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Array BioPharma Selects Medidata Rave(R) as Enterprise-Wide Electronic Data Capture Solution



    Medidata Solutions today announced that Array BioPharma has chosen
    Medidata Rave(R) as its enterprise-wide electronic data capture (EDC)
    solution. Over a period of three years, Array BioPharma plans to
    conduct more than 20 studies using Medidata Rave for Phase I and II
    trials in the therapeutic areas of oncology and inflammation.

    Established in 1998, Array BioPharma seeks to be the most
    efficient inventor of therapeutic products in the pharmaceutical
    industry. The biopharmaceutical company focuses specifically on the
    discovery, development and commercialization of orally active drugs to
    address significant unmet clinical needs. In 2006, Array´s IT
    department undertook the task of putting EDC in place as a critical
    component to running clinical trials. Array BioPharma comprised a list
    of key EDC providers and quickly narrowed it down to a group of five
    players. After examining each company´s application services provider
    (ASP) model, Array selected two vendors for a technical product
    analysis.

    Array´s scientific computing group then conducted a year-long
    evaluation with input from upper management, and Medidata Solutions
    was selected due to the company´s superior product functionality.
    Specifically, Array was impressed with the single platform design of
    Medidata Rave for EDC and clinical data management, with its ability
    to easily pull data for a variety of reporting needs.

    "Medidata Rave is an intuitive, easy to use solution - even for
    users who were new to the system. Using Rave, clinical research
    associates (CRAs) can access data and site information earlier and
    become better prepared for more productive site visits. In addition,
    Rave´s ability to build forms electronically on our initial trials has
    resulted in improved protocol design for clinical study managers,"
    said Jim Rizzi, senior director of computational technology at Array
    BioPharma. "We have been continually impressed with Medidata´s
    corporate culture, the vision of the company´s executives and the
    professionalism of its services team. We look forward to improved
    results by leveraging Rave as the center of our clinical process."

    Array BioPharma plans to use Medidata service offerings to provide
    training and help desk support, hosting services and integrations as
    well as collaborations, integrating Rave into unique customer tools.

    "Array BioPharma is an innovative, forward-thinking company that
    stays at the cutting edge of clinical trial development, and we are
    excited for the improvements Medidata Rave will bring to Array´s
    clinical process," said Tarek Sherif, CEO of Medidata Solutions. "The
    company´s enterprise-wide deployment of Medidata Rave speaks to the
    rapid acceptance of our technology within the mid-market and the
    ability of our team to successfully execute Rave deployments for
    sponsors of all sizes."

    About Array BioPharma

    Array BioPharma Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company focused on the
    discovery, development and commercialization of targeted small
    molecule drugs to treat patients afflicted with cancer and
    inflammatory diseases. Our proprietary drug development pipeline
    includes clinical candidates that are designed to regulate
    therapeutically important target proteins and are aimed at large
    market opportunities. In addition, leading pharmaceutical and
    biotechnology companies collaborate with Array to discover and develop
    drug candidates across a broad range of therapeutic areas. For more
    information on Array, please go to www.arraybiopharma.com.

    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.