LONDON, March 5 /PRNewswire/ --

Chiltern, a leading global research organization, is proud to announce that it won 4 'Pharmas' at the PharmaTimes Clinical Researcher of the Year ceremony, including the coveted Clinical Department of the Year.

Chiltern received the following awards: Gold: Clinical Department of the Year - Chiltern International Gold: Anne Tebbatt in the Project Manager category Gold: Kara Tanabe in Clinical Research Associate category Silver: Donna Sexton in Clinical Research Associate category

"We are delighted that these four awards, at such a high profile and well recognized industry event, recognize Chiltern's strengths in both the Global Clinical Development and the Resourcing Solutions models," commented Linda Christmas, Executive Vice President Resourcing Solutions, who accepted the Clinical Department of the Year award for Chiltern. This award recognizes the best overall performance by a company combining all categories and is an outstanding achievement.

The PharmaTimes Clinical Researcher of the Year competition is designed to recognize and reward excellence in pharmaceutical clinical development across Europe. Unlike other awards, these measure individual competence in an exposed environment where finalists go through several preliminary rounds culminating in presentations to seasoned and senior industry managers.

In total Chiltern had four finalists in the individual categories all of whom started with Chiltern as trainees and most of whom have worked both in house and on assignments in sponsors' offices. This lays testament to the excellent training and opportunities offered by the company to its staff, both within the CRO and Resourcing Solutions service offerings.

About Chiltern:

Established in 1982, Chiltern is a leading global Contract Research Organization with extensive experience of running and staffing international Phase I to Phase IV clinical trials across a broad therapeutic range for a wide variety of clients. Chiltern employs more than 1200 people with 20 offices across the United States, Europe and in India. Chiltern provides services including Early Phase, Global Clinical Development, Late Phase, Biometrics, Medical and Regulatory Affairs and Resourcing Solutions.

For More Information Contact: Catherine Lemercier Richard Baptista Chiltern International, Inc. Chiltern International Ltd. 2111 Palomar Airport Road 171 Bath Road Suite 200 Slough Carlsbad Berkshire CA 92011 SL1 4AA USA UNITED KINGDOM Tel: +1-760-707-5025 Tel: +44(0)1753-512-000 Fax: +1-760-707-5022 Fax: +44(0)1753-511-116 Email: Email: Catherine.Lemercier@chiltern.com Richard.Baptista@chiltern.com Chiltern: Understanding

Web site: http://www.chiltern.com

Catherine Lemercier of Chiltern International, Inc., +1-760-707-5025, fax, +1-760-707-5022, Catherine.Lemercier@chiltern.com; or Richard Baptista of Chiltern International Ltd., +44(0)1753-512-000, fax, +44(0)1753-511-116, Richard.Baptista@chiltern.com