CB2 Insights Appoints Healthcare Industry Expert and Former IQVIA Executive Tom Brogan to its Board of Directors
January 29, 2020 07:30 ET | Source: CB2 Insights
TORONTO, Jan. 29, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CB2 Insights (CSE:CBII; OTCQB: CBIIF) (“CB2” or the “Company”), a leading data-driven company focused on bringing real-world evidence driven from the point-of-care to the medical cannabis community, is pleased to announce the appointment of Tom Brogan, as an independent director to CB2’s Board of Directors. Effective immediately, Mr. Brogan will replace outgoing Directors, David Danziger and Gerry Goldberg, who wish to pursue other opportunities. Current Independent Director, Norton Singhavon has immediately been appointed Interim Chairman of the Board.
Mr. Brogan brings 40 years experience in aggregating anonymized healthcare data to create insights to support traditional pharmaceutical companies and for use in health economic studies. His innovations include a long list of applications that merge Real World Evidence with traditional healthcare protocols. Mr. Brogan is currently the CEO and Chairman at Vestrum Health, an electronic healthcare record data company which delivers information systems to pharmaceutical manufacturers, physician practices and other healthcare stakeholders. Prior to Vestrum Health, he was the founder of Brogan Consulting, which was acquired by IMS in 2010, now IQVIA, one of the world’s largest Contract Research Organizations (CROs), following which Mr. Brogan continued on with the company as Vice President of Global Oncology at IMS Health.
“Mr. Brogan’s extensive experience in building innovative data-driven healthcare technology companies combined with global operations exposure in the Life Sciences sector with leading names in Contract Research and Data Analytics, will be key addition to our Board and leadership team, fostering the growth of CB2,” said Prad Sekar, CEO of CB2 Insights. “As we continue to bolster our Board to be representative of the vision and direction of the Company, we are confident that Mr. Brogan’s track record will provide CB2 with exceptional perspective in maximizing our strategies, and exposure to traditional pharma partners for future commercialization.”
“I look forward to being part of the CB2’s leadership team and advising the Company through the next growth phase,” said Tom Brogan. “As I have experienced before, the Company’s unique business strategy is proving it will a be a critical contributor to advancing the use cannabinoid-based medicines into traditional healthcare through technology, data, and supporting clinical trials – an area that is lacking in the current market.”
“On behalf of the entire Board, I would like to thank Mr. Danziger and Mr. Goldberg for their contributions to the organization,” said Norton Singhavon, Interim Chairman of the Board of CB2 Insights. “We are pleased to welcome Mr. Brogan to the Board and look forward to the extensive knowledge and expertise he adds to CB2.”
The Company thanks Mr. Danziger and Mr. Goldberg for their contributions made during their tenures.
About CB2 Insights
CB2 Insights (CSE:CBII) is a global leader in clinical operations, technology & analytics solutions and research and development services with a mission to mainstream medical cannabis into traditional healthcare. Providing immediate market access through its wholly-owned clinical network across 12 jurisdictions, proprietary data-driven technology solutions and comprehensive contract research services designed for those in both the medical cannabis and traditional life sciences industries, CB2 Insights is able to support its partners across the entire data and research spectrum.
CB2’s Clinical Operations business unit leverages extensive experience to develop clinical models with standard operating procedures, advanced workflows, training and ongoing management support. CB2 also owns and operates its own specialty clinics including the brands Canna Care Docs and Relaxed Clarity which assess nearly 100,000 patients seeking medical cannabis treatment to provide immediate market access to US-based product manufacturers for clinical trial and research programs.
The Company has built both electronic data capture (EDC) and clinical data management software (CDMS) which work to support its partners of any size to execute their data and clinical strategies.
CB2 also offers comprehensive contract research organization (CRO) services including full scale clinical trial management, trial design, monitoring and other key research functions used by licensed producers, multi-state operators and traditional pharmaceutical companies entering the medical cannabis space.
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