Aug 20, 2015

PIVOTAL upgrades SAS Statistical Software

Pivotal selected and rolled out SAS System as statistical software back in 2003 and since then this system was hosted, serviced, validated, maintained and continuously updated which has allowed Pivotal to build up a strong and solid internal expertise and reputation to service its clients throughout Europe, USA and elsewhere. SAS system is a standard in the Bio-Pharmaceutical Industry and one of the internationally validated statistical softwares accepted by major Health Authorities, including the FDA and EMA. As part of Pivotal continuous efforts to offer our clients the most first-in-class, updated and validated systems in this area, Pivotal´s Statistical and IT Teams have focused their efforts during the last 2 months on incorporating the latest updated server version 9.4 and integrating two new tools: SAS Clinical Data Integration and SAS Visual Analytics modules. After carrying out a wide range of validation and quality assurance procedures, the systems have now been released and incorporated within our functional systems.

Dr Jose Javier Garcia, VP, Biostatistics, Data Management and IT at Pivotal commented, "The team at Pivotal is very excited to be able to take advantage of the enhanced features of SAS new tools. By extracting information from any data repository, the SAS Clinical Data Integration module will allow us to ensure compliance with CDISC / ADAMS standards for our clients within our database structure. With the SAS Visual Analytics module we can produce interactive graphics reports and perform complex metrics in order to track clinical trials quality standards and/or the management of the Risk Based Monitoring methodology".

"We at Pivotal make a difference by constantly incorporating the latest operational advances in the clinical development of IMPs and Medical devices in order to offer our clients second-to-none services within the clinical trials value chain. We sincerely thank all of those who participated in making this a reality", added Dr Ibrahim Farr, Pivotal´s Chairman & CEO.