Excel Life Sciences
Dan McDonald,
VP, Business Strategy
B-155, Sector-63
Noida 201301 India
Phone: 508-342-5315
Fax: 508-342-5317
E-mail:
Web: http://www.excellifesciences.com

 

About ELS

    Excel Life Sciences (ELS) is a US-based, India-focused provider of comprehensive clinical trial management services. ELS is built around passionate and experienced individuals working alongside our clients to accelerate clinical research and delivery of new drugs and medical devices to the markets, while maintaining high standards of quality. We are also committed to improving and expanding the clinical research enterprise, evident through our presentations at industry conferences, publishing in industry trade magazines and journals and through visiting professorship at academic institutions.

    Basic facts about Excel Life Sciences:

    • US based Delaware Corporation with a fully owned Indian subsidiary focused exclusively on clinical research
    • Over 17 operational locations across India and US offices in Boston, Chicago, Raleigh/Durham & Washington, DC
    • Clinical operations team is one of the most experienced and respected in India with over 125 years of collective experience
    • Team has conducted more than 225 global and domestic trials at hundreds of sites and with thousands of patients
    • Trained over 1,000 clinical research personnel in India
    • Executive team has spoken at an estimated 150 conferences and has been published over 50 times in industry trade journals and magazines
    • Management team brings experience from some of the most respected and recognized companies within the clinical trials industry and the world, including: Sandoz, Upjohn, Thomson Corporation, CenterWatch, Quintiles, D. Anderson & Company, Microsoft, American Express, Marriott International etc.

    Our extensive domain knowledge helps us understand the expectations and needs of biopharmaceutical and device companies in the US and Europe. Our India operations team and our strategic partners in Eastern Europe and South America ensure the most cost effective and efficient execution of global drug and device development programs.

 

Our Approach

    At Excel Life Sciences, we understand that every client and every study is unique and requires a customized approach and set of solutions. Our consultative approach to working on your important projects helps ensure that the solutions we deploy will meet or exceed your requirements every time. Our approach to any project is rooted in experience, service and common sense with the goal of building long-term value-driven relationships. Meaning, we will only take on projects when we truly believe that we can help you reach your goals. Therefore, we go to great lengths to make sure we understand your needs as a company, the needs of your study and whether the services we offer meet your needs. This process involves several steps including in-depth discussions with your project team, diligent research and a detailed feasibility analysis. Once we determine that we can help you, we will then work with you to identify solutions that best fit your needs. The result is a well tailored clinical research program supported by dedicated, passionate and experienced individuals – an ideal foundation for success.

 

Our Solutions

    Excel Life Sciences has a suite of solutions designed to meet the needs of studies large and small and across the therapeutic realm. Our model involves placement of highly trained certified clinical research coordinators at each study site, supported by a strong project management team from our offices in Delhi, Mumbai and Hyderabad. This support system takes the burden off of the investigator at these sites, which is critical because of the volume of patients they see and the significant number of new investigators involved in clinical research in India.

    Our comprehensive site support model includes the following:

    • Study Feasibility Analysis
    • Site Selection
    • Regulatory and ethics committee document submissions
    • Set up of the research site
    • Patient Screening and Enrollment
    • Schedule follow up visits
    • Maintain and dispense drug and other study supplies
    • Timely and accurate CRF transcription
    • Ensure GCP adherence and compliance
    • Data entry and data management as per global regulatory and audit standards
    • Avoid time and cost overruns
    • Convert excellent clinicians to successful investigators

 

Therapeutic Areas of Expertise

    The global landscape of medicine and disease continues to evolve at a rapid pace. A snapshot of the clinical development pipeline today reveals the highest level of activity taking place for those therapeutic areas and indications that are reflective of a world that is becoming increasingly developed and where disease patterns and borders are becoming grey. India represents such an environment, where there are large patient populations and significant incidence of 3rd and 1st world diseases. Excel Life Sciences has developed extensive experience in clinical research for these key therapeutic areas as well as others that are important globally. Our strong medical expertise and significant operating experience make us an ideal gateway and partner for your study in India.

    ELS specializes in the following therapeutic area. Please visit our website for detailed information about our experience, investigator network and patient demographics:

    • Cardiology/Vascular
    • Dermatology
    • Endocrinology
    • Gastroenterology
    • Infectious Disease
    • Internal Medicine
    • Nephrology
    • Neurology
    • Oncology
    • Ophthalmology
    • Orthopedics
    • Pediatrics
    • Psychiatry
    • Respiratory Diseases
    • Vaccines

 

The ELS Network

    While Excel Life Sciences has developed one of the largest networks of investigators and investigative sites, it's important to understand that we select and accept only the most qualified people and organizations into that network. These investigators and sites undergo a rigorous review process that includes examination of over 150 different data points and each is expected to exceed in three critical areas:

    1.Quality
    2.Ethics
    3.Performance.

    On an ongoing basis, the ELS study coordinators and project management team visit, review and evaluate new clinicians and sites to be added to the network. This due diligence process does not end once a site has been accepted into the network, but instead is ongoing with reevaluation taking place annually and based on dynamic performance records. Below are some facts about the ELS network for your review. ELS helps excellent physicians become successful investigators.

    • Over 600 research centers and hospitals nationwide
    • Over 800 investigators
    • Over 150 data points are collected and evaluated for each site
    • Sites specializing in more than 14 therapeutic areas
    • Each site is supported by a full-time ELS study coordinator (when involved in an ELS study)
    • ELS clinical operations team has managed investigative sites that have undergone successful US FDA inspections

 

Our Locations

    Excel Life Sciences is a multi-national company with offices in four U.S. cities and operations in 17 cities across India. Specifically, Excel Life Sciences has offices in the following cities:

    United States

    Headquarters
    875 N. Michigan Avenue, Suite 3100
    Chicago, IL 60611

    Other Locations:

    • Research Triangle Park, NC
    • Washington, DC

    India:

    • Hyderabad
    • Mumbai
    • New Delhi (India HQ)


    ELS also has partners with offices in Switzerland and Israel.

 

Contact Information

    Excel Life Sciences
    Dan McDonald,
    VP, Business Strategy
    B-155, Sector-63
    Noida 201301 India
    Phone: 508-342-5315
    Fax: 508-342-5317
    E-mail:

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