It is actually spelled Capiak. From last Nov. 25th's Anavex PR:
Kristina M. Capiak, CCRP has been promoted the Company’s Vice President of Regulatory Affairs. She is overseeing U.S. and international regulatory matters for Anavex, including filings and interactions with the FDA and other regulatory authorities.
“We are excited to expand Ms. Capiak’s role to oversee the Company’s clinical development programs and other indications given Ms. Capiak’s expertise and we are delighted to have her on our team,” said Dr. Christopher U. Missling, PhD, President and Chief Executive Officer for Anavex.
Ms. Capiak has more than 10 years of academic clinical research and healthcare industry experience within the biotech industry. Prior to joining Anavex, Ms. Capiak was the Global Regulatory Lead at Retrophin, Inc. where she implemented U.S. and EU strategy for the ongoing development programs, which received orphan drug designations as well as fast track designation. At Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Ms. Capiak was on the pharmacovigilance and risk management team where she analyzed the ongoing safety events for the pipeline of development products and for EYLEA®.
Ms. Capiak’s background also includes clinical trial staffing and oversight for more than 60 clinical trials at both Columbia University Medical Center, where she co-authored several papers, and Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where she became a Certified Clinical Research Professional (CCRP) through the Society of Clinical Research Associates.
While an undergraduate, Ms. Capiak participated in translational medical research at the University of Michigan Medical School through the Undergraduate Research Opportunity Program. She is a graduate of both the University of Michigan and New York City’s Columbia University.
