Charles River Laboratories Clinical Services and DataLabs Announce EDC Partnership

Charles River offers a best-of-breed suite of Integrated ClinicalTechnologies(TM) for managing global clinical trials, includingcustomized interactive voice response (IVR) and web applications,comprehensive clinical trial management systems (CTMS) and drug safetyand pharmacovigilance systems. "The integration of the DataLabsXC(TM)eCDM system into our Integrated Clinical Technologies(TM) platformoffers our customers an extremely powerful solution," said GeneralManager, Global Clinical Services, Christophe Berthoux, DVM."DataLabs' technology dovetails perfectly with our strategy to bringtogether the highest quality services and exceptional technology toassist our customers in developing products faster and moreefficiently."

"We are very pleased to have Charles River Laboratories join ourCRO Partners Program," said DataLabs President, James Langford."DataLabs has become the leading software company for the CRO industryby providing significant value in both our software and in ourbusiness model. We recognize that for CROs to be able to provide valueto their clients, software providers need to deliver a single clinicaldata management platform that can be easily installed and integratedin our client's environment. Since we are a software company,technology transfer and support of our software is our primary focus,and this business model is resonating within the CRO industry."

"Our success relies on our ability to share information among allour stakeholders in the clinical trial process with flexibility, speedand accuracy," said Vice President Global Medical Data Sciences JimEsinhart, Ph.D. "DataLabs is a significant addition to our datacapture techniques. A critical strength of the platform is the singleunified EDC and traditional paper-CRF platform. Additionally, thetechnology transfer philosophy allows us to provide an immediatehosted capability with the flexibility to later deploy as an internalenterprise solution."

About Charles River Laboratories

Charles River Laboratories, based in Wilmington, Massachusetts, isa global provider of solutions that advance the drug discovery anddevelopment process. Our leading-edge products and services aredesigned to enable our clients to bring drugs to market faster andmore efficiently. Backed by our rigorous, best-in-class procedures andour proven data collection, analysis and reporting capabilities, ourproducts and services are organized into three categories spanningevery step of the drug development pipeline: Research Models andServices, Preclinical Services, and Clinical Services. Charles River'scustomer base includes all of the major pharmaceutical companies andmany biotechnology companies, government agencies and leadinghospitals and academic institutions. Charles River's 8,000 employeesserve clients in more than 50 countries. For more information onCharles River, visit our website at www.criver.com.

About DataLabs

DataLabs is the leading software company to the CRO industryproviding innovative Internet-based applications for clinicaldevelopment that helps the CRO and biopharmaceutical industriesaccelerate clinical trials with proven software for study design, datacapture and data management. Based on Microsoft platform technology,XML Web services and CDISC ODM standards, the DataLabsXC product suiteadapts to established operating procedures and integrates easily withexisting technology systems. As a result, DataLabsXC customers enjoy alow total cost of ownership and high return on investment. Majorpharmaceutical companies, government entities, healthcareorganizations and contract research organizations are currentlyrealizing time and cost savings using DataLabsXC. DataLabs, aMicrosoft Certified Partner, is based in Irvine, Calif. with EastCoast offices in Pennsylvania. For more information, please visitwww.datalabs.com.