Clinical research firm partners up with Oracle for rapid growth

By Enterprise Innovation Editors | Dec 21, 2010

 Australian clinical research organization Novotech recently implemented Oracle’s Siebel clinical trial management system to be the core platform for the firm’s clinical drug development and research.

Novotech works with leading biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies to bring new healthcare products to the global market by offering a broad range of compliant clinical services. The company is headquartered in Australia with operations in India, New Zealand, South Korea and across Southeast Asia.

The company has helped global customers conduct trials across a population base of more than 1.5 billion people in the Australasian region alone from first human exposure through to completion of Phase III trials.

Novotech has been running a bespoke system to manage their clinical trial operations. Over time, the business has grown and expanded across the Asia Pacific rim. The existing system did not accommodate the evolving business needs of Novotech as it lacked scalability and flexibility.

“As we continue to expand, we need a system that can grow with our business operations and support our ability to run successful clinical trials across the globe. Novotech’s investment in this field with industry leading technology systems like Oracle’s Siebel Clinical showcases our efforts to be recognised as a world-class CRO, “said Alek Safarian, CEO Novotech Australia.

In order to support the company’s continued growth and an increasingly complex business, Novotech needed a system that was robust and could grow with their operations.

Novotech selected Siebel Clinical Trial Management because it met the organisation’s present needs, is a recognised leader and is built on open standards allowing the company to integrate other business applications, such as its financial system.

Siebel Clinical Trial Management will also serve as a centralised repository for all investigators to collect and track relevant information about research, including personal profiles to disease specialities. Information will be readily available to manage clinical trials at different tiers – local, regional and global.

“Oracle’s Siebel Clinical Trial Management System is a proven solution for managing successful clinical trials. We are pleased that Novotech recognises the benefits it provides in supporting the company’s ongoing and future clinical drug development and research,” said Neil de Crescenzo, Senior Vice President and General Manager, Oracle Health Sciences.

Siebel Clinical Trial Management will offer a consistent view of the clinical trials undertaken by Novotech and provide up to date information on clinical trial statuses across the organisation. Furthermore, Siebel Clinical Trial Management will provide a common platform that will assist Novotech to conduct their activities to achieve operational efficiencies.