Almac’s Clinical Technologies business unit has formed an exclusive integrated patient management alliance with Exco InTouch that will focus on integrating the technology and processes of each company to deliver patient management, compliance, retention, and ePRO service offerings for clinical trials.

The Almac-Exco InTouch offering seeks to engage, retain, and enhance compliance of patients from the earliest stages of recruitment and throughout the course of a trial. Exco InTouch will work with Almac to integrate its retention and compliance technology solutions with Almac’s IXRS technology, an integrated phone and web platform. This offering will allow patients to receive messages for key elements of their required study conduct using Short Message Service (SMS) text messages, emails, or phone calls.

Almac president Jim Murphy said, “The alliance between Almac and Exco InTouch provides sponsors with a practical, cost-effective solution to managing patients during a clinical trial. Our joint solutions will help enhance patient recruitment, retention and compliance, three highly critical areas of concern for our clients.”

Tim Davis, chief executive officer of Exco InTouch, added, “We are delighted to work with Almac’s clinical technologies business on such a powerful mobile and interactive response solution. Rarely do you have an opportunity to employ a solution that will help all trial participants: the sponsor, the site and the patient. Our clients are already looking forward to taking advantage of this unique Almac-Exco InTouch offering.”