Bio-Imaging Technologies Appoints Peter S. Benton President of Phoenix Data Systems Division
NEWTOWN, PA, September 29, 2008 -- Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc. (“Bio-Imaging”) (NASDAQ: BITI)
today announced that it has appointed Peter S. Benton as President of its Phoenix Data Systems (“PDS”)
Division. PDS is a leading global clinical data services provider of electronic data capture (“EDC”) services
offering a comprehensive array of broadly interoperable eClinical data solutions to its pharmaceutical and
biotechnology customers. Mr. Benton will succeed Dr. William Claypool, who is leaving PDS to start a
pharmaceutical development consulting company, Pennmark Associates, LLC.
Mr. Benton has over twenty years of experience, within and beyond the pharmaceutical research industry,
across operations, management, strategic planning and mergers and acquisitions. Most recently, he was
chief operating officer of a publicly traded eClinical technology services company, where he was responsible
for overall operations including project management, applications development, quality control, customer
support and technology integration. Mr. Benton’s life sciences experience includes founding and operating
his own firm which provided consulting, advisory and investment services to early stage therapeutic, medical
device and technology companies. Previously, Mr. Benton was associated with Johnson and Johnson’s
Pharmaceutical business, where he served as vice president of central planning. Mr. Benton’s experience
includes general management experience at TRW, Inc.’s automotive sector and General Electric, where he
started his career in the manufacturing management program. Mr. Benton holds a BS in Mechanical
Engineering from Northeastern University and an MBA from The Wharton School, University of
Pennsylvania.
“Peter brings a wealth of general management and strategic corporate development experience to our
organization”, commented Mark Weinstein, President and CEO of Bio-Imaging. “We are very pleased to
welcome Peter to our senior management team and believe that Peter possesses the domain experience
and leadership skills necessary to strategically position the company in the rapidly growing eClinical market.”
“I am pleased to join PDS, which has an excellent reputation, an outstanding management team and is
strategically well positioned with a comprehensive suite of eClinical products and services”, stated Peter
Benton. “I look forward to continuing the leadership that Dr. Claypool has brought to the company and to
working closely with the PDS team to advance the organization during this very important time in its
development. The global EDC market is growing rapidly, and I believe PDS has an excellent platform to
support significant growth and expansion by helping its pharmaceutical and biotechnology customers
streamline the clinical research process and assist its clients in bringing drugs to market faster and more
safely.”
Bio-Imaging Technologies, Inc. is a healthcare contract service organization providing services that support
the product development process of the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. The
Company has specialized in assisting its clients in the design and management of the medical imaging
component of clinical trials since 1990. Bio-Imaging serves its clients on a global basis through its Core Labs
in Newtown, PA, and Leiden, The Netherlands, along with business offices in the United States, The
Netherlands, Germany and France. Phoenix Data Systems, Inc., a subsidiary of Bio-Imaging Technologies, is
a leading global clinical data services provider of electronic data capture (EDC) services and a comprehensive
array of broadly interoperable eClinical data solutions to the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries.
Phoenix Data Systems delivers full service EDC, a unique combination of electronic data capture, interactive
voice response, reporting, and data management solutions. Through its CapMed Personal Health
Management Suite, Bio-Imaging provides its Personal HealthKey™ technology, the Personal Health Record
(PHR) software, and CapMed Patient Portal allowing patients to better monitor and manage their health care
information. Additional information about Bio-Imaging is available at www.bioimaging.com.
