Latest Business and People News
Updated employee announcements, business news, awards, and recognition in the industry today.
People News
PAREXEL, an provider of biopharmaceutical services, announced the appointment of Greg Rush as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer and Michele Fournier as Senior Vice President and Chief Human Resources Officer.
uMotif, a company that provides a data capture platform for research, is pleased to announce the appointment of Andrew McDonagh as Chief Technology Officer.
Certara, a drug development consultancy, announced that it has appointed Mark Holbrook, PhD, to the newly-created position of Vice President of Quantitative Systems Toxicology and Safety.
ZRG Partners, a global executive search firm, announced that Alex Bennett has joined as a Managing Director and Chief Growth Officer.
Saama Technologies, Inc., a data analytics company, announced the addition of six new members to its Clinical Board of Advisors. The new members include Opinder Bawa,Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Stephen Cunningham, M.D., President, SRC Pharma Consult, John J. Fox,Vice President, Global Payroll, Johnson & Johnson and Vice President of Information Technology, Pharmaceuticals Group, Scot Harper, Ph.D., President, SLH Group, LLC, Jay Kaminski, Chief Operating Officer, Celularity, and Jonathan Zung, Ph.D., President, Clintrax.
Business News
Veeva Systems announced that more than 65 medical devices and diagnostics companies are adopting Veeva Vault applications to streamline content and data management in clinical, quality, and commercial.
Recognition
Greenphire, a provider of financial software for clinical trials, announced that it has been named to the 2018 Inc. 5000 list, an honor it has now earned six years in a row which highlights the most successful companies within the American economy’s most dynamic segment.
Rho, a full-service CRO, announced that the Triangle Business Journal has ranked the company as the number one extra-large company.
Improving Relationships and Diversifying the Site Selection Process
April 17th 2025In this episode of the Applied Clinical Trials Podcast, Liz Beatty, co-founder and chief strategy officer, Inato, discusses a number of topics around site engagement including community-based sites, the role of technology in improving site/sponsor relationships, how increased operational costs are impacting the industry, and more.
Behind the Buzz: Why Clinical Research Leaders Flock to SCOPE Summit
February 7th 2025In this episode, we meet with Micah Lieberman, Executive Conference Director for SCOPE Summit (Summit for Clinical Ops Executives) at Cambridge Innovation Institute. We will dive deep into the critical role of collaboration within the clinical research ecosystem. How do we bring together diverse stakeholders—sponsors, CROs, clinical trial tech innovators, suppliers, patients, sites, advocacy organizations, investors, and non-profits—to share best practices in trial design, program planning, innovation, and clinical operations? We’ll explore why it’s vital for thought leaders to step beyond their own organizations and learn from others, exchanging ideas that drive advancements in clinical research. Additionally, we’ll discuss the pivotal role of scientific conferences like SCOPE Summit in fostering these essential connections and collaborations, helping shape the future of clinical trials. Join us as we uncover how collective wisdom and cross-industry partnerships are transforming the landscape of clinical research.
Landmark Phase III Trial Shows Keytruda Significantly Improves Event-Free Survival in LA-HNSCC
April 28th 2025Interim KEYNOTE-689 trial data show that perioperative Keytruda significantly lowers the risk of disease progression or recurrence in resectable, locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, marking the first major clinical advance for this patient population in more than two decades.
