Encorium Named as Finalist for the Second Annual Vaccine Industry Excell...( WAYNE Pa. April 27 FirstCall/ -- Enc...)

WAYNE, Pa., April 27 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Encorium Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: ENCO), a full-service multinational contract research organization (CRO) that provides design, development, and management capabilities for clinical trials and patient registries to many of the world's leading pharmaceutical companies, today announced that the Company was nominated for the Second Annual Vaccine Industry Excellence Award for Best Contract Research Organisation. Encorium was one of only seven leading CROs to be shortlisted for the award.

Dr. David Ginsberg, Encorium Group's Chief Executive Officer, stated, "We are thrilled and delighted to receive this significant recognition. It is an undisputable sign that our systematic pursuit of high quality in all aspects of our work is succeeding. I would like to express my gratitude to our outstanding teams, who have made this possible. Our sponsors can also rest assured that we will continue to focus on excellence in our operations."

Dr. Kai E. Lindevall, Executive Chairman of Encorium Group, stated, "It has been our explicit strategy to become one of the leading players in the field of prophylactic and therapeutic vaccines. This recognition of our achievements gives us confidence that it has been the right strategy. We will continue to further strengthen our capabilities in this field, as we strive to become the leading vaccine CRO globally."

In addition to Encorium, other companies shortlisted for the award include Quintiles, PPD, Icon Clinical Research, Covance, Accelovance and SNBL.

About Encorium Group, Inc.

Encorium Group, Inc. is a global clinical research organization specializing in the design and management of complex clinical trials and Patient Registries for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industr
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