ANN ARBOR, Michigan – Altarum Institute President and CEO Lincoln Smith announced today that Altarum has purchased Rockville, Maryland-based KAI Research, Inc. (KAI). KAI will become a for-profit, wholly-owned subsidiary and will continue to operate from its current headquarters in Maryland.

“One of Altarum’s core research thrusts is health care innovation and innovative care delivery. Purchasing KAI will add a completely new dimension to our effort,” said Smith in making the announcement of the acquisition. “KAI’s support of clinical research and science-based innovation in health care provides critical new technical capabilities and market presence for Altarum. With the addition of KAI, we have a major opportunity to strengthen clinical research and to enhance the application of research-based knowledge for the most effective and safe health care practice.”

KAI was founded in 1986. The company employs approximately 70 employees and generated more than $10 million in revenue in 2008. KAI provides innovative, cost-effective and practical support to the pharmaceutical and biotech industry, academic institutions and the National Institutes of Health (NIH). It currently supports pharmaco-vigilance activities for over 90 marketed drugs and is providing safety surveillance for dozens of ongoing clinical trials. In addition, KAI’s clinical research and information technology (IT) capabilities support potential preventive, diagnostic and therapeutic measures in health care practice.

“We are excited about becoming a part of Altarum – it is the logical next step for KAI. There are great synergies between the two organizations that will enable us to make an even greater contribution to improving health care,” commented both Selma Kunitz, President of KAI and Rene Kozloff, Executive Vice President of KAI. “By integrating our clinical research expertise with Altarum’s research and consulting model, we will be in an even better position to provide our clients with a new range of capabilities.”

ANN ARBOR, Michigan (June 16, 2008) – Altarum Institute President and CEO Lincoln Smith announced today that Dr. Marvin H. McKinney has been appointed for a three year term to the Institute’s Board of Trustees.

Dr. McKinney is a visiting research fellow at the Frank Porter Graham Child Development Institute at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill. He also serves as senior consultant to the Family Research Initiative at Michigan State University.

“Marvin brings a powerful voice and perspective to the Board,” said Smith in announcing the appointment. “His experience in early childhood development and the social determinants that shape the health status of our children combined with his first-hand knowledge of the philanthropic community will be invaluable as we explore new research areas and funding vehicles to improve our nation’s health care system.”

Prior to his work at the University of North Carolina, Dr. McKinney was the program director for youth and education programs at the W.K. Kellogg Foundation in Battle Creek, Michigan. He has also served as associate director/community scholar in residence for the Institute for Children, Youth, and Families at Michigan State University where he conducted ethnographic research in the areas of pervasive poverty and conducted an in-depth study of the delivery of early childhood education programs. Earlier in his career, McKinney was a program officer at the C.S. Mott Foundation and a state coordinator for early childhood education with the Michigan Department of Education.

Dr. McKinney received his Ph.D. from the University of Michigan and completed a Bush Foundation post-doctorate fellowship in child development and public policy at the University of North Carolina.

Altarum Institute (www.altarum.org) is a nonprofit health systems research institute that helps clients research and apply health systems solutions to improve our nation’s health. Altarum employs more than 235 individuals and is headquartered in Ann Arbor, Michigan with additional offices in the Washington, DC area; San Antonio, Texas; and Portland, Maine.