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In Preparation of caBIG™ Silver Compatibility Certification, OnCore® is Modularized

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OnCore® Receives caBIG™ Bronze Compatibility Certification

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In Preparation of caBIG™ Silver Compatibility Certification, Oncore® is Modularized

April 28, 2008
MADISON WI Oncore®, the most widely adopted clinical trials management software system among cancer clinical research centers, is undergoing a makeover. In anticipation of the National Cancer Institute's cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (NCI caBIG™) Silver Compatibility Certification process for vendor software, PercipEnz Technologies, Inc. is adopting a modular approach by exposing the key modules comprising its flagship product.

"Having recently achieved Bronze level compatibility certification, we're looking forward to the Silver level certification process becoming available," says Srini Kalluri, president and CEO of PercipEnz. "For a system as comprehensive as Oncore, a modular approach will make certification more manageable for reviewers."

caBIG™ is an NCI-sponsored network of biomedical informaticists, researchers, vendors, and others who are creating interoperable infrastructure, tools, and data sets. The objective of caBIG™ is to provide a framework to collect, manage, access and use data from diverse data resources within and across organizations. The ultimate goal of caBIG™ is to create greater transparency and efficiency for cancer clinical and translational research.

Although Bronze is the only certification currently available for software developed outside of the caBIG™ program, caBIG™ intends to release the Silver Compatibility Certification process in the very near future. Silver level compatibility refers to a rigorous set of requirements that are designed to ensure that research institutions can more easily make their data accessible and usable by external partners.

All Oncore modules are built upon a process-centric, industrial-strength platform that provides a unified foundation with: data level security and access control; data integration; data distribution control; and a consistent navigational framework. With the new approach, the system will now be available as discrete modules, which all operate seamlessly within this common platform.

The modules for Clinical Research Management include:

  1. Protocol & Subject Lifecycle Management
  2. Subject Safety Management
  3. Protocol & Subject Calendar Management
  4. Study Financials Management
  5. Electronic Data Capture (EDC) and Clinical Data Management (CDM)
  6. Study Information Portal (SIP) and NCI PDQ® Integration
  7. Electronic Protocol Review and Monitoring System (ePRMS)
  8. Ad hoc Reporting Technology

For Biospecimen Management, the modules include:

  1. Inventory Management
  2. Annotation Management
  3. Requisition & Distribution Management
  4. Correlative Study Sample Management
  5. Ad hoc Reporting Technology

Each module represents a coherent group of distinct functions for which a concise set of objects, relevant common data elements, and application programming interfaces (APIs) can be defined.

"In addition to making the review of the first module go smoothly, we believe that this approach should expedite the review of subsequent modules of Oncore," says Dr. Tony O'Hare, chief scientific officer at PercipEnz.

PercipEnz has been an active participant in caBIG™ since its inception, participating in such activities as special interest groups and conferences. Additionally, as part of its commitment to working with caBIG™, PercipEnz independently hosts a collaborative initiative for cancer centers that use Oncore who are participating in the "Getting Connected with caBIG™" program. This initiative allows the participating centers to leverage their collective expertise and common informatics infrastructure to achieve the goals outlined by caBIG™. Bi-weekly teleconferences provide a forum for plan development, identification of opportunities to integrate with caBIG™ technologies, and discussion of issues related to the centersÂ’ progress.

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, PercipEnz Technologies, Inc. develops and markets, enterprise-class clinical and translational research management systems for academic research organizations. By adopting a highly collaborative product development process, PercipEnz gathers, distills and fine-tunes the best ideas from world-class research institutions to deliver solutions addressing key operational challenges.

The company is host to Onsemble®, a community comprised of research staff from centers around the country. Semi-annual Onsemble conferences provide important networking and educational opportunities for people concerned with excellence in clinical research operations. Starting as a consortium of cancer centers that use Oncore software to manage their clinical research operations, the community now boasts more than 500 members.

For more information, see the Compatibility & Certification page at the caBIG™ website: https://cabig.nci.nih.gov/guidelines_documentation.

 

Awards & Promotions at PercipEnz Technologies

April 22, 2008

PercipEnz Technologies, Inc., a computer software company that develops and markets proprietary clinical and translational research management software, is pleased to announce the following promotions and awards.

In celebration of the company's eighth anniversary, two employees were awarded the 2008 PercipEnz Award of Excellence. Recipients were Peter Rebholz, and Jason Adams. Awardees were recognized for their outstanding performance and collaborative excellence.

Mark Gibson was promoted to Senior Software Engineer.

James Wurdeman was promoted to Senior Product & Training Specialist.

Jason Jaszewski was promoted to Senior Systems Administrator.

Kerri Phillips was promoted to Manager of Customer Experience Services.

 

Oncore® Receives caBIG™ Bronze Compatibility Certification

April 17, 2008

Madison, WI - PercipEnz Technologies, Inc., makers of the most widely adopted clinical trials management software system among cancer clinical research centers, has received notice that their flagship product, Oncore, has been awarded the coveted caBIG(tm) Bronze Compatibility Certification.

The certification is based on compliance with guidelines set by the National Cancer Institute's Cancer Biomedical Informatics Grid (NCI's caBIG(tm)) program. caBIG(tm) is an NCI sponsored, voluntary network of biomedical informaticists who are working to create interoperable software and data sets. The objective of caBIG(tm) is to provide a framework to both access and use data from remote data resources with the ultimate goal of creating greater transparency and efficiency for cancer clinical research operations.

"Oncore's certification as caBIG(tm) compatible is good news for the 20 cancer centers that use the system," says Srini Kalluri, President and CEO of PercipEnz. "It will also be of great interest to others in the research community because Oncore can play a key role in the adoption and adaptation of caBIG(tm) standards and technology."

Currently, Bronze is the only certification available for software developed outside of the caBIG(tm) program. "Of course we will be among the first to pursue Silver-level compatibility as soon as the certification process becomes available," says Kalluri.

Achieving this certification reflects that Oncore complies with the caBIG(tm) guidelines in each of four areas: (1) Programmatic access to data; (2) Use of controlled vocabularies; (3) Proper use and accessibility of data elements and metadata; and (4) The availability of a diagrammatic representation of the information model used.

PercipEnz has been an active participant in caBIG(tm) since its inception, participating in such things as special interest groups and conferences. Additionally, as part of its commitment to working with caBIG(tm), PercipEnz independently hosts a collaborative initiative for cancer centers that use Oncore who are participating in the "Getting Connected with caBIG(tm)" program. This initiative allows the participating centers to leverage their collective expertise and common informatics infrastructure to achieve the goals outlined by caBIG(tm). Bi-weekly teleconferences provide a forum for plan development, identification of opportunities to integrate with caBIG(tm) technologies, and discussion of issues related to the center's progress.

"We're committed to providing research institutions unfettered access to secure electronic data exchange with each other, NCI, and their local environments," says Dr. Tony O'Hare, chief scientific officer at PercipEnz. "We believe that caBIG(tm) and the caDSR repository have a critical role to play in this."

caDSR is a repository of harmonized data elements and electronic case report forms that was created by caBIG(tm).

"We took a big step toward making caBIG(tm) semantic interoperability easy for our users by interfacing with caDSR in version 8.0," says O'Hare.

The interface allows Oncore users to seamlessly import and begin using Common Data Elements (CDEs), controlled vocabularies, entire electronic case report forms, and other objects maintained in caDSR. Adds O'Hare, "And, they can do all of this from within one screen within the Oncore system."

The interface allows Oncore users to seamlessly import and begin using Common Data Elements (CDEs), controlled vocabularies, entire electronic case report forms, and other objects maintained in caDSR. Adds O'Hare, "And, they can do all of this from within one screen within the Oncore system."

Founded in 2000 and headquartered in Madison, Wisconsin, PercipEnz Technologies, Inc. develops and markets, enterprise-class clinical and translational research management systems for academic research organizations. By adopting a highly collaborative product development process, PercipEnz gathers, distills and fine-tunes the best ideas from world-class research institutions to deliver solutions addressing key operational challenges.

The company is host to Onsemble®, a community comprised of research staff from centers around the country. Semi-annual Onsemble conferences provide important networking and educational opportunities for people concerned with excellence in clinical research operations. Starting as a consortium of cancer centers that use Oncore software to manage their clinical research operations, the community now boasts more than 500 members.

For more information, see the Bronze Compatibility Certification page at the caBIG website.

 

New Hires at PercipEnz Technologies

March 17, 2008

PercipEnz Technologies, Inc., a computer software company that develops and markets proprietary, enterprise-class clinical and translational management informatics systems, is pleased to announce the addition of four team members.

Cindy Tracy joined as Director of Finance & HR in August, 2007. Ms. Tracy served as a Director of Celeritas Capital Partners and as a Manager/Shareholder of ZW Capital Partners, serving two local private equity firms for the past eight years.

Ryan Trier joined as Software Engineer in November, 2007. For the last nine years, Mr. Trier has been a Sun Certified Java Instructor. Prior to that, he worked in software development, project management, and training.

Kerry Hanko joined as Implementation Coordinator in December, 2007. Ms. Hanko brings with her over 20 years of management experience in multiple service industries. Specializing in building relationships through quality customer service and focused attention to detail, Ms. Hanko recently earned a Master's of Science degree in Management.

Jill McKinley joined as Product & Training Specialist in January, 2008. Ms. McKinley has13 years experience in the software industry where she specialized in support, training and server administration.

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