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Susanta Sarkar is Presenting at the Pharma Imaging Network for Therapeutics and Diagnostics meeting

Written by Kerry Noonan | May 24, 2016 7:31:33 PM

Alacrita is pleased to announce that Dr. Susanta Sakar, Associate Partner, will be presenting at the Pharma Imaging Network for Therapeutics and Diagnostics meeting on Friday May 27th on Imaging-based Companion Diagnostics in Drug Development.

Susanta is an internationally recognized medical imaging professional with 28 years of experience in pharmaceutical R&D. He was Director, Translational and Clinical Imaging with Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline. He has a strong track record in strategic, scientific and technical leadership in the development and integration of innovative imaging approaches across drug development – from preclinical to clinical and translational studies.

Susanta co-chairs the Pharma Imaging Network for Therapeutics and Diagnostics which offers an opportunity for stakeholders to evaluate, discuss and recommend strategies to utilize imaging in clinical trials. PINTAD additionally seeks to grow the stature of the field in industry and regulatory circles. For additional information, please see the PINTAD website at www.pintad.net.

Rob Johnson, Senior Partner, commented “The development of companion diagnostics has become a critical co-development in many oncology treatments.  The expertise of Dr Sarkar in this field is acknowledged by the PINTAD group with the invitation to present on this challenging topic.”