A few facts and figures

• The largest privately held Québec-owned organization specializing in research services for the international pharmaceutical industry.
• Established for over 10 years (since 1992).
• Four establishments: Headquarters and laboratory (Cité de la Biotech, Laval), existing clinic (16,000 ft.2 and 80 beds – 1575 Henri-Bourassa Blvd. West), medical screening center (6,000 ft.2 – 1100 Beaumont Ave.) and the new clinic (68,000 ft.2 and 240 beds – 1200 Beaumont Ave.).
• Employs close to 400 professionals, 21 of whom are physicians (including the new clinic in Montreal).
• Sales in 2005: Over $32 million.
• March 2001: First U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) inspection.
• Main clients: Canada, U.S., Europe (Germany, U.K., Spain, France), Australia and Croatia.
• Inspected and approved by the most important government control agencies, including Health Canada’s Therapeutic Products Directorate (TPD) and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA).
• Collaborates with an independent ethics committee that protects the study volunteers’ rights and makes sure that Algorithme Pharma respects the guidelines set by Health Canada and other international regulatory agencies.
• Conducts over 200 clinical studies per year.
• Recruits over 7,000 volunteer participants aged 18 and over (workers and students) per year (70% men – 30% women).
• Each volunteer participates in an average of 3 studies per year.
• Database of 33,000 volunteers since its founding.
• Received the Award of Innovation in the Entrepreneurship category at the 14th GALA of the ADRIQ (Industrial Research Association of Quebec).
• Winner of the 2004 SME Performance award, in the Exporting category, according to the financial journal Les Affaires.
• Winner of Canada’s 50 Best Managed Companies Program (Samson Bélair, Deloitte & Touche, CIBC, and the financial journal Les Affaires).

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