BioClinica™, Inc., (NASDAQ: BIOC), a global provider of clinical trial
management services, today announced its acquisition of substantially
all of the assets of privately held TranSenda International, LLC
(“TranSenda”). Headquartered in Bellevue, WA, TranSenda is a provider of
clinical trial management software (CTMS) solutions and is a Microsoft
Gold Certified Partner.
“The acquisition of TranSenda not only enhances
our portfolio of clinical trial technology, it also provides us
intellectual property with thought leaders and domain experts in trial
planning and management. We welcome Bob Webber and his team to
BioClinica.”
TranSenda’s innovative suite of web-based, Office-Smart CTMS solutions
and patent-pending integration technologies create efficiencies for
trial operations through interoperability with Microsoft Office tools.
With this acquisition, BioClinica enhances its ability to serve
customers throughout the clinical research process with technologies
that include improved efficiencies by reducing study durations and costs
through integrated operational management.
“TranSenda brings a line of Office-Smart clinical trial management
solutions to BioClinica that will become a part of our Microsoft
Office-enabled delivery vision,” said Mark Weinstein, CEO of BioClinica.
“With the incorporation of TranSenda’s technology, our customers will
benefit from the compatibility and ease-of-use efficiencies that exist
across the broader eClinical domain. This acquisition is an important
step forward as we continue to advance our integrated eClinical
solutions model and execute our strategy of bringing best-in-class
technology and resources to our customers.”
Mr. Weinstein continued, “The acquisition of TranSenda not only enhances
our portfolio of clinical trial technology, it also provides us
intellectual property with thought leaders and domain experts in trial
planning and management. We welcome Bob Webber and his team to
BioClinica.”
“We are excited to join BioClinica as it will provide us the ability to
expand our market reach and delivery to the global marketplace and
fulfill the demand for our technologies,” said Robert Webber, President
of TranSenda International. “We expect BioClinica’s expertise, scope of
quality customer relationships and their overall global presence will be
catalysts to the growth of our technologies and market reach.”
“Information workers in the life sciences industry are often challenged
with working across many different systems throughout the clinical trial
process,” said Michael Naimoli, director of life sciences industry
solutions, Microsoft Corp. “TranSenda has helped pharmaceutical
companies address these problems, providing solutions that allow
professionals to work within the familiar Microsoft Office environment.
We’re pleased that BioClinica customers will also benefit from these
tools and continue to simplify the workflow and clinical trials
information management process.”
Under the terms of the agreement, BioClinica is purchasing substantially
all of the assets of TranSenda for 577,960 shares of BioClinica
unregistered common stock at closing. For 2010, BioClinica expects
TranSenda to contribute approximately $1.0 million in service revenue
and an operating loss of $500,000. Additional financial details will be
provided when BioClinica releases its first quarter 2010 results as well
as full year 2010 guidance, which will include TranSenda’s contribution.
Additional terms of the agreement will be disclosed on a Form 8-K to be
filed the same day as this press release.