PAREXEL Experts to Discuss Global Capabilities to Meet Urgent Demand For Cardiovascular Treatments at AHA Scientific Sessions

BOSTON, Nov.16 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ — PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL), a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, today announced that experts from its global Cardiovascular/Metabolism Therapeutic Area Team will be available during the American Heart Association (AHA) Scientific Sessions 2009 to discuss how biopharmaceutical companies can more quickly bring safe and effective new treatments to market for patients who face cardiovascular diseases. Attendees can visit PAREXEL’s experts at Booth #2016 in the Science & Technology Hall during the AHA meeting, being held November 14 – 18, 2009 in Orlando, Florida.

According to the AHA, an estimated 80 million American adults (one in three) have one or more types of cardiovascular diseases (CVDs).* Additionally, the World Health Organization (WHO) reports that CVDs are the number one cause of death globally, and more people die annually from CVDs than from any other cause.

“With urgent demand growing for cardiovascular related treatments, PAREXEL is focused on leveraging our global footprint and regulatory and clinical experts worldwide to bring cost and time efficiencies to the development of innovative new drugs and devices in this area,” said Mark A. Goldberg, M.D., Chief Operating Officer. “Biopharmaceutical companies developing cardiovascular treatments not only rely on PAREXEL’s ability to access diverse patient populations, navigate regulatory issues, and identify effective investigators but also to provide insightful strategic guidance in study design and execution.”

Over the past five years, PAREXEL has conducted hundreds of clinical trials for a broad range of cardiovascular and metabolic related indications, including acute coronary symptoms, coronary artery disease, peripheral arterial disease/thrombosis, pulmonary hypertension, venous disease, arrhythmia, diabetes, arterial hypertension, dyslipidemia/obesity, and heart failure. PAREXEL’s therapeutic area team, including cardiologists and endocrinologists who provide understanding of the underlying mechanisms and complex nature of diseases in this area, guide clinical development through every stage.

According to Thomas Shook, M.D., Vice President, Worldwide Medical Affairs, PAREXEL, “In the cardiology area in particular, compounds require extremely large international studies in the late phase to obtain results with meaningful statistical significance. Our global team of experts helps clients address this challenge by applying proven experience in conducting mega-trials, involving thousands of clinical sites and tens of thousands of patients, and the ability to centrally assess and adjudicate clinical end-points.”

PAREXEL’s Cardiology/Endocrinology Therapeutic Area Team offers expertise to help clients with every facet of clinical development, including protocol review, safety assessment, medical imaging, technology integration, regulatory affairs, and product lifecycle management. Comprehensive services provided by the team include the planning, design, and management of feasibility studies, Phase I – IV trials, and post-marketing studies as well as site selection, patient recruitment, data analysis, non-clinical evaluation, and IND/NDA submissions. PAREXEL leverages the experience and relationships its experts have with leading academic research centers and key opinion leaders in its ongoing collaborative efforts. PAREXEL applies a proven, therapeutically focused expertise methodology to clinical development programs across a broad range of areas. For more information about PAREXEL’s in-depth expertise in cardiology, as well as oncology, neurology, infectious disease, and a broad range of other therapeutic areas, visit: http://www.parexel.com/clinical_research/therapeutic_expertise.html.

Information about the AHA Scientific Sessions can be found at: http://scientificsessions.americanheart.org.

* Heart Disease and Stroke Statistics — 2009 Update, American Heart Association

About PAREXEL International

PAREXEL International Corporation is a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, providing a broad range of knowledge-based contract research, medical communications and consulting services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Committed to providing solutions that expedite time-to-market and peak-market penetration, PAREXEL has developed significant expertise across the development and commercialization continuum, from drug development and regulatory consulting to clinical pharmacology, clinical trials management, medical education and reimbursement. Perceptive Informatics, Inc., a subsidiary of PAREXEL, provides advanced technology solutions, including medical imaging, to facilitate the clinical development process. Headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts, PAREXEL operates in 70 locations throughout 52 countries around the world, and has more than 9,130 employees. For more information about PAREXEL International visit www.PAREXEL.com.

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