Experience

Business founder Dr Sandie Reader MICR has nineteen years experience in the development and licensing of ethical pharmaceuticals and over-thecounter healthcare products and brings a professional and dynamic approach to clinical research.

Summary of Experience

Working across a range of therapeutic areas including respiratory, cardiovascular, gastrointestinal and analgesic projects.
Extensive medical writing experience including Clinical Study Protocols, Clinical Study Reports, Clinical Overviews, Clinical Summaries and Investigators' Brochures as well as publications reporting the results of scintigraphy, pharmacokinetic, paediatric taste-testing and dental pain studies.
Wide experience of Phase I - IV clinical trials including the successful project management of the following:
- Paediatric asthma studies in UK General Practices
- Chronic bronchitis studies in the elderly in UK hospitals
- Scintigraphy studies for the development of respiratory inhalers and sore throat medication
- A 900-patient chronic pain study in 8 sites in the UK
- Two dental pain studies, each at 3 sites, in the USA
- Pharmacokinetic studies
- Post-marketing and acceptability studies in European General Practice
- Taste-testing studies (adult and paediatric).
Contribution to the project management of a large worldwide cardiovascular study.
Experience of working with Site Management Organisations and Clinical Research Organisations.
Development of strong relationships with opinion leaders.
Presentation at international investigator meetings and scientific conferences.

Qualifications

Genetics BSc (Hons) 2.1 (University of Nottingham 1985)
PhD In vitro toxicology (Queen's Medical Centre, Nottingham 1988)
Member of the Institute of Clinical Research
Career history includes working at AstraZeneca, Boehringer Ingelheim, Boots Healthcare International and Reckitt Benckiser Healthcare International.