Former Pfizer, Inc. Executive Craig Saxton, M.D., Joins Veritas Medicine's Board of Directors.Business/Technology Editors & Health/Medical Writers CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Nov. 12, 2001 Former Executive Vice President of Pfizer Global Research and Development to Steer Growth of Leader in e-Recruitment of Patients for Clinical Trials Veritas Medicine, a comprehensive online clinical trials and treatment resource for patients, physicians and pharmaceutical companies, today announced the appointment of Craig Saxton, M.D. to the company's Board of Directors. He brings over 25 years of experience, at the executive level, in ensuring the successful progression of new pharmaceuticals through the research and development cycle. Until his retirement earlier this year, Dr. Saxton most recently served as Executive Vice President of Pfizer Global Research and Development and Vice President of Pfizer, Inc. As a member of the Board of Veritas Medicine, Dr. Saxton will apply this knowledge in guiding Veritas Medicine on how it can best leverage the company's online clinical trial matching service to aid the greatest number of pharmaceutical companies in expediting the clinical trial process. "Dr. Saxton possesses a great deal of insight into the complexities and obstacles that hamper the clinical testing stage of drug research and development," said Joseph Avellone, M.D., CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Veritas Medicine. "The company will benefit from the knowledge Dr. Saxton has accumulated ac·cu·mu·late v. ac·cu·mu·lat·ed, ac·cu·mu·lat·ing, ac·cu·mu·lates v.tr. To gather or pile up; amass. See Synonyms at gather. v.intr. To mount up; increase. through many years spent at executive leadership positions within one of the premiere drug development companies. The perspective Dr. Saxton gained with this experience will help Veritas Medicine learn how to best address the pharmaceutical industry's needs and implement Veritas Medicine's technology as a standard within the industry." "Throughout my years involved in drug research and development I have been aware of and frustrated frus·trate tr.v. frus·trat·ed, frus·trat·ing, frus·trates 1. a. To prevent from accomplishing a purpose or fulfilling a desire; thwart: by the absence of technology that effectively and expeditiously ex·pe·di·tious adj. Acting or done with speed and efficiency. See Synonyms at fast1. ex matches patients to appropriate clinical trials in order to enhance their access to new treatment options and to speed up the drug development process," said Dr. Saxton. "I recognize that Veritas Medicine has successfully developed this technology, and I am excited to help the company deliver this welcome advance to the patients in need and the pharmaceutical community." Dr. Saxton earned his B.S. and his M.D. degrees from Leeds University in the U.K. Dr. Saxton serves on the Board of Directors of the African Medical and Research Foundation in New York New York, state, United States New York, Middle Atlantic state of the United States. It is bordered by Vermont, Massachusetts, Connecticut, and the Atlantic Ocean (E), New Jersey and Pennsylvania (S), Lakes Erie and Ontario and the Canadian province of and is a member of the American Academy The American Academy in Berlin is a non-partisan academic institution in Berlin. It was founded in September 1994 by a group of prominent Americans and Germans, among them Richard Holbrooke, Henry Kissinger, Richard von Weizsäcker, Fritz Stern and Otto Graf Lambsdorff and opened in of Pharmaceutical Physicians and the Connecticut Connecticut, state, United States Connecticut (kənĕt`ĭkət), southernmost of the New England states of the NE United States. It is bordered by Massachusetts (N), Rhode Island (E), Long Island Sound (S), and New York (W). Academy of Science and Engineering. Veritas Medicine is an interactive online decision resource where physicians, patients and their families can review treatment options and clinical trials. On the site, original information on treatment options is available to help individuals make well-informed decisions. Authored by physician-scientists from leading academic medical centers, this content now encompasses over 100 diseases and conditions. Using a proprietary matching technology, individuals can identify appropriate clinical trials based on medical status and geographic preferences from a database of over 1,300 enrolling clinical trials. About Veritas Medicine Based in Cambridge, Mass., Veritas Medicine is the first comprehensive online medical resource developed to address the needs of patients, physicians and other healthcare professionals and pharmaceutical sponsors through a centralized cen·tral·ize v. cen·tral·ized, cen·tral·iz·ing, cen·tral·iz·es v.tr. 1. To draw into or toward a center; consolidate. 2. and highly secure online resource that provides expert, reliable and up-to-date information about clinical trials and innovative treatments. Veritas Medicine adheres to the strictest standards protecting the confidentiality of its users. It is a member of Hi-Ethics (Health Internet Ethics In January 1989 the Internet Architecture Board (IAB) issued a statement of policy concerning Internet ethics. This document is referred to as RFC 1087 'Ethics and the Internet'. ) and subscribes to the principles of the Health On The Net Foundation Health On the Net Foundation (HON) is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1995 and based in Switzerland. The stated mission of the foundation is to help both laypersons and medical practitioners find useful and reliable medical and health information online. (HONcode). These are two of the leading organizations for ensuring privacy, security, credibility and reliability of medical and health information on the Internet. The company is backed by Burrill & Company, BioAsia Investments, Cambridge Innovations, Seaflower Ventures and MDS MDS, n See temporomandibular pain-dysfunction syndrome. MDS 1 Maternal deprivation syndrome, see there 2 Myelodysplastic syndrome, see there Capital. Veritas Medicine is located on the Web at www.veritasmedicine.com. |
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