Kendle to Share Insights at Drug Information Association 45th Annu...( CINCINNATI June 17 /- Kendle (Nasdaq:...),Health

CINCINNATI, June 17 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Kendle (Nasdaq: KNDL), a leading, global full-service clinical research organization, today announced that several of its executives will present on important industry issues at the Drug Information Association (DIA) 45th Annual Meeting June 21-25, 2009, in San Diego, Calif. Kendle experts will address key topics in clinical development, including regulatory issues in portfolio management, pregnancy registries and risk management, and patient recruitment and retention for pregnancy registries.

Kendle Speakers

    Wednesday, June 24, 3:30-5 p.m., Room 14B
    Managing Development Portfolios in a Safety-Heightened Environment
    William K. Sietsema, PhD
    Vice President, U.S. Regulatory Consulting and Submissions

    Thursday, June 25, 8:30-10 a.m.
    Pregnancy Registries: Perspectives on a Unique Risk Management Tool
    Deborah Covington, DrPH, MS, Senior Director, Late Phase
    Laura F. McKain, MD, Medical Director, Registries and Epidemiology, Late
     Phase

    Poster Presentation
    Pregnancy Exposure Registries: Enhancing Recruitment and Retention
    Deborah Covington, DrPH, MS
    Senior Director, Late Phase

Kendle at Booth #439

Kendle experts will be available for on-site meetings and to discuss the Company's model for consistent quality execution of Phase I-IV clinical development programs and best practices in the development of strategic customer relationships.

In addition to Phase I-IV clinical development capabilities, the Kendle display also will highlight the Company's continued and recent success in delivering consistent quality and building effective site relationships as validated by independent third-party quantitative research. Kendle recently was named the highest-rated top-five
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