NEW YORK--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Medidata Solutions (Nasdaq: MDSO), a leading global provider of hosted clinical development solutions, today announced that members of its management team will deliver the following presentations at key industry events in March:

International Institute for Business Information & Growth (iiBIG) Global Partnerships Conference
March 1-2, Princeton, NJ
Presentation: “Leveraging Technology to Lower Drug Development Costs”
Speaker: Lori Shields, Vice President, Operations, Trial Planning
Date & Time: Monday, March 1, 4:55-5:55 p.m. ET

This year’s conference will focus on “Optimizing Cross-Border Outsourcing.” Pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device senior-level outsourcing professionals will discuss strategic operational plans of sponsors who are conducting multi-regional clinical trials and will address how to implement outsourcing strategies successfully. To learn more, please visit http://www.iibig.com/conferences/P1001/overview.html.

Asia Pharma R&D Leaders 2010
March 4, Shanghai, China
Presentation: “Implementing Electronic Data Capture to Improve the Efficiency of Your Clinical Trial Activities”
Speaker: Graham Bunn, Vice President, Global CRO Partnerships
Date & Time: Thursday, March 4, 2:00-2:30 p.m. CST

This conference is an opportunity to discuss how breakthroughs in the pharmaceutical industry will affect companies’ bottom-lines. Speakers and panel members will address how to bring drugs to market in a timely and cost effective manner as well as examine the industry’s latest case studies. The conference is also an opportunity for attendees to explore and establish partnerships in Asia. To learn more, please visit http://www.aprdl.com/.

Electronic Data in Clinical Trials (Summit for Clinical Ops Executives)
March 8-11, Philadelphia, PA
Presentation: “eClinical Solutions – Playing Well with Others”
Speaker: Anne Zielinski, Vice President, Alliances
Date & Time: Monday, March 8, 2:10-2:30 p.m. ET

In CHI’s second annual Electronic Data in Clinical Trials conference, the goal is to cover the challenges related to which technologies and systems to use in clinical trials, how to measure the ROI of technology investment and how best to overcome the common problems with implementation. To learn more, please visit http://www.clinicalops.com/edc.

Association for Clinical Data Management (ACDM) Annual Conference
March 21-23, Northampton, U.K.
Presentation: “Integrating a Successful Oncology Document Management System”
Speaker: Mukhtar Ahmed, Vice President, Consulting and Partner Services
Date & Time: Sunday, March 21, 11:00 a.m. GMT

The Association for Clinical Data Management aims to lead the development and appreciation of the essential activities of the clinical data management (CDM) profession. Topics for this year’s annual conference will range from the evolution of ePRO in clinical trials through the challenges of handling non-CRF data to the concept and methodology of real time data capture. To learn more, please visit http://www.acdm.org.uk/event_59.aspx.

About Medidata Solutions Worldwide

Medidata Solutions (www.mdsol.com) is a leading global provider of hosted clinical development solutions that enhance the efficiency of customers’ clinical development processes and optimize their research and development investments. Medidata products and services allow customers to achieve clinical results more efficiently and effectively by streamlining the design, planning and management of key aspects of the clinical development process, including protocol development (Medidata Designer^®), investigator benchmarking and budgeting (Medidata Grants Manager™), contract research organization (CRO) benchmarking and budgeting (Medidata CRO Contractor™), and the capture, management, analysis and reporting of clinical trial data (Medidata Rave^®). Medidata’s diverse customer base spans pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies, academic institutions, CROs and other research organizations, and includes more than 20 of the top 25 global pharmaceutical companies.