PAREXEL International Expert to Address Global Clinical Development and Regulatory Meeting Best Practices at DIA China Annual Meeting

BOSTON, May 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL), a leading global biopharmaceutical services provider, announced today that Alberto Grignolo, Ph.D., Corporate Vice President, Global Strategy and Services at PAREXEL Consulting, will chair a session entitled “Global Clinical Development and Best Regulatory Meeting Practices in the United States, European Union, Japan and China” on May 19, 2010 at the 2nd DIA China Annual Meeting. The meeting will be held March 16 - 19, 2010 in Beijing, China.

Dr. Grignolo will be available at PAREXEL’s booths #118 and #119 in the exhibit hall during the meeting to discuss the importance of designing sound global product and portfolio strategies, including which products to focus on in various geographies and the optimal regulatory and clinical pathways to follow. Attendees at the conference can meet with Dr. Grignolo and other PAREXEL experts to discuss how biopharmaceutical companies can design and execute global clinical development programs that include Asia, and particularly multi-national trials in the Asia/Pacific region.

For more information about PAREXEL’s capabilities in Asia and other emerging regions, and to access the white paper entitled “Country-by-country insights into the key challenges and opportunities for development in the Asia/Pacific region” visit http://www.PAREXEL.com/emerging-regions.html.

More information about the 2nd DIA China Annual Meeting can be found at http://www.diahome.org.

About PAREXEL International

PAREXEL International Corporation is a leading global biopharmaceutical services organization, providing a broad range of knowledge-based contract research, medical communications and consulting services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Committed to providing solutions that expedite time-to-market and peak-market penetration, PAREXEL has developed significant expertise across the development and commercialization continuum, from drug development and regulatory consulting to clinical pharmacology, clinical trials management, medical education and reimbursement. Perceptive Informatics, Inc., a subsidiary of PAREXEL, provides advanced technology solutions, including medical imaging, to facilitate the clinical development process. Headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts, PAREXEL operates in 71 locations throughout 54 countries around the world, and has approximately 9,500 employees. For more information about PAREXEL International visit www.PAREXEL.com.

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