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ASG, Inc., announces the purchase of Ockham Development Group to complement its functional outsourcing and staffing services to the pharmaceutical industry.
ASG announced today that it has purchased Ockham Development Group for an undisclosed amount of stock. James V. Baker, President & CEO, of ASG said, “We were actively looking for opportunities to add more value and increase the range of services we can currently offer to our clients. We are excited to be able to add this unique clinical research organization and its full development lifecycle consulting services to our existing services. The addition of the Ockham team and its services will absolutely accelerate the ASG strategy to be the company of choice when choosing to outsource or augment staffing of a clinical trial.”
Dr. Joshua S. Baker (no relation), CEO of Ockham Development Group, shared the enthusiasm for the transaction. “It is a special situation when you can combine with a stable industry leader like ASG and quickly build more market value. The ASG platform will enable Ockham to scale its operations and extend its client reach into a true global presence.”
The transaction was completed on February 3, 2009.
About ASG:
ASG provides high-quality functional outsourcing and specialty staffing services to CROs, pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies that require clinical operations, GCP, GLP or GMP auditing, data management, statistical programming, biostatistics and medical writing solutions. Strategically organized to meet the demands of the marketplace, ASG provides flexible solutions that satisfy client needs through highly experienced recruiting and dedicated functional support teams located throughout the world.
About Ockham:
Ockham is a privately held contract drug development company headquartered in Cary, North Carolina. Staffed by veteran industry professionals with a track record of proven results, it is centrally located near the university-technology-biotech/pharmaceutical sciences nexus known internationally as Research Triangle Park (RTP).