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Central lab services and quality data without compromise

Robust central lab services that offer an integrated, flexible, one-stop solution for the collection, management and analysis of lab and study data in the clinical trial ecosystem.

Clinical trial sponsors want accurate, reliable and fast data to successfully manage their clinical trials. It’s critical to engage a central lab that ensures consistent test methodologies, equipment and reporting standards, which drives standardization, accuracy and reliability of data across multiple study sites. Our global central lab helps enable informed decision-making, drive site excellence and address challenges that drug developers face. Through our award-winning drug development database solution, globally standardized clinical testing and centralized data visibility, our team helps customers make more informed decisions about their clinical trials.

We are dedicated to helping customers make faster, more informed decisions about their clinical trials through our award-winning drug development database solution, globally standardized clinical testing and centralized data visibility. Our central lab provides an integrated, flexible, one-stop solution for the collection, management and analysis of lab and study data, and an enhanced clinical focus.

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Central Lab Overview

Explore our broad menu of central lab solutions and services

Access real-time laboratory data with our award-winning Preclarus™ lab solutions

When working with a large amount of lab data, powerful digital tools that provide data integration in real time allow for insights to help inform clinical decisions. But finding a lab service provider with the required expertise can be a challenge. Our award-winning Preclarus Lab solutions centralize and integrate data across labs to guide, accelerate and advance our customers’ development efforts.

Preclarus central lab database Proprietary and award-winning enterprise and information management system is purposefully designed to manage every aspect of a central lab clinical trial.

Preclarus project management (PM) dashboard Real-time access for PPD Laboratory services to program, region and site-level data (labs results, quality data, budget).

Preclarus investigator site portal Secure clinical site access to manage study activities (e.g., sample/subject registration, kit supply ordering and query resolution) and provide 24/7 access to real-time data for investigators.

Preclarus lab data portal Secure access for customer project teams to real-time, study-wide data including the ability to visualize, organize, search and manage lab data.

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Data that enables better and faster decisions

Nearly 70% of the data for a new drug application (NDA) comes from the laboratory. We exceeded data quality expectations for 97% of users.¹

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PPD Laboratory services met or exceeded data quality expectations for 97% of users¹

Global support for customers’ programs across the U.S., Europe and Asia

Our global network of laboratories has the ability to accommodate even the largest and most complex studies.

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Investment in people to make a difference

We maintain a people-first focus investing in our staff, fostering strong relationships with customers and driving initiatives to benefit patients. We believe that excellence is not a single action, but a habit built through regular training. We invest in our people by developing their careers. Our staff members are part of a global community, regardless of location or industry specialty. That’s why we created a collaborative training community and knowledge share program to invest in the future of our employees’ success.

Our commitment to project delivery and operational excellence

We know it is critical to provide strategic tools and systems that manage every aspect of clinical trials and emphasize patient-centricity. In addition to high-quality centralized laboratory services, we provide integrated data to project teams in real time to help inform decisions, especially for complex trials. Additionally, our robust IT team continually innovates and embraces the latest and greatest technologies.

Our global laboratory assay standardization survey (GLASS) drives harmonization and efficiency efforts across all study locations.

With Preclarus, results go directly into the database from our labs without a normalization/standardization step, providing data to study sites and project teams in real time.

College of American Pathologists (CAP)
Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments (CLIA)
National Glycohemoglobin Standardization Program (NGSP)
Quality Systems Essentials (QSE) as defined by the Clinical and Laboratory Standards Institute (CLSI)

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