Perceptive Informatics Appoints Medical Imaging Scientifi...( BOSTON Dec. 4 /- Perceptive Infor...),Health

BOSTON, Dec. 4 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Perceptive Informatics, the technology subsidiary of PAREXEL International Corporation (Nasdaq: PRXL), has selected experts in the fields cardiovascular, musculoskeletal, oncology, and central nervous system imaging to serve as scientific advisors. These advisors are working with the Perceptive Informatics Medical Imaging functional units to help guide clients in making key decisions regarding the imaging related aspects of clinical programs from early stage development through post- marketing studies.

"Scientific advances across a broad range of therapeutic areas are increasing the potential for medical imaging to serve as an endpoint in determining the safety and efficacy of new treatments in clinical trials," said Mark A. Goldberg, M.D., President of Clinical Research Services and Perceptive Informatics at PAREXEL International. "By combining the regulatory and drug development experience of our global medical imaging team with the specialized therapeutic area expertise of these advisors, we are helping clients to make better and more informed decisions regarding the best use of medical imaging in their development programs."

"Our scientific advisors represent a valuable resource to clients who look to Perceptive for the medical imaging expertise to help them quickly identify the most promising imaging solutions to accelerate the drug development process," said Todd Joron, Corporate Vice President and General Manager at Perceptive Informatics.
Perceptive Informatics' medical imaging scientific advisors include:

-- Suhny Abbara, M.D., Assistant Professor, Harvard Medical School, and

Director, Cardiovascular Imaging Section, Massachuset
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