Minnetonka, MN - March 17, 2016 – Center Point Clinical Services LLC
announced today that it has appointed Joe Martinez as Chief Executive Officer.
Mr. Martinez has more than 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical and
biotech industry, including his most recent role as head of medical affairs and
clinical operations of Valeritas, Inc. Center Point is a clinical services company
focused on the innovative Clinical Trials Research Pharmacist (CTRP®) service.
The CTRP service pairs patients in clinical trials with specially trained research
pharmacists for professional counseling and education, and works to ensure the
best possible clinical trial and protocol experience for the patient and sponsoring
company. CTRP involvement leads to dramatic increases in overall patient
satisfaction, retention, and medication and protocol compliance. This facilitates
faster clinical trial completion with better quality patient data and quicker speed to
market for the drug, nutraceutical, or medical device.
“Center Point is entering an exciting time in the clinical services industry with its
unique and effective CTRP service. I have been impressed with the quality of
Center Point’s management and operations teams, as well as the progress the
company has made in developing this much-needed clinical study service,” said
Mr. Martinez. “The CTRP service has significant potential to increase patient
compliance in phase 2 to 3b studies, to actively support the achievement of
primary endpoints, and to increase patient retention. I look forward to working
with the Center Point team and the Board of Directors to contribute to the
success of this service and the company.”
Gerald Finken, Center Point chairman, noted: “Joe’s experience in providing
medical and clinical support for the successful commercialization of new
medicines and biotech devices will allow him to contribute valuable insight and
management abilities as we build the CTRP service as an added-value clinical
service. His track record of building outstanding teams and leading organizations
will be an important asset. It is an honor and a privilege to have Joe join our
executive leadership team.”
Mr. Martinez joins Center Point as CEO with extensive leadership experience. In
his previous role at Valeritas, he built a medical and clinical organization to
support commercial operations following the US and EU approvals of a medical
device. During his tenure at Valeritas, Mr. Martinez was also a member of the
Commercial Leadership Team. In addition, he served as the Medicaid director of
pharmaceutical services for New Jersey, providing pharmaceutical, health, and
Durable Medical Equipment (DME) services for over 900,000 beneficiaries with
responsibility for a drug and services budget exceeding $2 billion.
About Center Point
Center Point Clinical Services LLC is a specialty contract research organization (CRO) serving biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies conducting phase 2 to 4 clinical trials.
For more information, visit www.CenterPointClinicalServices.com.
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