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FDA Expands 510(k) Clearance for MERIT’s Cloud-Based Imaging Management Platform, EXCELSIOR

MADISON, WI (November 15th, 2022) – MERIT CRO, Inc., a global endpoint service provider specializing in multiple therapeutic areas, announced today that its EXCELSIORTM imaging software has received expansion of its FDA 510(k) market clearance (K#220929). The expanded clearance includes new indications for use such as interpretation and evaluation of radiologic images (CT, MR and PET) in clinical trials. In 2013, EXCELSIOR received FDA 510(k) clearance as a class 2 medical device for managing ophthalmic clinical trial data.

 

“We are excited to bring EXCELSIOR’s latest imaging technologies for data standardization, analysis, and reading to new indications,” said Yijun Huang, Co-Founder and CEO of MERIT. “This new expansion furthers our efforts to be ‘your clinical trial endpoint expert.’”

 

Nathan Diers, VP of Product Development at MERIT, said “EXCELSIOR is a cloud-based software platform that offers end-to-end workflow management for managing the clinical data and images in clinical trials. This expansion of our 510(k) clearance shows our commitment to developing new capabilities for EXCELSIOR while maintaining the highest regulatory standards.”

ABOUT MERIT

MERIT is an innovative, global clinical trial endpoint services provider working in a variety of therapeutic areas, including ophthalmology, respiratory, oncology, cardiac safety, dermatology, and neurology. We partner with CROs as well as pharmaceutical and biotech companies to deliver reliable endpoint services in multi-regional clinical trials. Together our work advances and accelerates the improvement of therapeutic options for patients worldwide.

 

MERIT’s EXCELSIOR technology platform increases accuracy and efficiency by providing a suite of advanced endpoint analysis tools designed based on our extensive collaboration with biopharma companies.