Shire selects IDBS for virtualised drug research technology
E-WorkBook provides IP and data management platform for collaborative r&d
Shire has chosen IDBS, a Guildford, UK-based provider of research data management and analytics solutions to support its virtual model for pharmaceutical research.
The specialist biopharmaceutical firm will implement IDBS' E-WorkBook suite in a collaborative environment with its CROs to streamline its drug research. By combining hosted services and E-WorkBook, Shire will have an IT footprint in-house and at each CRO, eliminating the need for on-site data storage, providing secure access to remote data, facilitating collaboration and reducing bottlenecks in data between organisations.
E-WorkBook is a scalable, searchable and secure environment for the capture, management and sharing of r&d data.
IDBS' solution will be provided in collaboration with Quantix, using its hosted infrastructure to provide Shire with complete flexibility in the choice, size and diversity of its drug research collaborations.
‘This new technology will support our remote vendor partnership relationships, and enhance the transfer, review and searching of data across our exploratory projects,’ said Dr Stephen Damment, senior vice president of biosciences at Shire.