McDougall Scientific is First CRO to Join SAFE-BioPharma Association

FT. LEE, N.J.--(Business Wire)--
McDougall Scientific Ltd., a Toronto-based pharmaceutical contract research
organization (CRO) providing the compliant technical backbone for clinical
research (i.e. statistics, data management, and document management), has joined
SAFE-BioPharma Association, the non-profit association that created and manages
the global SAFE-BioPharma digital identity and signature standard for the
pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. McDougall is the first CRO and the
first Canadian company to join SAFE-BioPharma.

The SAFE-BioPharma digital identity and signature standard is used by virtually
every big biopharmaceutical company for identity management and for digital
signing.

"McDougall embraces technology as part of our commitment to provide clients with
high quality service while competing on price point and efficiency. Our research
shows that the SAFE-BioPharma digital standard is secure and stable and that it
that will continue to be used throughout the global biopharmaceutical industry.
We plan to introduce SAFE-BioPharma digital signatures to our clients and help
them move to fully electronic document management systems," said Janet
McDougall, President, McDougall Scientific Ltd.

As a member of SAFE-BioPharma, McDougall will have use of SAFE-BioPharma digital
certificates, allowing McDougall employees to apply signatures digitally to
electronic documents. Digital signing -- used for secure paperless transactions
-- eliminates the time and hidden costs associated with printing, handling and
storing paper documents. SAFE-BioPharma digital certificates also simplify
identity management and give their users trusted access to a vast and growing
network within the biopharmaceutical and other industries and US government
agencies.

"McDougall Scientific Ltd. demonstrates leadership and foresight by joining
SAFE-BioPharma. The company has taken a major step toward improved document
management, both for themselves and for their research clients. They will
significantly improve their efficiency and reduce their overhead," said Mollie
Shields-Uehling, president and CEO, SAFE-BioPharma Association.

McDougall, which has ten employees, joined SAFE-BioPharma under the
association`s new pricing policy which makes membership highly affordable to
smaller business entities.

About McDougall Scientific Ltd. (www.mcdougallscientific.com) McDougall
Scientific Ltd. (MSL) is a pharmaceutical contract research organization
specializing in high quality, full-service statistics, clinical data management
services and interactive voice recognition systems. Since its founding in 1984
as a statistical consulting firm to the research community, MSL has become a
trusted name in statistical consulting and data management services throughout
the pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device industries.

About SAFE-BioPharma Association (www.safe-biopharma.org) SAFE-BioPharma
Association is the non-profit association that created and manages the
SAFE-BioPharma digital identity and signature standard for the pharmaceutical
and healthcare industries.

The SAFE-BioPharma industry standard is used to mitigate legal, regulatory and
other business risk associated with business-to-business and
business-to-regulator electronic transactions. It facilitates interoperability
by providing a secure, enforceable, and regulatory-compliant way to verify
identities of parties involved in electronic transactions. Because the standard
is linked to the Federal Bridge PKI Architecture through the 4BF
(http://www.the4bf.com), a SAFE-BioPharma digital identity can be trusted by any
Federal agency. SAFE-BioPharma`s vision is to be a catalyst in transforming the
biopharmaceutical and healthcare communities to a fully electronic business
environment by 2012.

The Association`s members include:

* Abbott (NYSE: ABT)
* Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN)
* AstraZeneca (NYSE: AZN)
* Bristol-Myers Squibb (NYSE: BMY)
* GlaxoSmithKline (NYSE: GSK)
* Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ)
* Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY)
* McDougall Scientific
* Merck (NYSE: MRK)
* National Notary Association
* Novartis
* Pfizer (NYSE: PFE)
* Premier Inc.
* Roche
* Sanofi-Aventis (NYSE: SNY)
* ScheringPlough-Organon (NYSE: SGP)
* SNAP Diagnostics

SAFE-BioPharma is a trademark of SAFE-BioPharma Association. Any use of this
trademark requires approval from SAFE-BioPharma Association.

SAFE-BioPharma Association
Jon Weisberg
M 801-860-9977
O 801-359-9977
Jon.weisberg@safe-biopharma.org

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