Biomit Inc. Expands in Europe and the United States
Basel (ots)
Biomit Inc., a strategic e-clinical research partner for the biopharmaceutical industry, is rapidly expanding to establish offices throughout Europe as well as integrated worldwide representation. Today marks the official opening of its office in Bordeaux, France, which will coordinate on-line, electronic clinical research trials in France and Spain. At the same time, SiberHegner, a leading international marketing and services group with a 136-year history, has signed to represent Biomit in the United States.
Heading the Bordeaux office is Brigitte Sarrazin, MD, PhD, who has extensive clinical research experience in both project management and marketing. Most recently, Dr. Sarrazin was medical director at the Laboratoires Pierre Fabre in France.
"Exceptional quality of clinical data, as well as transparency and accelerated access to medical knowledge are increasingly critical for our customers. Biomit's very attractive and innovative internet-based tool for electronic data capture technology substantially improves how clinical trials are managed," said Dr. Sarrazin. "I'm honored to join Biomit's highly experienced team of clinical research professionals."
SiberHegner North America, Inc. is located in Baltimore, Maryland, and its marketing focus includes innovative technology products and valuable pharmaceuticals, as well as consumer goods and other products.
"With Biomit, US pharma and biotech companies have a strategic clinical research trial management partner with extensive experience in all phases of clinical trials conducted in Europe. SiberHegner, with its experienced sales professionals, is an ideal partner who will extend our marketing activities and establish a strong and powerful cooperation to make our services available to US companies." said Derek Brandt, co-founder and CEO of Biomit.
ABOUT BIOMIT
Founded in September 2000, Biomit is an innovative clinical research organization (CRO) that combines the latest electronic data capture (EDC) technology with high scientific expertise in project management to ensure professional service when conducting clinical trials and to accelerate the development and delivery of new pharmaceutical and biotechnological products.
With an Internet-based tool that provides an innovative, flexible and fast solution for the execution of e-clinical trials, Biomit offers substantial quality improvement and significant cost reduction in support of any and all aspects of phase I-IV clinical trials within Europe, in a variety of therapeutic areas. Locally established in Central Europe with headquarters in Basel, Switzerland, Biomit is one of the first European-based clinical research organizations to conduct e-clinical trials.
Additional information about Biomit is available at http://www.biomit.com.
Contact:
Dr. Zuzana Dobbie
Biomit Inc.
St. Alban Anlage 44
CH-4052 Basel
Phone +41 (0)61 206 12 12
E-mail: info@biomit.ch
Internet: www.biomit.com
Other information:
Bordeaux, France:
Dr. Brigitte Sarrazin
Biomit France SAS
Parc Tertiaire Innolin
8, rue du Golf
F-33700 Merignac
Phone +33 557 291 700
Baltimore, USA:
Jean Chambers
Biomit Inc. c/o SiberHegner North America
300 East Lombard Street, Suite 630
Baltimore, MD 21202 - USA
Phone +1 410 385 1666
Fax +1 410 385 1266
E-mail: jean.chambers@siberhegner.com