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Medidata Solutions Shapes Conference Agenda at 43rd Annual DIA Meeting



    Medidata Solutions executives will discuss key issues in
    presentations at the 43rd Annual DIA Meeting, to be held on June
    17-21, 2007, at the Georgia World Congress center in Atlanta, Ga.
    Medidata presentations will focus on today's e-clinical environment,
    from auditing and adaptive clinical trials to regulatory issues and
    validation. In booth #1327 at this year's meeting, the Company will
    showcase Medidata Rave(R), the industry-leading electronic data
    capture, management and reporting solution. Joining Medidata will be
    key technology partners to demonstrate how Rave, integrated with
    partner applications, meets a range of clinical data management needs.
    Medidata executives will be available to discuss Rave's role in
    dynamically linking clinical and operational data.

    Medidata's co-founder and Chief Technology Officer Glen de Vries
    and Vice President of Global Regulatory Affairs and Quality Assurance
    Earl Hulihan will be participating in the following sessions:

    "Assessing and Auditing Clinical Computerized Systems"

    Session Chair: Earl Hulihan, VP of Global Regulatory Affairs &
    Quality Assurance

    Validation Track: Wednesday, June 20, at 8:30 a.m. ET, Room A311

    As session chair, Hulihan will lead a discussion on the key
    requirements needed for computer system validation to demonstrate data
    integrity and meet regulatory and industry best practices. Clinical
    research experts from Northeast Clinical Research Center, ICON
    Clinical Research and the Lehigh Valley Health Network will join
    Hulihan in this session.

    "The Role of Electronic Data Capture in Adaptive Clinical Trials"

    Session Chair: Glen de Vries, Co-founder & Chief Technology
    Officer

    eClinical Track: Wednesday, June 20, 10:30 a.m. ET, Room A314

    Jerry Schindler, DrPH, Vice President, Late-Stage Clinical
    Development Statistics at Merck & Co., and Michael Borkowski, General
    Manager of the clinical technologies group at United BioSource
    Corporation, will join de Vries to discuss the operational challenges
    of adaptive clinical trials by defining the requirements and processes
    for successfully implementing adaptive clinical trials through the use
    of EDC.

    "The Process Taken and Likely Outcome from Red Apple II"

    Speaker: Earl Hulihan, VP of Global Regulatory Affairs & Quality
    Assurance

    Validation Track: Thursday, June 21, 8:30 a.m. ET, Room A313

    As co-chair of The Red Apple II team of international participants
    from the academic and government industries, Hulihan will discuss how
    the team created and implemented the "Computerized Data Systems for
    Nonclinical Safety Assessment: Current Concepts and Quality Assurance"
    standard in 1987. After it was published by the DIA, it stood as the
    de facto standard for over 20 years. Hulihan will also address how the
    team updated original material to reflect the current environment and
    the new challenges confronting non-clinical laboratories.

    "Presenting Your Investigational Site's Use of EDC: Best
    Practices"

    Speaker: Earl Hulihan, VP of Global Regulatory Affairs & Quality
    Assurance

    GCP Track: Thursday, June 21, 10:30 a.m. ET, Room B405

    During this presentation, Hulihan will draw on his extensive
    experience as a clinical investigator to provide practical advice on
    how to prepare site staff for the unique challenges posed in hosting
    an audit in an EDC environment. Through a discussion of real-life
    examples and focused strategies, attendees will learn the tactics
    needed to conduct an audit with a successful outcome.

    For background information on Medidata executives, please visit
    http://www.mdsol.com/about/team.htm.

    About the Drug Information Association (DIA)

    The Drug Information Association serves more than 25,000
    professionals in the biotechnology, pharmaceutical and regulatory
    industries worldwide. Through its domestic and international meetings,
    training courses, workshops and webinars, DIA provides a neutral
    global forum for the exchange of information critical to the
    advancement of the drug discovery and lifecycle management processes.
    Headquartered in Horsham, Pa., USA, and with offices in Basel,
    Switzerland and Tokyo, Japan, the association is led by its
    volunteer-based board of directors and executive management team. For
    more information, visit www.diahome.org or call 215.442.6100.

    About Medidata Solutions Worldwide

    Medidata Solutions helps the world's leading pharmaceutical,
    biotechnology, medical device and research organizations maximize the
    value of their clinical research investments. Innovative process
    design, technology and services streamline clinical trials by
    providing early visibility to reliable clinical data - the lifeblood
    of every research organization. Working with companies and
    institutions both large and small, Medidata Solutions helps clinical
    researchers safely accelerate the process of bringing life-enhancing
    treatments to market - on six continents and in more than 80
    countries. Medidata Solutions brings significant value to its broad
    client base with deep clinical experience and expertise in more than
    20 therapeutic areas, projects in Phase I, II, III, IV, registries and
    surveillance, and studies with thousands of investigators and
    tens-of-thousands of subjects. For more information, please visit
    www.mdsol.com.