Pharma Compliance Blog Selected For Top Legal and Regulatory Blogger Award

Online, June 16, 2011 (Newswire.com) - Compliance Implementation Services (CIS), a leading pharmaceutical compliance consulting firm, announced today that its Pharma Compliance Blog has been recognized as one of Pharma IQ's Top Legal & Regulatory Blogs of 2011.

CIS' Pharma Compliance Blog is a resource for Clinical, Manufacturing, Commercial and Government Programs professionals to receive information and commentary from CIS' thought leaders. It was one of the top ten blogs chosen from among 400 blog sites by Pharma IQ, a leading online community for pharmaceutical and biotech professionals across the globe.

"We are honored that CIS' Pharma Compliance Blog is being recognized as one of the leading industry online resources," said Jamie L. Ghen, Esquire, Director of Compliance, Ethics and Legal Affairs and Pharma Compliance Blog Editor at CIS. "I'm very pleased to know that CIS' thought leadership reaches national and international audiences, as CIS considers itself a global leader providing breaking industry news and on-going legal and regulatory guidance amongst a broad range of information available to the pharma industry."

Ms. Ghen is responsible for managing the content of CIS' Blog which includes CIS employee Blog submissions, and is committed to maintaining the Blog's highest quality standards to demonstrate CIS' broad and in-depth knowledge. She has significant experience ensuring company compliance program development, implementation and adherence to legal and regulatory requirements in areas such as clinical, medical affairs, commercial, government programs and sales and marketing.

According to Sumit Dutta, Marketing Manager at Pharma IQ, "It's a slick looking blog that combines useful compliance insights with RSS feeds skimming the best news into manageable categories and a conversation monitor picking up everything that's hot in the areas of regulatory compliance. "We see the Pharma IQ Top Legal & Regulatory Blogs of 2011 as being part of an ongoing series that identifies bloggers and industry thought leaders who are doing the most to drive the social media agenda within the global business."

About CIS
Compliance Implementation Services (CIS) is a consulting firm specializing in compliance strategies for the pharmaceutical industry, from Global Clinical Research and Development, through Manufacturing, U.S. Commercial Compliance, and Government Programs. Founded in 2004, CIS provides its clients with a deep understanding of industry laws and regulations, innovative and practical applications, and custom solutions to establish a "Culture of Compliance" that is both meaningful and sustainable.

CIS experts identify, assess and prioritize an organization's exposure to compliance risks, subsequently developing and implementing risk evaluation and mitigation techniques to ensure adherence to legal and regulatory requirements.

About Pharma IQ
Pharma IQ, a division of IQPC, is an international online community focusing on providing pharmaceutical professionals with knowledge, information and articles. Pharma IQ is dedicated to creating a learning environment for sharing ideas, best practices and solutions within the pharmaceutical community.

Through Pharma IQ, visitors will be able to access pharmaceutical information resources such as presentations and podcasts, as well as events such as webinars, seminars and conferences.