AG Mednet Announces Milestones in Electronic Image Submission Compliance and Broad Worldwide Adoption of Its Network Platform

BOSTON, Nov. 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AG Mednet, the world's largest diagnostic imaging network, announced today that more than 2000 users around the world have been credentialed to access and use its electronic diagnostic image submission platform. With users across 40 countries and in every continent, submitting de-identified diagnostic image exams and transmittal forms for over 40 clinical trials, AG Mednet is now the de facto standard for sponsors, imaging core labs, CROs and investigator sites who take advantage of the robustness of this green solution.

Seven out of the Global Top 10 pharmaceutical companies, as well as leading biotechnology and device sponsors have begun to utilize AG Mednet for trials involving imaging end-points. Trials in all phases, from Phase III to Phase I, and therapeutic areas including oncology, cardiovascular, respiratory and neurology have all chosen AG Mednet, making the platform the most widely accepted mechanism capable of routing image exams of any kind and size from sites around the world, all with diverse security infrastructures. Images and ancillary data are delivered automatically to trial repositories and subject data trackers at imaging core lab and sponsor locations. Due to its speed and reliability, AG Mednet is making it possible, for the first time, to design and effectively run both Adaptive and Eligibility trials. These advances in conjunction with the measurable decrease in site queries, will reduce the total cost of clinical trials for the entire life sciences and healthcare systems.

"I am very pleased with the performance of our network and the high level of investigator adoption," said Abraham Gutman, President and CEO of AG Mednet. "We continue to invest heavily in our platform, and we are very gratified to be working with pharmaceutical, biotech and device companies at the forefront of research in the most complex healthcare issues of our time. Our company is committed to continue in its leading position, and bring to the market additional compliance and metrics tools to sponsors, CROs and imaging core labs."

Investigator sites around the world are also praising the ease of use of AG Mednet. A very active team in Munster, Germany said, "The handling of AG Mednet is very simple and more comfortable than sending scans by courier. Errors are reported promptly so we can react promptly as well. This is considerable less work." An investigator in the Philippines reports, "I prefer AG Mednet over shipping a CD via courier because it is very efficient. Uploading a scan through AG Mednet saves a considerable amount of time and effort for the site staff. Because of its efficiency we are able to deliver scans on time."

AG Mednet, which provides the largest HIPAA and 21 CFR Part 11 / GxP compliant image transport and exchange network, routes a broad range of medical imaging modalities, including CT, MRI, ultrasound, PET and digital x-ray. The automated system, which enables the de-identification and secure, seamless electronic transfer of study data from sites to trial image repositories, enhances site compliance while providing detailed reporting for regulatory requirements.

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