Briefs

TrialStat Unveils EDC Tool

TrialStat, a clinical data management on-demand company, just rolled out what is says is the industry’s first browser-side encryption module for hosted electronic data capture (EDC).

The module’s encryption process, which is transparent to researchers entering data, completely obscures highly sensitive data elements so that only users and colleagues at different research sites can view their details. This enables researchers to capture highly sensitive data elements, such as patient names, while satisfying the regulatory privacy and security requirements.

All web-based EDC platforms use standard browser security to encrypt data during transmission between the browser and the server. Once data reaches a hosted server, TrialStat says that most organizations employ industry best practices to ensure that the data is then stored in a secure and compliant fashion.

Paxonix Partners with Global Vision

Paxonix, a MeadWestvaco company offering brand and packaging asset life cycle management software, last week announced a partnership with Global Vision, a provider of automated proofreading software.

By combining PaxPro and Docu-Proof, packaging and brand managers will be able to use a single platform for package management. PaxPro offers intelligent forms linked to a business rules engine, electronic routing and approvals, digital asset management, workflow processes and project management.

The complementary system lets packagers compare graphic and text files for missing, added or moved text as well as font differences and spelling errors, the company said.

PaxPro and Docu-Proof, individually and collectively, meet FDA requirements including 21 CFR Part 11.

Molecular Releases Edata Acquisition Tool

Molecular Devices just introduced StakMax, an integrated microplate handling system for its SpectraMax line of microplate readers. The StakMax system enables researchers to run batches of microplates, designed to increase productivity by requiring less hands-on time during experiments. StakMax debuted at last week’s Annual Meeting of the Society for Biomolecular Sciences in Seattle.

The StakMax system can process up to 50 plates per batch and can be integrated with any Molecular Devices’ SpectraMax readers sold today, as well as selected older readers. The new microplate handling system operates from within Molecular Devices’ SoftMax Pro microplate reader data analysis software, allowing researchers to have access to more than 120 assay protocols with complete data analysis. In addition, StakMax works with SoftMax Pro GxP to allow researchers to perform data acquisition and analysis in a 21 CFR Part 11 compliant environment, the company said.