Web Design For A Clinical Study Portal

LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT US:

We are a software developer operating in the Pharmaceutical and Biotech Industry. Our clients expect professional quality in a no-nonsense environment.

HERE IS WHAT WE NEED:

We need a Webdesign for creating Clinical Study Portals (CSPs). These CSPs will be used by people participating in Clinical Studies or Trials. The CSP will be a platform which will contain all different sorts of information, like study documents, training information, Blog, Forum, participant profiles, etc.

So the design for the CSP should enable people to easily find the information they are looking for, without any distraction. It should have a high level of Usability.

OUR TARGET AUDIENCE IS:

Typical users of this Portal will be employees of Pharmaceutical companies, Investigators (e.g. physicians working in hospitals) and patients (e.g. persons participating in a clinical study).

WE LIKE THESE DESIGNS:

No presets. We like a clean design, with a sufficient level of flexibility to adjust the content to our requirements.

WE ABSOLUTELY MUST HAVE (or we don't want to see) THIS IN OUR DESIGN:

As we envision, but feel free to shoot, Tabs will be used to group related sets of information, like a Tab containing all relevant Study Documentation. Number of Tabs, and information on a Tabbed page will be different for different groups of users (patient vs. study personnel). So again, the design needs to allow to display information in a flexible format. This also implies that any graphics need to be scalable.

We have created a Functional Design example for the Home page (see Attachment). A more detailed description for each of the four page in in the enclosed PDF file.

We want to point out that Usability is extremely important, so the Design:

- should be intuitive to use.

- should be designed with its intended users in mind.