Business and People June 2014
Industry news focusing on the people and organizations who work in the clinical trials profession.
People
Medical Research Network (Buckinghamshire, UK) announced the hire of three more healthcare professionals. Sheetal Kumar joined as a Research Nurse Manager; Laurie James joined as a Project Manager; and Helen Marks, PhD, joined the Vendor & Contracts Management Team.
Packaging Coordinators, Inc. (PCI) (Philadelphia, PA) announced the addition of Tim Brown to its Global Clinical Services staff, assuming the role of Director of Project Management for North American Operations.
Biotec Services International (Bridgend, UK) announced the appointment of Ashley Cooper—Founder and Chief Executive Officer of TES Aviation Group—to its Board of Directors.
Celerion (Lincoln, NE) announced the expansion of a formal business presence in Singapore. Heading up the new operations in Singapore is Chew Lan Chong, MBBS, MCRS, MSc, as Executive Director, Medical Research.
Certara (St. Louis, MO) announced Edmundo Muniz, MD, PhD, MS, has been appointed its new Chief Executive Officer.
CSSi (Glen Burnie, MD) announced the formation of the company’s Medical and Clinical Advisory Board, and the appointment of Ronald M. Bukowski, MD, as its chairman.
CTI Clinical Trial and Consulting Services (Cincinnati, OH) announced Joseph M. McCafferty has been promoted to Vice President, Sales North America, leading the sales team as it continues to grow and expand to geographies across the globe.
Clinipace Worldwide (Morrisville, NC) announced the addition of Roger Morgan, MD, FACS, as Executive Vice President, Global Medical Affairs.
Awards
Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD) (Wilmington, NC) announced that it has been selected as one of the most innovative organizations using information technology to create business value by CIO magazine’s 27th annual CIO 100 Awards.
Including Women of Childbearing Age in Clinical Research
March 26th 2024In recognition of International Women's Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and Marie Teil, Global Head of UCB’s Women of Childbearing Age Program. They speak about the specific challenges women with chronic illnesses face when accessing appropriate treatment and participating in clinical trials, UCB's Women of Childbearing Age Program and it’s most successful strategies, and much more.
Using Patient Reported Outcomes in Dermatology Trials
April 25th 2024In part 3 of this video interview with ACT editor Andy Studna, Melissa Mooney, director, eCOA sales engineering, IQVIA sheds light on the unique challenges of dermatology trials and how clinical outcome assessments can be implemented in them.
Improving Engagement While Maintaining Data Integrity & Validity
March 19th 2024In recognition of Women's Health Month, we're featuring this recent talk between Associate Editor Miranda Schmalfuhs and uMotif's Chief Product Officer, Julia Lakeland, discuss new technologies improving patient engagement and reducing the emotional and logistical burdens of participation, ethical considerations that should be addressed when implementing those technologies, while ensuring patient privacy, and much more.
