Harris Corporation Awarded $43 Million Follow-on Contract by National Cancer Institute’s Center for Cancer Research
November 07 2016 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
Highlights:
- Award reflects Harris' successful
delivery of clinical data management for over three decades
- Previous performance enabled
substantial increase in deliverables within existing funding
- Sustained innovation has improved data
accuracy and increased operational efficiencies
Harris Corporation (NYSE:HRS) has been awarded a 5-year,
$43 million follow-on contract by the National Cancer
Institute's Center for Cancer Research, continuing a legacy of
providing comprehensive clinical data management for the
Institute's intramural clinical trials program. The contract, which
includes one base year and four one-year options, was awarded
during the first quarter of Harris’ fiscal 2017.
Harris will continue to provide the expertise that drove
increased data volume capacity and upheld high data quality within
funding expectations under past contracts. This includes clinical
data management, quality assurance and control, clinical audit and
monitoring clinical trials for safety and compliance as well as
research databases and systems enhancement.
"The Harris team has consistently delivered increased data
accuracy and improved program efficiencies for the National Cancer
Institute for nearly 35 years," said Carl D’Alessandro, president,
Harris Critical Networks. "Harris will build on this long legacy of
innovation to deliver accurate and timely clinical data management
support in full compliance with federal regulations."
About Harris Corporation
Harris Corporation is a leading technology innovator, solving
customers’ toughest mission-critical challenges by providing
solutions that connect, inform and protect. Harris supports
customers in more than 100 countries and has approximately $7.5
billion in annual revenue and 21,000 employees worldwide. The
company is organized into four business segments: Communication
Systems, Space and Intelligence Systems, Electronic Systems and
Critical Networks. Learn more at harris.com.
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