Mesa Science Associates and KCRN Research Announce a Strategic Collaboration

February 6, 2015

The two companies are in the early planning stages of pursuing shared business development opportunities that can deliver synergistic advantages to their respective customers.

Mesa Science Associates Inc., a leading provider of pharmaceutical development support services including formulation development, delivery system selection, and pre-clinical and clinical activities, has agreed to collaborate with KCRN Research, a global early phase drug development CRO. Under this collaboration both companies agree to support each other on a project by project basis to provide their customer bases with expanded expertise.

The two companies are in the early planning stages of pursuing shared business development opportunities that can deliver synergistic advantages to their respective customers. “This collaboration will help us provide new opportunities to our customers to expedite their drug development activities in a manner that is cost effective without sacrificing data quality or integrity in countries where previously they may have felt were out of their reach,” said Michael Mesa, President of Mesa Science Associates.

“Our clinical and regulatory expertise and experience, especially in Asia, will add a new dimension to Mesa Science Associates capabilities, and we look forward to leveraging that expertise and experience for the success of their customers,” said KCRN Managing Director & Founder, Hugh Lee. “This collaboration will also benefit KCRN Research’s customers as we now have access to Mesa Science Associates’ expertise in pharmaceutical product formulation, drug delivery and pre-clinical activities.”

About Mesa Science Associates

Mesa Science Associates Inc. (MSA) is located in Frederick MD, where its principals and associates offer a unique blend of highly specialized experiences and skills that in their aggregate are not available elsewhere. The MSA team has extensive experience in formulation development, drug delivery systems for civilian and/or military use, pre-clinical activities in support of IND applications, and the management of clinical trial programs.

More information about Mesa Science Associates is available online at https://mesa01.wpenginepowered.com. For further information please contact Michael Mesa at 301-360-3544 or michael.mesa(at)mesascience(dot)com

About KCRN Research

KCRN Research is a contract research organization (CRO) located in Germantown MD that is committed to providing clinical and regulatory services that are specifically constructed to meet the needs of their customers. KCRN Research is focused on addressing the need for an efficient and cost-effective path to early phase drug development. Since 2012 KCRN Research has been working with pharmaceutical companies in the United States, Asia and Europe.

More information about KCRN Research is available online at http://www.kcrnresearch.com.