For Immediate Release
Contact: Ronny Schnel
310-377-7517
rkschnel@criteriuminc.com
New Strategic Affiliation Formed to Expand Services
(SARATOGA SPRINGS, NY- April 02, 2003)-
Criterium Inc. announced that it has established an office location
in the Country of South Africa to expand its ability to consistently
provide its International
Clinical Research Resources into the Southern Hemisphere. In a statement
issued on its website (http://www.criteriumusa.com)
the company said in part:
“Criterium, Inc. has expanded its business to manage clinical trials in South Africa. Our clinical trial monitoring team offers strong experience in health care, clinical research management, regulatory affairs, and quality assurance, while conducting project management and monitoring functions to ICH-GCP standards. Criterium's innovative technology in combination with an outstanding work ethic of its distinguished staff members provides unprecedented opportunities to satisfy clients' needs. In addition to a large patient population, South Africa has state of the art facilities equipped to host projects in a variety of therapeutic areas.”
Criterium, Inc. has also announced a new affiliation with PSM Personnel in Johannesburg, South Africa. This firm will ensure that Criterium, Inc. has a sufficient amount of highly qualified on-site personnel as future needs expand. “Over the past 11 years PSM has been faced with increasing and exciting challenges in the recruitment arena. We strive to meet these in cre ative and innovative ways, thus contributing toward the overall objectives of our South African workforce”. Criterium’s South African and USA contact information appears below:
SOUTH AFRICA:
Lisa Artruc, R.N.
Administrative Liaison
Lisa@criteriumusa.com
PSM Managing Member
Pearl Rahme
psmp@iafrica.com
P.O. Box 2445
Houghton 2041
Johannesburg, South Africa
Tel: (011) 728 4444
Fax: (011) 728 4442
USA:
Erin Wolff, B.A.
Administrative Assistant
Erin@criteriumusa.com
Business Development/Client Services:
Ronny K. Schnel, M.A.
Ronny@criteriumusa.com
358 Broadway, Suite 400
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866
Tel: (518) 583-0095
Fax: (518) 583-0394
This activity is the outgrowth of a February, 2002 tour of South African Pharmaceutical firms by Criterium, Inc. President John M. Hudak, and Ronny Schnel, Director of Client Services and Business Development. The trip yielded mutual benefits almost immediately, and Criterium, Inc. is presently providing monitoring services in South Africa for an international project sponsored by Pharmacia, Inc. “We had reason to believe from the moment we were in contact with the relevant people there that there would be a pool of mutual need and potential benefit” said John M. Hudak, “ and this has proven to be the case. Our new relationship with PSM will provide us with the ability to take on extra monitoring and on-site studies in South Africa and grow further here.” Criterium, Inc. is a leading Contract Research Organization that has been providing creative clinical research solutions for the Pharmaceutical industry and Education Institutions for 12 years. For more information about Criterium’s innovative Clinical Research Technology and methodology, please visit their updated website: http://www.criteriumusa.com.
