In the run up to the second Asia-Pacific Clinical Trials Congress (APCTC) 2008, Octagon Research Solutions, Inc, a pioneer and leading provider of breakthrough software and services to the life sciences industry, will host a pre-congress workshop on "eCTD: The Emerging Interface for Pharmaceutical Industry" on November 20, 2008 at the Hotel Hyatt Regency, Andheri, Mumbai.

The workshop is expected to discuss the evolution of electronic submissions and required technology foundations and process considerations, apart from providing valuable insight from presenters' practical knowledge of emerging global standards such as CDISC and eCTD.

Also, the company would be sponsoring and exhibiting at the second Asia-Pacific Clinical Trials Congress 2008. The congress is organised by the medical sub-committee of Indian Drug Manufacturer's Association (IDMA) and would be held at he Hotel Hyatt Regency, Andheri, Mumbai on November 21 and 23.

"We are pleased to participate in this year's Asia-Pacific Clinical Trials Congress. We decided to lend our support to this year's Congress following our meeting with Ashwani Kumar, Minister of State, Ministry of Commerce and Industry, where we discussed the growing market opportunities in India. When we decided to launch in Asia-Pacific and started with India, the response from pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies in India was overwhelming. As a result, we have extended our reach in India to support customers in Asia-Pacific and have been awarded many new business engagements by a number of the leading large sponsors in the region," said, Jim Walker, chairman and chief executive officer, Octagon Research Solutions, Inc.

"As different regions and countries adopt new standards for electronic submissions, it is critical that they begin with a thorough knowledge of the entire submission process. I am pleased that our team possesses the expertise to assist organisations with the adoption of these standards and we look forward to sharing our practical knowledge gained from the production of over 850 global electronic submissions to date," he added.
Octagon will be exhibiting and demonstrating two of its integrated solutions, ViewPoint Quantum and ViewPoint FUSE at the congress.