv’s position as premier provider of clinical outsourcing solutions will benefit sponsors by taking this leading EDC technology and blending it with the outstanding services provided by inVentiv. The decision by inVentiv to utilize our technology as the platform for their data management services further solidifies our position of having the most flexible applications and business model for the clinical outsourcing industry.”