Contacts: David Lown, General Manager
(212) 583-0250 ext. 2111 dlown@mcra.com

Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers, LLC Announces Signing of its 100th Client

Washington, DC – February 19, 2009: Musculoskeletal Clinical Regulatory Advisers, LLC (MCRA), the leading musculoskeletal consulting firm focused on regulatory, clinical, intellectual property, quality assurance and reimbursement strategy development, announced today the signing of its 100th client.

"We are very pleased to have reached this important milestone in the five-year history of our firm. Our achievements to date are directly attributed to our best-in-class team and the trust our clientele places in MCRA to provide services that meet their timing and project demands," said David Lown, General Manager of MCRA.

MCRA was founded in 2004 to enhance the value of its clients by managing clinical research and regulatory functions through the complex and difficult pathways of the US regulatory approval processes.  Since that time, MCRA’s proprietary service offerings now include international regulatory and clinical, intellectual property, corporate and surgeon compliance, quality assurance, and reimbursement services in order to better address the entire process of technology commercialization.  Today, MCRA has approximately 40 industry and domain experts servicing its clients on hundreds of projects throughout the world.

"Our business model is centered on focused musculoskeletal expertise. This creates uniquely valuable, time-saving opportunities for large and emerging companies alike. What separates MCRA from other firms, is our ability to offer our know-how from multiple disciplines to the entire industry in an integrated manner, which achieves significant results on a given project,” said Glenn Stiegman, Vice President, Regulatory Affairs.

In anticipation of further growth of activities and services, MCRA has expanded to a third office location in close proximity to Hartford, Connecticut, with specific plans to further expand its reimbursement capabilities and other services. This is in addition to MCRA’s Washington, DC and New York, New York offices. 

 “Today’s uncertain economy is challenging for everyone. We feel privileged to continue working with the industry’s best and brightest to bring their unique technologies to market.  We are grateful for the growth in our clientele and remain committed to offering first-in-class services in an integrated and uniquely-proprietary manner,” added Lown.

For further information please contact David Lown, (212) 583-0250

About MCRA, LLC
MCRA was founded in 2004 and is the leading neuro-musculoskeletal consulting firm assisting companies at all stages of development, whether they are single-product companies or companies with several thousand technologies. MCRA provides “first-in-class” service to its clients through its superior knowledge base, global surgeon relationships and deeply experienced management team. The true value of MCRA is the integration of five business value creators—regulatory, reimbursement, clinical, intellectual property and quality assurance. MCRA’s integration of these key value creating initiatives, as well as its focused specialization, creates unparalleled expertise to its clientele.