Released on: September 9, 2008, 8:57 am

Press Release Author: MMI ASSOCIATES, INC.

Industry: Pharmaceuticals

Press Release Summary: Dr. David M. Shearer Joins Local Clinical Services Firm

Press Release Body: RALEIGH, N.C. – Tom Sturgis, president of Integrated Clinical
Trial Services (ICTS) (www.integratedtrials.com), a full-service patient enrollment
firm that utilizes more than 300 contract employees internationally to provide
clinical trial patient recruitment, enrollment, retention and adherence, has
announced that Dr. David M Shearer has joined the firm as chief medical officer and
vice president of clinical operations. In his position, Dr. Shearer will oversee
the medical components of ICTS-affiliated clinical trials, which include such duties
as protocol review and quality assurance in patient recruitment and the education of
physicians for the trials.

Dr. Shearer has 11 years of experience in performing more than 100 clinical trials
at some of America’s largest pharmaceutical companies. These included trials for
Type I and II diabetes mellitus, myocardial infarction (commonly called a heart
attack), stroke, gastroenterology, schizophrenia, Alzheimer’s, depression, sleep
disorders, hypertension and hyperlipidemia (abnormally high lipids or fats in the
bloodstream, which can speed hardening of the arteries).

Dr. Shearer has served as a clinical trial manager at GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) for its
Phase II and III trials for Type I and II diabetes mellitus, a senior research
scientist at both GSK and Wyeth, a worldwide clinical compliance specialist at
Wyeth, and a senior clinical trial leader at Sanofi-Aventis. He has also functioned
as a research consultant to the Cleveland Clinic Foundation’s Neurosurgery
Department, resulting in multiple publications involving stroke, Alzheimer’s and
hydrocephalus (commonly called water on the brain), as well as performed in-hospital
research at Temple University in Philadelphia. Prior to joining ICTS, Dr. Shearer
served as medical director of diabetes at MannKind Corp.

While at GSK, when it was known as SmithKline Beecham, Dr. Shearer initiated its
first Patient Recruitment Group in 1998. He has since been invited to attend
recruitment seminars and was keynote speaker for a conference on “Accelerating
Patient Recruitment” in London in 2005.

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News Facts:
• Integrated Clinical Trial Services (ICTS) has announced that Dr. David M Shearer
has joined the firm as chief medical officer and vice president of clinical
operations.
• In his position, Dr. Shearer will oversee the medical components of
ICTS-affiliated clinical trials, which include such duties as protocol review and
quality assurance in patient recruitment and the education of physicians for the
trials.
• Dr. Shearer has 11 years of experience in performing more than 100 clinical trials
at some of America’s largest pharmaceutical companies.

Quotes:
“The addition of Dr. Shearer to our team will further our development of educational
services for physicians, coordinators and patients as well as expedite the
development of several new products to our already outstanding patient recruitment,
enrollment and retention portfolio,” said Sturgis. “His broad range of experience
in all levels of clinical research and patient enrollment will help take ICTS to the
next level in our corporate development.”

About Integrated Clinical Trial Services:
Integrated Clinical Trial Services is a creative, innovative and flexible partner
for clinical trial patient recruitment, enrollment, retention and adherence. The
full-service firm utilizes more than 300 contract employees internationally to
provide patient enrollment feasibility, recruitment strategy, consulting, market
research and protocol review, project management, concept design and production,
media placement, community resource support, compliance and retention, and more.
The Integrated Clinical Trial Services management team has completed more than 300
successful patient recruitment programs and combines for more than 60 years of
active involvement in patient accrual. A successful trial depends on the quality of
the underlying recruitment plan and Integrated Clinical Trial Services is dedicated
to constructing the right solution based upon each client’s protocol and needs. For
more information please call (919) 388-3964 or visit the Web site at
www.integratedtrials.com.

Keywords:
Integrated Clinical Trial Services (ICTS), Tom Sturgis, Dr. David M. Shearer,
clinical trial, patient recruitment

Patty Briguglio
MMI Associates, Inc.
(919) 233-6600
patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC

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MMI Associates, Inc.
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patty@mmimarketing.com
PR Firms Raleigh, NC