MINNEAPOLIS, May 28, 2015 /PRNewswire/ -- DaVita Clinical
Research (DCR), a specialty contract research organization with
services spanning a broad spectrum of drug and device development,
today announced an expansion of its clinical trials capabilities in
Europe.
Through expansion in Europe,
DCR will be able to facilitate the conduct of late phase clinical
trials in several medical centers outside of the U.S. for the first
time. Physician leaders from Germany, Poland and Portugal with a
combined 20 years of research experience will collaborate with DCR
to provide data and knowledge-based insights to its clients.
"Together our American and European teams provide unique
expertise in clinical research," said Amy
Young, vice president and general manager of DCR. "Combining
extensive nephrology and clinical trial experience with knowledge
of local differences in the practice of nephrology positions us as
a valuable resource in drug development for chronic kidney disease
management."
DCR has been involved in developing every end stage renal
disease drug approved by the U.S. Federal Drug Administration in
the last 15 years. Individuals with advanced kidney disease
typically have comorbidities, which may cause health complications.
Clinical research is a necessary step in providing high quality
care to patients with impaired kidney function.
"We have an experienced group of research physicians in our
organization," said Bjorn Englund,
DaVita HealthCare Partners president for Europe and the Middle East. "It's important that we apply
their expertise as a resource to advance care for our
patients."
DCR has conducted Phase I clinical trials in the U.S. since
1985, expanding its capabilities to include late phase clinical
research, real-world health care data, health economics and
outcomes research and medical communications over the past 30
years.
DaVita Clinical Research and DCR are registered trademarks of
DaVita Healthcare Partners Inc.
About DaVita HealthCare
Partners
DaVita HealthCare Partners Inc. (NYSE:
DVA), a Fortune 500® company, is the parent company of
DaVita Kidney Care and HealthCare
Partners. DaVita Kidney Care is a
leading provider of kidney care in the
United States, delivering dialysis services to patients with
chronic kidney failure and end stage renal disease. As of
March 31, 2015, DaVita Kidney Care operated or provided
administrative services at 2,197 outpatient dialysis centers
located in the United States
serving approximately 174,000 patients. The company also operated
93 outpatient dialysis centers located in 10 countries outside
the United States. HealthCare
Partners manages and operates medical groups and affiliated
physician networks in Arizona,
California, Nevada, New
Mexico, Florida and
Colorado in its pursuit to deliver
excellent-quality health care in a dignified and compassionate
manner. As of March 31, 2015
HealthCare Partners provided integrated care management for
approximately 830,000 patients. For more information, please visit
DaVitaHealthCarePartners.com.
About DaVita Clinical Research
(DCR)
DaVita Clinical Research (DCR), a
wholly owned subsidiary of DaVita HealthCare Partners,
Inc.,uses its extensive, applied database and real-world health
care experience to assist pharmaceutical and medical device
companies in the design, recruitment and completion of
retrospective, prospective and pragmatic
clinical trials. DCR's scientific and clinical expertise
spans the lifecycle of product development with more than 175
client companies. DCR's early clinical research unit (Phase
I-IIa) and late phase clinical research (Phase IIb through
post-marketing) network of physicians and investigative sites,
real-world health care data, health economics and outcomes
research, and medical communications are focused on providing
world-class research in both complex/specialty populations and
therapeutic areas, and especially in CKD and ESRD populations. To
learn more about DCR,
visit www.davitaclinicalresearch.com.
Media Contact:
Bianca Violante
Office: (303) 876-6614
Mobile: (443) 417-6044
Bianca.Violante@DaVita.com
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