Parexel International Corp. announced that it has enhanced its cardiac safety capabilities for early phase clinical development through an alliance with Mortara Instrument Inc., which manufactures and distributes electrocardiogram (ECG) devices and related technology worldwide. PAREXEL is using Mortara Instrument's Surveyor Telemetry Central System to supplement its state-of-the-art ECG equipment to support biopharmaceutical companies in improving cardiac safety assessment of new compounds. Designed to address the growing ECG requirements of early phase cardiac safety studies, Mortara's Surveyor Telemetry Central System allows PAREXEL to acquire and store continuous, diagnostic 12-lead ECG data, which is wirelessly transmitted from devices worn by clinical trial participants. The Mortara solution, which has been fully implemented and validated in PAREXEL's early phase clinical unit located in Baltimore, Maryland in the United States, provides live monitoring and automated acquisition and recording of ECGs for analysis and transmission to core labs. This solution extends the technology capabilities for ECG and QT/QTc studies conducted in PAREXEL's other early phase units worldwide, including sites located in Los Angeles, California in the United States as well as in London, United Kingdom; Berlin, Germany; and Bloemfontein, George, and Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Parexel International Corp. announced that it has established The Expert Office(TM) at PAREXEL. The Expert Office, which provides a single point of contact for clients to more quickly access PAREXEL's comprehensive worldwide expertise, aligns the company's medical, therapeutic area, regulatory, and clinical operations experts with their counterparts at biopharmaceutical companies. The Expert Office supports PAREXEL in delivering a new level of strategic partnering based on program design expertise, operational excellence, and project leadership. The Expert Office has been designed to provide customers with access to a global team of experts who work closely with them to develop customized strategies and oversee the optimal execution of trials. The Expert Office is comprised of top specialists in their fields, many of whom are former regulators, pharmaceutical company executives, and leaders of medical institutes, who draw on in-depth regulatory, business, and scientific experience. They address a spectrum of issues that may impact critical areas for customers such as study design, safety, patient recruitment, pricing, reimbursement, compliance, and approval.

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