Contributors

Ale Gicqueau, President & CEO at Clinovo

M.S. in Engineering, UC Davis & M.S. in Engineering, Ecole Centrale Paris

Ale Gicqueau founded Clinovo in 2003, with the vision of bringing medical innovations faster to market by running clinical trials more effectively by leveraging proven technologies. Over the last 8 years, Ale grew Clinovo organically from a small SAS consulting firm to a leading biometrics CRO in California. Ale is an entrepreneur at heart and he is a strong supporter of open source, web 2.0 technologies and global standards to accelerate clinical trials.

Ale started his career at IBM. Prior to founding Clinovo, Ale worked in healthcare informatics in companies such as Axolotl (acquired by Ingenix) to develop advanced Clinical Networking solutions to meet the diverse and changing needs of physicians, hospitals, RHIOs and statewide HIEs to achieve interoperability across entire medical trading areas.

Jian Dai, Data Scientist at Genentech

PhD in Theoretical High-Energy Physics and Mathematical Physics from Peking University, Beijing, 2002

Jian has been providing quality service to sponsors including Genentech and Concentric Medical and Abbott Vascular in the fields of Clinical Application, Clinical Programming and Statistical Programming. In particular, he was selected to support FDA advisory panels by world leading medical device companies. Prior to his SAS Programming experience, Jian conducted academic research in String Theory and Quantum Field Theory, and worked as an editor for mathematics journals for seven years.

Marc Desgrousilliers Chief Technology Officer

B.E.D.S.M. in Electrical Engineering, Centre d’Instruction Navale, St. Mandrier, France

Marc Desgrousilliers joined Clinovo in 2010, bringing with him over 20 years experience in software and engineering, and a passion for developing the right system for each customer. His technical IT expertise includes developing patented technologies in storage and network management. Marc has worked with both startups and large international companies throughout the Silicon Valley, including VERITAS where Marc ran a large worldwide engineering organization, and Microsoft where he led the development of most of the network management services on Windows. At Clinovo, Marc is responsible for evaluating emerging technologies suitable for the biotech industry, developing the corporate information technology, ensuring industry regulatory compliance and developing clinical systems and infrastructure for sponsors.

Olivier Roth, Marketing & Communication Coordinator at Clinovo

MiM Grandes Ecoles, Specialization in Marketing, ESCP Europe, Paris, France

Olivier helps managing Clinovo’s marketing and communication from marketing strategy to partnership management, lead generation, event planning and new business opportunities. Prior to Clinovo, Olivier was working as a Strategic Marketing Consultant at VivaSante, an international consumer healthcare company based in Paris. Olivier recently launched the TechTrainings by Clinovo, a series of hands-on courses for clinical trial professionals, leveraging his company’s years of on-field experience and industry expertise. The TechTrainings are technical hands-on classes for entry-level or experienced clinical trial professionals designed to help them reach the next step in their professional career.

Sophie McCallum, Senior Marketing & HR Manager at Clinovo

MBA from ESCP Europe, Paris

Sophie McCallum joined Clinovo in April 2010 as a Marketing & HR Manager. Prior to Clinovo, Sophie worked both in global marketing and corporate communication at BNP Paribas in market finance. She has experience in various consulting firms and has set up several entrepreneurial projects. At Clinovo, Sophie’s role is to elaborate and implement Clinovo’s marketing and communication strategy. To that end, she leverages product marketing, online advertising, event planning and lead generation. She initiated the launch of our webinars series, our BioTalks industry events, has been very active in the community, and managed the development of CDISC Express and our Staffing Branch. Sophie is passionate about finding new, innovative ideas to help the company build a strong brand recognition in the industry.