BOSTON, Oct. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- PAREXEL International Corporation , a leading global bio/pharmaceutical services organization, today announced that musculoskeletal expert Dr. Sarah Warner has joined the Perceptive Informatics Medical Imaging Services Group as Associate Medical Director.
“Our clients depend on Perceptive’s therapeutic area expertise, clinical knowledge and advanced medical imaging techniques to help detect evidence of efficacy while improving the speed and efficiency of their clinical development programs,” said Todd Joron, Corporate Vice President and General Manager of PAREXEL’s Perceptive Informatics Division. “The musculoskeletal/bone therapeutic area relies heavily on medical imaging to advance the research of new treatments. Dr. Warner’s appointment further strengthens our commitment to this area.”
Before joining PAREXEL, Dr. Warner held the position of Senior Research Fellow of Orthopedics and Sports Medicine at the University of Washington, and was formerly a Research Fellow at the University of Utah Graduate School. Dr. Warner has conducted dual energy x-ray absorptiometry (DXA) acquisition, analysis and reporting for the National Institutes of Health and University of Connecticut Health Center. Dr. Warner holds a Ph.D. from the University of Utah, an M.A. from the University of Connecticut, and received her license and certifications in clinical densitometry and radiology. She has won several grants in women’s health and received a doctoral research fellowship from the National Aeronautics & Space Administration (NASA). Dr. Warner has authored numerous papers and given presentations addressing bone loss and density, osteoporosis, sports medicine and women’s health issues. She is a long-standing member of the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research.
Dr. Warner joins Perceptive’s team of therapeutic and medical imaging experts that provides sponsors with a range of capabilities in the application of imaging techniques, used from early development through peri-approval studies. Perceptive Informatics Medical Imaging Services Group has expertise in multiple therapeutic areas, as well as significant experience in the use of novel modalities such as FDG-PET (fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography) and DCE-MRI (dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging).
About Perceptive Informatics, PAREXEL’s Technology Division
PAREXEL’s Technology Division, Perceptive Informatics, combines clinical knowledge, quality and regulatory experience with advanced technology to decrease time to market, risk and cost associated with clinical trials. Perceptive’s portfolio includes Medical Imaging, Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS), Interactive Voice Response Systems (IVRS & IWRS), and Integration Services as well as web-based portal solutions, tracking tools, electronic diaries and investigator database solutions. Perceptive offers medical imaging services to rapidly and objectively assess the safety and efficacy of new drugs, biologics and medical devices in clinical trials. The IMPACT(TM) solution is Perceptive’s market-leading CTMS product with 25,000 users worldwide, and Perceptive’s INITIATOR(TM) trial management product targets the needs of Phase I units. For more information about Perceptive Informatics, visit http://www.perceptive.com.
About PAREXEL
PAREXEL International Corporation is a leading global bio/pharmaceutical services organization, providing a broad range of knowledge-based contract research, medical marketing and consulting services to the worldwide pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Committed to providing solutions that expedite time-to-market and peak-market penetration, PAREXEL has developed significant expertise across the development and commercialization continuum, from drug development and regulatory consulting to clinical pharmacology, clinical trials management, medical education and reimbursement. Perceptive Informatics, Inc., a subsidiary of PAREXEL, provides advanced technology solutions, including medical imaging, Clinical Trial Management Systems (CTMS), Interactive Voice Response Systems (IVRS) and integration services. Headquartered near Boston, Massachusetts, PAREXEL operates in 51 locations throughout 40 countries around the world, and has approximately 5,600 employees. For more information about PAREXEL International visit http://www.PAREXEL.com.
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CONTACT: Jennifer Baird, Director of Public Relations of PAREXELInternational, +1-781-434-4409, Jennifer.Baird@PAREXEL.com
