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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
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Form 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Date of Report: July 2, 1996
(Date of earliest event reported)
COLLABORATIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH, INC.
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(Exact name of Registrant as specified in its charter)
Ohio 000-20699 34-1685364
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(State or other jurisdiction (Commission File No.) (I.R.S. Employer of
incorporation) Number) Identification Number)
20600 Chagrin Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44122
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(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (216) 491-9930
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934,
the Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned thereunto duly authorized.
COLLABORATIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH, INC.
By: /s/ Terry C. Black
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Terry C. Black,
Vice President of Finance, Chief
Financial Officer, Treasurer and
Assistant Secretary
Date: July 2, 1996
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Exhibit Index Appears on Page 3
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Item 5. Other Events
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On June 28, 1996, Collaborative Clinical Research, Inc. and Integrated
Systems Solutions Corporation, a wholly-owned subsidiary of IBM Corporation,
signed an exclusive ten-year technology alliance agreement to develop and market
an electronic data collection and project management system for use in clinical
trials.
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EXHIBITS
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on July 2, 1996
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COLLABORATIVE CLINICAL RESEARCH AND IBM SUBSIDIARY SIGN EXCLUSIVE
ALLIANCE FOR ELECTRONIC DATA COLLECTION SYSTEM
CLEVELAND, July 2 /PRNewswire/ -- Collaborative Clinical Research,
Inc., (Nasdaq-NNM: CCLR) and Integrated Systems Solutions Corporation (ISSC), a
wholly-owned subsidiary of IBM, announced the signing of an exclusive 10-year
technology alliance to develop and market an electronic data collection and
project management system for use in clinical trials. The system is intended to
improve the accuracy, speed and cost-effectiveness of data collection and
evaluation for interventional clinical trials and can also be applied to
expedite noninterventional health care data collection including outcomes
assessment, pharmacoeconomics and disease management initiatives. The agreement
was signed on Friday, June 28, 1996.
ISSC provides business and information systems consulting, outsourcing,
systems integration, client/server technology, application development and
maintenance, desktop network design and management, and business recovery
services. ISSC is headquartered in Somers, N.Y. Visit the ISSC home page at
www.issc.ibm.com.
Collaborative Clinical Research, Inc. manages a network composed of
over 400 affiliated clinical research sites providing access to over 3,000
principal investigators in the United States, Canada and the United Kingdom. In
addition, through a recent acquisition, the Company operates three research
facilities, conducts Phase I through Phase IV clinical research and provides
clinical reference laboratory and Institutional Review Board services.
Collaborative Clinical Research has provided site selection and trial management
services for 183 clinical trials in a variety of therapeutic areas involving
over 10,000 patients and 79 sponsors.
CONTACT: Jeffrey A. Green, Pharm.D., FCP
President and Chief Executive Officer
Collaborative Clinical Research, Inc.
(216)491-9930
Ken Neal
Integrated Systems Solutions Corporation
(914)766-4494
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