Darby Thompson is a biostatistician with more than 20 years of experience as a clinical trial statistician in the biotech/pharma industry. He obtained his PhD in statistics in 2011 from Simon Fraser University in Burnaby BC, and shortly after, in 2012, opened the Canadian branch of Emmes – a global, mid-sized CRO. Darby has extensive experience working with early clinical-stage pharma and biotech companies, and specializes in innovative study designs including adaptations, integrated pilots, continual assessment platforms, and patient-reported outcomes. He is thrilled to be working in his home town and bring new ideas from the Pacific Northwest into clinical trials.