FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

 

Essential Group’s CEO and Executive Vice President Provide 

                                  Clinical Trial Insight at 43rd Annual DIA Meeting         

 

GURNEE, IL, June 4, 2007 – Two top executives of Essential Group, Inc., an experience-driven CRO and patient recruitment organization, will speak at the 43rd Annual DIA Meeting later this month.  Chairman, President & CEO C. Lee Jones and Executive Vice President Julie Ross will lend their more than 50+ combined years of clinical research knowledge and experience through two panel discussions at the meeting which will be held at the Georgia World Congress Center in Atlanta from June 17 – 21, 2007.

 

Monday, June 18

Track: Investigator Sites (IS)
Recruitment and Retention Strategies and Solutions for Clinical Trials: What Works, What Does Not and Why, with a Focus on Ethnic Minority Populations

3:30PM - 5:00PM

 

Mr. Jones will discuss the importance of a complete feasibility analysis to any clinical trial and the impact on patient recruitment and retention. He will be joined by executives from ReSolve Research Solutions Inc. and Rx Trials Inc.

 

Monday, June 18

Track: Clinical Trial Management/Clinical Supplies (CTM/CS)
Research into the Use of Predictive Metrics to Determine Clinical Performance

3:30PM - 5:00PM

 

Ms. Ross will explore the perspectives on patient recruitment planning and site selection. She will present alongside executives from Wyeth Research and the University of Sciences in Philadelphia.

 

For more information, visit the Essential Group booth, #1552, during the conference June 17-21, 2007 or online at www.EssentialGroupInc.com.

About Essential Group, Inc.

Essential Group, Inc. provides experience-driven patient recruitment and contract research organization (CRO) services that help pharmaceutical and biotech companies achieve quality clinical trial outcomes with greater control over timeline and budget.  The organization’s two service units—Essential Patient Recruitment and Essential CRO—offer independent and integrated services with a demonstrated commitment to personalized service and unparalleled professional qualifications. 

Essential Patient Recruitment provides customized campaign development, outreach and oversight to deliver proven on-time enrollment of randomized patients. Drawing on a rich history of site and trial experience, Essential Patient Recruitment works across all therapeutic areas and geographic boundaries.

Essential CRO, a contract research organization, provides comprehensive capabilities from advance planning through results analysis in four primary areas of deep therapeutic expertise: gastroenterology, metabolic disorders & endocrinology, women’s health and urology.

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For more information, contact:

Kristin Kelley

kkelley@essentialgroupinc.com

847-855-7558

 

1325 Tri-State Parkway, Suite 300, Gurnee, IL 60031

www.essentialgroupinc.com