小川 隆則(Takanori Ogawa)は、2010年に日本における Phoenix ソフトウェア製品の代理店であった株式会社ベルキーサイエンスの買収を通じて Certara に入社しました。Certara では、日本、韓国、中国を含むアジア地域の製薬企業、CRO、学術研究機関、および規制当局に所属する科学者にたいして、Phoenix を活用した PK/PD モデリングおよびシミュレーション(M&S)に関する科学的支援を提供しています。また、これまで日本を中心としたアジア地域において250回を超えるトレーニングコースを開催しています。トレーニングコースでは、参加者が自らの研究開発プロジェクトにおいて PK/PD M&S の手法を容易に実践できるように、Phoenix ソフトウェアの操作方法に加えて、科学理論およびに実例を混じえながら講義を展開しています。筑波大学第2学群生物学類を卒業後、筑波大学大学院生命環境科学研究科環境科学専攻修士課程を修了しています。
Takanori Ogawa joined Certara in 2010 through the acquisition of Bellkey Science Inc., which was a distributor company of Phoenix products in Japan. During his time at the companies, he has provided scientific support for PK/PD modeling and simulation (M&S) analysis to scientists in the pharmaceutical industry, academia and regulatory agencies of Asian countries such as Japan, Korea and China. He also has conducted over 250 training courses in those countries. In the courses, he teaches scientific theory and practical applications in addition to software hands-on exercises so that attendees can readily practice the M&S approach to their own R&D project. Takanori earned an MS in Environmental Science from the University of Tsukuba.
Dan Weiner has extensive drug development experience and has served as an expert consultant to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on pharmacokinetic modeling and bioequivalence assessment. Prior to his previous tenure with Certara as a Senior Vice President and Chief Science Officer, Dr. Weiner held several management positions with Merrell Dow Pharmaceuticals, Statistical Consultants, Inc., Syntex Development Research, Quintiles, and IVAX Research. Dr. Weiner graduated from the University of Kentucky with a doctoral degree in Mathematical Statistics, with emphasis on compartmental modeling. He is the original designer and author of the WinNonlin family of PK/PD modeling software now used by over 1,000 institutions. He is the co-author of Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Data Analysis: Concepts and Applications, now in its 5th ed. Dr. Weiner is an Adjunct Associate Professor with the Division of Pharmacotherapy and Experimental Therapeutics in the School of Pharmacy, University of North Carolina and is an Affiliate Professor of Pharmacometrics, Center for Translational Medicine in the School of Pharmacy at the University of Maryland. During his career he has provided PK/PD training to over 2,000 students.