Ceri Medical Acquired by Business & Decision Life Sciences
Brussels, Belgium (PRWEB UK) 22 April 2014 -- Ceri Medical, a specialist epidemiological development services company with over 20 years’ experience in designing, running and reporting epidemiological and observational studies, has announced that it has been acquired by Business & Decision Life Sciences.
Headquartered in Paris, France, Ceri Medical specializes in providing strategic consulting and operational support for non-interventional studies. In the last full year, the turnover of Ceri Medical was over €1.5m and many of the large pharmaceutical companies in France are active clients of Ceri Medical. Services include expertise in study design, adequate implementation and follow-up in order to reach defined objectives, data exploitation, and all the required regulatory reporting for today’s global clinical trials environment.
Commenting on the acquisition, Xavier Gobert, Chief Strategy Officer, Business & Decision Life Sciences, said: “Business & Decision Life Sciences’ contract research organization is helping our customers to reduce the time and cost of drug development. We are achieving this through the combination of our industry expertise and enabling innovative technologies. With the increasing focus on cost/benefit analyses by government agencies and institutional payers, Ceri Medical’s epidemiological capabilities will further differentiate and enhance our services to help our worldwide customers better understand the burden and causes of health problems in human populations. Additionally, Ceri Medical’s well-established presence in France will also broaden our existing capabilities in this important market”.
“Business & Decision Life Science is the perfect fit for Ceri Medical” said Dr. Serge Bergal, CEO of Ceri Medical. “Our expertise in running non-interventional studies now has the support platform of a well-respected, biometrics specialist CRO that, through its approach to study conduct, will allow our clients to benefit through greater cost savings”.
Dr. Jean-Marc Nores, Relational Expert of Ceri Medical added, “Business & Decision Life Sciences’ focus on EDC tools that are fully aligned with the needs of running observational studies is a very positive development for our clients”.
With the integration of the two companies, Ceri Medical's management will become part of senior leadership team of the expanded BDLS organisation.
About Business & Decisions Life Sciences
Business & Decision Life Sciences is part of the Business & Decision Group, an international consulting and Systems Integration company founded in 1992 and listed on the Eurolist C exchange.
Business & Decision Life Sciences is specialized in the delivery of services and provision of solutions in the Life Sciences industry. With 20 years of experience, it supports its clients in the pharmaceutical, medical device, biotechnology, food and cosmetics industries.
Core skills include the provision of a range of expert CRO and consulting services (supporting clinical trials in the operational, data management, analytical, outcome research, and document writing area) and the implementation of technology-based, clinical applications and solutions tailored for the Life Sciences industry.
Business & Decision Life Sciences headquarters are located in Brussels, Belgium and has a strong international presence in five countries in North America and Europe. Further information is available at http://www.businessdecision-lifesciences.com/.
About Ceri Medical
Ceri Medical was founded in 1986 by Drs. Serge Bergal and Jean-Marc Nores and is specialized in epidemiological and observational studies.
For 16 years, Ceri Medical has helped and supported pharmaceutical companies with their diverse studies and projects, including many studies for marketed drugs that have been requested by regulatory authorities.
Ceri Medical provides the full range of services in the management of studies, from protocol writing to study reporting and article publication. It has built up a very strong network of French Key Opinion Leaders across many therapeutic areas. Further information is available at http://www.cerimedical.com/.
Stephen Bamford, Business & Decision Life Sciences, http://www.businessdecision-lifesciences.com/, +44 7554418667, [email protected]
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