CHICAGO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 3, 2012-- Huron Consulting Group (NASDAQ: HURN), a leading provider of business consulting services, today announced that the Company’s Click^® Portal software has been selected as a University Business 2012 Readers’ Choice Top Product. The Click software streamlines and improves research business processes, including those associated with grants administration, regulatory compliance, and clinical trials.

“We are thrilled to receive this important award,” said Peter Eschenbach, managing director and Technology solutions leader, Huron Education. “For more than a decade, Click software has been helping clients manage and improve the business of research. The ‘Top Product’ recognition from University Business and the education community at large indicates that we are helping our clients apply technology solutions to address complicated research administration processes.”

The first annual University Business Readers’ Choice Top Products award recognizes products that have made a positive impact at colleges and universities this year. The products were selected by the editors of University Business from nominations submitted by the readership of the magazine, and were based on both the quantity of nominations and the quality of reader nominations. The complete list of products is available online and in the December issue of University Business magazine.

“This acknowledgment is a tribute both to our people, who have helped us build a culture founded on results, and to our clients, who continually challenge us to raise the bar in product development and delivery,” said Nick Stier, managing director, Huron Education. “Working with great clients who are focused on research helps us remember that the ultimate goal is helping them speed delivery of results that benefit society.”

Leading research institutions use Huron’s Click Portal platform to improve a wide range of administrative and compliance processes, including those associated with Institutional Review Board (IRB), Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee (IACUC), Institutional Biosafety Committee (IBC), Conflict of Interest, Grants, and Clinical Trials.

About Click, a Huron Solution

Huron's Click^® Portal software has been developed to meet the needs of leading academic medical centers and research institutions throughout North America. Click solutions are deployed by consulting experts from Huron Education working in conjunction with local client teams. Configurable applications for grants administration, research compliance, and clinical trials efficiently manage the business of research by combining information technology with industry best practices. Huron Education’s professionals have worked with more than 90 of the top 100 research universities in the U.S. More information can be found at www.clickcommerce.com or follow us on Twitter: @Huron.

About Huron Consulting Group

Huron Consulting Group helps clients in diverse industries improve performance, comply with complex regulations, reduce costs, recover from distress, leverage technology and stimulate growth. The Company teams with its clients to deliver sustainable and measurable results. Huron provides services to a wide variety of both financially sound and distressed organizations, including healthcare organizations, Fortune 500 companies, leading academic institutions, medium-sized businesses and the law firms that represent these various organizations. Learn more at www.huronconsultinggroup.com.

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