DEVON HEALTH AND MEDX PARTNER TO FORM PREMIER CLINICAL TRIALS ORGANIZATION, ANTEAN

King of Prussia, PA— November 2, 2005— Devon Health Services, Inc., the Northeast’s most extensive Preferred Provider Organization (PPO) and National Healthcare Cost Management company, and MedX, a company dedicated to providing intelligent hiring solutions, announced a strategic alliance agreement creating a new clinical trials subsidiary, Antean.

Clinical trials are mandatory when introducing innovative technologies and keeping the public safe. Certain clinical trials can be cumbersome for physicians and pharmaceutical companies without the proper information, staffing, and resources.

“Devon Health has been interested in the clinical research industry for several years,” says Barbara Grundy Evans, Vice President for Devon Health. “When researching the clinical trials space, we recognized the need for a company that could act as a single source to help more physicians be accessible for clinical trials and provide services to help them conduct those trials more effectively. This is Antean’s goal.”

Devon Health and MedX integrated resources to create the industry’s largest and most comprehensive database of current and potential clinical investigators, and provide the support services and tools to make clinical trials successful, efficient, and compliant with regulations. These resources formed Antean.

“Antean is the clinical research support company that is dedicated to removing barriers that arise before and during clinical trials,” says David Weitz, President of Antean. “With the combined expertise and industry experience that Devon Health and MedX have at their disposal, we are confident that Antean will be successful.”

Antean is able to meet the needs of both physicians and pharmaceutical companies. “Antean can not only provide pharmaceutical companies access to specialty physicians and a broad potential patient base for clinical trials, but also offer physicians a way to increase their profit margin,” says James Stewart, Executive Vice President of MedX. “I believe there is a real need for a company like Antean and that we'll make an enormous impact on the clinical trials industry.”

Background on Devon Health Services, Inc.

Devon Health Services, Inc. is a National Healthcare Cost Management company founded by John A. Bennett, M.D., an emergency room physician, in 1991. Since its inception, Devon Health has been committed to providing affordable healthcare solutions designed to lower costs. Devon Health offers a suite of products to complete healthcare benefit packages, including a National Preferred Provider (PPO) Network, Claims Negotiation, Pharmacy Benefit Management, medical quality decision support tools, and Customary, Secondary, Workers’ Compensation, and Motor Vehicle Networks. Devon Health is headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania.

Background on MedX

MedX is a wholly owned subsidiary of Kopos Baker, Inc. (www.koposbaker.com ), with the primary business objective to provide intelligent hiring solutions for our customers. MedX serves the Health and Life Sciences industry. MedX has offices internationally to recruit clinical professionals from the Philippines, added a military recruitment division, and divided the organization into multiple teams and disciplines covering everything from executive recruitment to pharmacy staffing. MedX is among the largest TROs (Talent Resource Organization) in the United States, headquartered in Plymouth Meeting, Pennsylvania with offices located internationally.

Background on Antean

Antean is a clinical research support company dedicated to removing barriers that arise before and during clinical trials. Antean has the ability to provide trained clinical research coordinators and administrative staff to support and enhance the clinical trial workflow process, ensuring the medical and regulatory success of the site. Antean also offers services and tools that will ensure the financial success of investigators and their sites. Antean, headquartered in King of Prussia, Pennsylvania, is a subsidiary of Devon Health Services, Inc. and MedX. For more information please visit www.antean.com.