Medidata Solutions (NASDAQ: MDSO), a leading global provider of SaaS-based clinical development solutions, will be showcasing new products, presenting in educational sessions and demonstrating key integrations at this week’s 47th Annual Meeting of the Drug Information Association (DIA) in Chicago, Ill.

"Through our executive presentations, booth demonstrations and participation in the Interoperability Showcase, we look forward to showcasing Medidata’s approach to helping clinical researchers optimize their clinical trials at the DIA Annual Meeting," said Tarek Sherif, chairman and CEO of Medidata Solutions. "We will be introducing new products and capabilities and demonstrating our full product platform as we participate in the industry’s premier networking and education event."

New Products Address Sponsor Pain Points Across Clinical Development Chain

From booth #1101, Medidata will be providing demos of key products, including:

Medidata Insights™ — The latest version of its clinical business analytics solution, Medidata Insights offers immediate access to hundreds of metrics across critical operational areas, such as site enrollment, data quality and eCRF design, alongside industry benchmarks based on data from thousands of current and historical clinical trials. Insights Reports deliver advanced visualizations of key clinical operations metrics to enable sponsors to quickly identify and pursue opportunities for improved efficiency, both within individual trials and across portfolios — without the risk, cost or delays traditionally faced with enterprise-level business analytics implementations.

Medidata Standards Accelerator™ — Reinforcing Medidata’s commitment to industry standards, Standards Accelerator provides end-to-end support for SDTM-compliant outputs in an optimized and repeatable fashion, enabling sponsors to satisfy FDA submission guidelines in less time and at a lower cost. Leveraging Medidata Services expertise in standards support, the solution includes CDASH forms for 17 standard SDTM domains, Medidata Rave dictionaries using CDISC controlled terminology, and Rave edit checks and custom functions that help to enforce the SDTM standard.

Medidata Coder™ — An enterprise-grade, SaaS coding solution, Medidata Coder provides a single, centralized coding environment that integrates with any source system and works seamlessly out of the box with Medidata Rave EDC/CDM. Using real-time coding processes enabled by Coder, researchers can further reduce coding cycle times and expedite query resolution. Coder offers simplified dictionary upgrades, including efficient migration of synonyms and coding decisions and unlimited coding segments across different therapeutic areas, NDA groups and geographies.

Medidata Rave Integrates with EMRs at Interoperability Showcase

Medidata is also sponsoring DIA’s inaugural Interoperability Showcase. The Showcase, led by DIA, CDISC, HIMSS and the IHE, will offer demonstrations of new solutions that facilitate improved clinical research and safety reporting capabilities.

In the Showcase, Medidata will demonstrate integrations with electronic medical records (EMRs) and other systems, highlighting how standards-based IT solutions can improve data information exchange between systems, providers and organizations to optimize clinical care and research.

Executive Speakers Drive Discussion on Key Topics and
Trends in Research and Development
Medidata executives will be leading the following sessions this week:

Protocol Design and Subsequent Amendments:
Understanding the Benefits of Well-designed Protocols
Michelle Marlborough, Senior Manager, Product Management
Monday, June 20, 10:30 a.m.
Room W179a

Real-world Applications of BRIDG
David Gemzik, Vice President, Implementation Services
Monday, June 20, 10:30 a.m.
Room W470a

Advanced IT Methods for Clinical Trials
Jay Smith, Director, Product Management (Chair)
Johnlouis Petitbon, Director, Development
Monday, June 20, 3:30 p.m.
Room W470a

Designing Robust Protocols
David Gemzik, Vice President, Implementation Services
Tuesday, June 21, 8:00 a.m.
Room W184bc

Through the Eyes of Others:
What We Can Learn from Non-pharma Industries About Learning in 2011
Daniel F. Mudgett, Vice President, Knowledge Management (Chair)
Tuesday, June 21, 3:30 p.m.
Room W474a

Hot Topics in eClinical
Joseph Dustin, Senior Business Consultant
Tuesday, June 21, 3:30 p.m.
Room W176abc

Economic Transparency of Drug Development
Sondra A. Pepe, Associate Product Manager
Wednesday, June 22, 1:30 p.m.
Room W181a