RPS Expands Executive Team With Senior Industry Experience

Daniel M. Perlman, CEO /
CHB announced today the appointments of Harris Koffer, PharmD as President
and COO of ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services, Inc. (RPS) and Janet L.
Brennan as Chief Clinical Officer and Executive Vice President, Global
Operations of ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services. ReSearch Pharmaceutical
Services is the first Pharmaceutical Resource Organization (PRO) providing
services to the Pharmaceutical and Biotechnology industries for clinical
drug development.


Prior to joining RPS, Dr. Koffer served as Corporate Executive Vice
President and President, Cardiac Safety Services, for Medifacts
International; Vice President, Clinical Trials and Pharmaceutical Business
Development, for Quest Diagnostics; Vice President and General Manager of
Covance Clinical Services and President of Covance Periapproval Services.
In these roles, he was responsible for global central laboratory services
as well as full service clinical research and development capabilities for
Phases 1 through 4 of drug development.


In addition to over 25 years of experience in clinical drug
development, he has served as Adjunct Assistant Professor of Pharmacy in
Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine and Clinical
Associate Professor of Pharmacy at the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and
Science.


Dr. Koffer has published and presented numerous papers in the fields of
Cardiovascular Clinical Pharmacology and Pharmacoeconomics.


He earned both a BS in Pharmacy and a Doctor of Pharmacy degree from
the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy and Science and completed a Fellowship
in Clinical Pharmacology at Thomas Jefferson University Hospital in
Philadelphia.


"We are both privileged and excited to have Dr. Koffer join RPS. In the
last six years RPS has grown from a small player in clinical research to a
leader in unique solutions to the industry, as well as a large player in
the outsourcing and integration of clinical trials," said Dan Perlman.
"Combining our PRO / BPO models with our CRO capabilities has led to this
explosive growth. As RPS expands both globally and in the different Phases
of clinical research, RPS will continue to add expertise and leadership in
developing our world class organization; and continue our goal of combining
quality, speed and structure to offer solutions to the R&D Pharma/Bio
sector that bring total cost reductions to clinical development."



About RPS


RPS (ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.), a privately held,
employee-owned company, is the first Pharmaceutical Resource Organization
(PRO) in the Pharmaceutical/Biotechnology industry. RPS provides innovative
and customized business process outsourcing solutions to assist companies
with the management and execution of their clinical drug programs.


ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services, Inc.

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