BioForward: New report to highlight Wisconsin clinical trials

Contact: Nate Prouty 612-741-6377

(Madison, WI) – BioForward will host a breakfast meeting to release the results of a recent study by the Pharmaceutical Researchers and Manufacturers of America (PhRMA) highlighting the extensive work in clinical trials being done in Wisconsin. Clinical research plays an important role in the drug discovery process providing patients with access to new medicines while supporting the local economies where research is conducted.

The Clinical Trials Education Network of Wisconsin (CTEN-WI), a newly formed group focused on promoting clinical research will also be announced.

What: Release of the Wisconsin Clinical Trials report and launch of the Clinical Trials Education Network of Wisconsin.

When: Wednesday, June 13th

7:30 a.m. to 9:00 a.m.

Where: URP-MGE Innovation Center

510 Charmany Drive

Room 50

Madison, WI 53719

Speakers: Jeff Fitzgerald, Speaker of the Wisconsin Assembly

Bryan Renk, Executive Director of BioForward

Jeff Trewhitt, Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America

Kristin Martinez, Clinical Research Center Administrator, Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation