Medidata Solutions, Icon Clinical Research Formalize Global Partnership

Medidata Solutions, a global electronic clinical data management solutions provider managing trials in 39 countries, and Icon Clinical Research, a full-service global clinical research organization providing a comprehensive range of services in Phase I-IV clinical trials, has announced a formal partnership to expand Icon's global data management capabilities as a certified Medidata RAVE implementation and services partner.

As part of the agreement, Icon has adopted Medidata's ASPire to Win Program, a nonexclusive, application service provider (ASP) partnership and business model enabling clinical research organizations to implement and use Medidata RAVE for electronic data management of clinical trials. Icon data management staff will become certified to offer independent services supporting the use of the technology for clinical studies.