Ecron AcuNova, the full service CRO with over two decades of track record has appointed Dr Antal K Hajos as executive vice president - Strategic Operations for the European region.

In this role, Dr Hajos will focus on leveraging the opportunities of the company's European as well as Indian capabilities to optimize service level and operational benefits for its clients. He will be based at Ecron AcuNova's European headquarter in Frankfurt, Germany.

With over 15 years' experience, Dr Hajos brings with him substantial experience in Clinical Research and Drug Development from a number of positions in the pharmaceutical industry. Prior to joining Ecron AcuNova, he was the managing director and chair of the Board with Nycomed Pharma's Indian R&D center based at Mumbai, and was previously responsible for Altana Pharma's global clinical operations.

According to Dr Klaus Wiedey, president and CEO, Ecron AcuNova, this appointment underlines Ecron AcuNova's commitment to the European and Indian market, where the company is rapidly expanding its client base, operations and expertise. Dr Hajos' extensive industry experience across the globe, his proven ability to provide superior value to clients and leadership in the domain of clinical development will be invaluable. We are looking forward to growing together and redefining innovation in the clinical research space, he added.

As a member of the European Medical Writer's Association, ICRS, and founding member of the All India Medical Writer's Association, Dr Antal has over 10 publications in many international journals and has done numerous abstracts. Dr Antal has earned his Ph D in Biochemistry from Louisiana State University, USA, where he was awarded the Robert Scott Alan Outstanding dissertation award. He has also completed the Asian Executive Management Programme from INSEAD, Singapore.

Ecron AcuNova provides end-to-end services for phase I - IV clinical research including Clinical Trial Management, Clinical Data Management, PK/PD services and Central Lab. Its European headquarters is at Frankfurt, and is located in the US at Princeton and the Asian operations are from Bangalore.