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Toxikon Expands Use of Provantis Preclinical Solution and Software-as-a-Service Model

Massachusetts-Based CRO Increases Number of Provantis Users by 80%

CONSHOHOCKEN, PA - (BUSINESS WIRE) - December 12, 2007 - Instem, a premier global information solutions provider, announced today that Toxikon has increased the number of users accessing the hosted Provantis™ system. Originally purchased in May of 2006, Toxikon has been using Instem’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) delivery model to access all Provantis modules to manage both GLP and non-GLP studies.

“The Provantis Online system continues to deliver all that it promised,” comments Sanjay Desai, IT Director at Toxikon.  “The system is responsive, intuitive and being able to access it anywhere we have an Internet connection makes it one of the best technology purchases we have made. I believe our sponsors are being better served because of Provantis™.”

Also known as “hosting”, Instem has been providing Provantis over the Internet as an all-inclusive professional service since 2005. Instem joins a growing number of technology leaders in offering a comprehensive SaaS delivery model fueled by customer demands for more affordable alternatives to packaged software. With analysts predicting that in the next 10 years at least 30% of new software will be delivered via the SaaS model, leading software providers such as Instem now provide simpler, more cost-effective ways to provide functionality, maintenance, and support over the Internet.

Provantis™ is a modern, fully integrated Windows-based system for organizations and universities of all sizes engaged in non-clinical evaluation studies. The solution suite orchestrates every facet of preclinical drug safety assessment from initial compound receipt through to electronic regulatory submission. Provantis streamlines processes and workflows with straightforward, intuitive functionality for simple and complex studies within a GLP or non-GLP environment.

About Toxikon

Toxikon is a leading product testing service and development organization, serving all domestic and internationally regulated market segments. Headquartered in Bedford, Massachusetts, Toxikon's market mission is to continue to provide on-time delivery of quality services that are competitively priced and exceeding customer expectations.
Toxikon leverages its 25 years of proven experience to provide sound approaches and strategies through its strong laboratory infrastructure and information systems, which is the foundation for their quality and cost effective programs.

Toxikon, a leader in Life Sciences and Technology, continues to grow, developing and expanding testing programs and capabilities to meet an increasing client demand. 
You can find Toxikon on the Web at www.toxikon.com.

About Instem

Instem is a world-leading information solutions provider for the Life Sciences – accelerating drug and chemical development by increasing client productivity and enhancing the processes that lead to safer, more effective products. As well as highly focused departmental and scientific solutions, Instem provides a range of Business Intelligence, Planning, Workflow Management, Dosage Formulation, Document Management and Report Compilation applications. In a highly fragmented Life Sciences IT market, Instem is one of very few organizations that have clearly developed the financial strength necessary to maintain global leadership with established products, while introducing new applications that can deliver the step change in productivity that clients are aggressively pursuing.

For more information on Instem and its solutions, please visit www.instem.com or contact them by email at info@instem.com.

Press Contact:

Gary E. Mitchell, VP Global Marketing, Instem US HQ
Tel: (610) 941-0990
Email: gary.mitchell@instem.com

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