CHICAGO, IL -- (Marketwire) -- 06/20/11 -- Arbour Group, a leading provider of regulatory products and services for life sciences firms, announced today that it recently completed a software compliance project for Sorin Group based in Milan, Italy. Sorin Group embarked on the full validation of their BPCS enterprise software to accommodate new functionality and verification of change control processes. A comprehensive review of associated software compliance procedures was also performed. Sorin Group, a global leader in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases, places emphasis on complying with the demanding quality standards of the industry as well as continuously improving patient care.

Arbour Group utilized its proprietary BPCS Life Sciences Compliance Package to perform the validation. The BPCS Compliance Package consists of validation templates and pre-written tests scripts that result in significant cost savings through:

• Reduced time to develop validation documentation
• Reduced time for testing
• Streamlined integration into implementation processes

"Working with a leading pharmaceutical company such as Sorin Group reinforces our goal of continued international growth by helping companies comply with U.S. FDA and international regulatory standards," commented Archie O'Leary, Vice President, Sales for Arbour Group. "Our BPCS validation solution provides a reliable path to software compliance that is valued by companies worldwide who are seeking rapid international expansion."

About Arbour Group

Arbour Group LLC is a leading provider of regulatory products and services for pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology companies worldwide.

Arbour Group's regulatory products include packaged validation protocols that help clients ensure that key enterprise software solutions are functional and in compliance with applicable regulations to minimize business risk. Regulatory services are based on a results-oriented software testing process that not only assures compliance and functionality, but also responds competitively to the needs of customers by ensuring product quality and reliability.

The Arbour Advantage is the combination of offerings that are designed to help regulated companies harmonize compliance efforts across diverse business software systems, geographically dispersed facilities and complex regulatory environments.

Arbour Group has been lowering the cost of compliance since 1990 for over 200 multinational companies with a global presence including United States offices in California, Illinois, and New Jersey, along with facilities in Dublin, Ireland and Dubai, U.A.E.

For more information, contact Arbour Group at http://www.arbourgroup.com.

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