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John Thomas, MSc –  Director, Program Delivery MedTech. Based in the UK John brings over 20 years of industry knowledge within the CRO, pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device environments. John joined Premier Research as a senior CRA in 2008. Since then has leveraged his leadership skills to Clinical Management, Project Management, Senior Project Management and Associate Project Director. John is a proven leader, organizer, and director of all activities related to the execution of complex international clinical projects and small programs. Experienced in managing a wide range of medical device and pharmaceutical phases 1 – 3b clinical trials. John successfully delivered projects and managed sites on ASD closure devices, drug eluting cardiac stents, LAA closure devices, pacemakers, gastrointestinal medical devices, knee implants, septal closure devices for Patent Foramen Ovale, sham controlled devices for the treatment of diabetic foot ulcers, fecal incontinence studies and necrotizing enterocolitis in premature and low birth weight infants. John has a thorough background in researching a range of therapeutic areas in both medical devices and pharmacological compounds. By professional background, he has specialized in respiratory therapeutics but through his career, has also accumulated practical experience and theoretical knowledge of phase 1 CNS compounds, oral diabetic agents, and cardiovascular medicinal compounds. He has an excellent portfolio of testing techniques for a range of diseases and has academic accreditation to match his experiences.

Páll Jóhannesson, M.Sc. in Medical Market Access, is the Executive Vice President at Greenlight Guru. Páll was previously the CEO of Greenlight Guru Clinical where he led the team to create the only EDC specifically made for medical devices