For Immediate Release

invivodata Launches Certified Service Providers Program for its Electronic Patient Diary System

More Than 1,500 Individuals Already Certified in over 20 Countries

PITTSBURGH, PA. July 08, 2003 invivodata®, inc., the industry leader in patient self-report solutions for clinical research, today launched its Certified Service Providers Program for clinical research organizations (CROs), site management organizations (SMOs), and individual study sites. This certification program enables study sites and CROs around the world to develop and hone their skills in helping patients deliver high-quality patient self-report data, helping to ensure study sponsors that their trials will be successfully executed.

Utilizing an invivodata certified partner gives study sponsors confidence that the team that is executing their study has experience with electronic diary systems and has demonstrated expertise in executing these important studies.

The CROs and SMOs play an important role in clinical research, especially in those studies that rely on valid patient self-report data,. commented Sara McKenzie, senior program manager at Sepracor. .invivodata knows that training these execution partners will ensure that our subjects are successful in delivering the data that we need. This certification program further increases our confidence that as our needs grow we will continue to realize the solid results we have come to expect from invivodata.

Electronic diaries are an effective way to capture patient self-report data,. said Vita Lanoce, M.S., director of operations at Radiant Research, Inc. We expect to see a shift away from paper diaries to this enhanced way of collecting those data. Electronic patient diaries are more efficient for the sites, easier for the patients and deliver better data to the sponsors. Radiant has worked successfully with invivodata in the past to execute studies using the invivodata patient self-report system, and we look forward to a continued partnership.

Early in the study start-up process, invivodata will provide study sponsors with a Certified Service Providers directory identifying sites and CROs that are trained and certified in the deployment of the invivodata electronic patient diary system. While invivodata can train any site and CRO that the sponsor chooses, sponsors will recognize the value of the training and experience of the Certified Service Providers. And, as invivodata has completed more than 60 clinical trials and certified more than 1,500 service provider staff, sponsors already have many service providers from which to choose.

Tapping a large and growing population of highly skilled service providers enables invivodata to expand their capacity to quickly meet the ever-increasing demand for the invivodata electronic patient diary system. One of invivodata.s partners, PPD Development, a leading global CRO, is a prime example of a certified provider with the experience and training of successfully applying this technology in clinical trials.

invivodata has always employed a comprehensive education program to train and certify site coordinators and monitors who are participating in clinical trials using our electronic patient diary system. We created this Certified Service Providers program to ensure that all those companies who have invested in getting certified receive the recognition they deserve for acquiring these new skills,. said invivodata President and CEO Doug Engfer.

There is a growing trend toward using electronic patient diaries in clinical trials and, consequently, an increasing demand for personnel to be certified on this technology. Seventy five percent of all clinical trials collect patient self-report information and more than 33 percent of those trials use diaries to collect those data. We are seeing an increased demand for electronic patient diaries. The challenges with self-reported patient data collected with paper diaries are well known,. commented John Farinacci, President of ResearchPoint, a full service CRO. .The electronic diary option expedites the delivery of high quality patient data. The key to this success is a combination of technology, training, and communication. ResearchPoints. technology enhanced CRO services together with invivodata.s science and technology has proven to be a value added proposition for our sponsors.

Service providers can take invivodata certification courses in the following areas: site monitoring, study monitoring, data management, or training. The program for trainers will vary according to the number of areas in which they want to be certified. Service providers who would like to learn more about this new program can visit invivodata.s Web site at www.invivodata.com or by calling Bob Young, vice president of business development at (412) 390-3014.

About invivodata, inc.

invivodata (www.invivodata.com) combines behavioral science, information technology, and clinical expertise to capture clinical trial data of the highest integrity directly from patients.  invivodata.s electronic diary solution delivers high quality patient self-reported data by driving patient compliance with the protocol and eliminating recall biases that plague self-report studies. The invivodata solution also provides real-time access to study data, giving researchers and sponsors visibility into study progress and improving trial efficiencies. The invivosystem has been used in more than 60 trials involving tens of thousands of patients. It has also collected more than 5,000,000 patient-initiated records, far more than any other electronic diary solution.  invivodata, inc. is a privately-held company with headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA and its primary development center in Scotts Valley, CA.