Claire Driscoll & Associates
Claire Driscoll & Associates

Claire Driscoll & Associates, Inc. Inks Deal With CRG

Companies Form Alliance To Provide Services For Diabetes Study.

Raleigh, NC, May 11, 2006 --(PR.com)-- Claire Driscoll, President of Claire Driscoll & Associates, Inc., has announced that the firm has been selected by Clinical Research Group Inc. (CRG), a Pennsylvania-based patient recruitment company, to provide call center recruitment and retention services for a North American Diabetes study. The firm will pre-screen callers and provide follow-up and data management services for the study.

“We are proud to collaborate with such an outstanding company,” said Driscoll. “This is an important study because Diabetes affects millions of North Americans.”

"We depend on the performance of Claire Driscoll & Associates, Inc.," said Vicky Rochford, Senior Vice-President of CRG. "They will play a critical role in completing this study."

About Clinical Research Group, Inc. (CRG):
Founded in 1993, privately held and based in Villanova, PA, CRG is a risk-sharing patient recruitment company. CRG has a long track record of success in bringing in clinical studies early and under budget, having worked with most of the major and many medium-sized pharmaceuticals and biotechs on over 150 protocols in a variety of therapeutic areas. CRG differentiates itself in three ways. First, CRG has more than doubled the rate of completing trials. Second, CRG uses risk-sharing fees – meaning they are ‘in this’ with their pharmaceutical partners – winning together. Finally, CRG integrates media-based initiatives with proprietary site-based initiatives for the most cost-effective results. Further information about CRG can be found on the company's website at www.orgcrg.com.

About Claire Driscoll & Associates, Inc.:
Claire Driscoll & Associates, Inc. is a call center providing marketing services to the clinical research industry by integrating data collection and patient recruitment. The organization offers inbound and outbound call services, providing efficiency and expediency to the complicated patient recruitment process. Claire Driscoll & Associates’ programs are designed to meet the needs of clients and include such services as prescreening incoming calls resulting from media, reporting and data management, appointment setting, appointment reminders, physician detailing, consumer and physician surveys, meeting recruitment assistance, and other related services. For more information, please call 877-680-5500 or on the Internet at http://www.claired.com.

Media and Press Contacts:
Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600 • (919) 233-0300 (fax)
Patty@mmimarketing.com
7406-H Chapel Hill Road
Raleigh, NC 27607

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