New Joint Venture Will Assist Biotech Start-Ups

Research Operations Group has been created as a joint venture between Specialty Operations Solutions and Pragmatic Approach, two experienced providers of strategic market planning and physical plant construction and regulatory/compliance services to fast-growing science and technology firms.

Mystic, CT, November 13, 2001:

Research-based companies face a tough situation when starting a new -- or growing an existing one. The task of start-up, whether it involves a new product or a new company, can be all-consuming - and can shift focus away from the critical research and development of the product or service.

Research Operations Group was created as a joint venture between Specialty Operations Solutions and Pragmatic Approach, two experienced providers of strategic market planning and physical plant construction and regulatory/compliance services to fast-growing science and technology firms.

Further, Research Operations Group will leverage its strong alliances with biotech venture capital groups and experienced intellectual property law groups -- providing a single access point to all the services the company needs to complete its next growth phase.

The partners, Jeffrey Kiplinger, of Pragmatic Approach and Kurt Last, of Specialty Operations Solutions, bring their experience in business development and operations support to bear in helping client companies hit their business plan goals -- while maintaining their primary focus on the development of the product or service.

According to ROG principle Jeff Kiplinger, Research Operations Group is not a provider of 'packaged services', but rather a source for flexible services from experienced providers. All our alliances are with firms with deep experience in the biopharmaceutical, medical, and scientific technology industries". Continuing, Jeff believes the essential value to the industry will be that, Working with Research Operations as a partner means you do not have to explain your company and plans to dozens of service contractors. Research Operations gives you access to what you need, when you need it, from people you can trust".

Research Operations Group is based in Mystic, CT, with offices (through joint venture partner, Specialty Operations Solutions) in Lincoln, RI, Atlanta, GA and Gaithersburg, MD.

For more information, contact:

Research Operations Group
e-mail: group@researchoperations.com
website: www.researchoperations.com

Jeffrey Kiplinger
Pragmatic Approach
Telephone: 860-572-1531
Fax: 860/572-2702
e-mail to jkiplinger@researchoperations.com

F. Kurt Last
Specialty Operations Solutions
Telephone: 401/952-3346
Fax: 401/734-9381
e-mail: klast@researchoperations.com

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