Certara Pharmacometrics Services use quantitative methods and various modeling approaches to quantify the interactions between drugs and patients, helping to characterize efficacy, safety, and biomarker responses. The specific applications guide key topics such as dose selection, optimization for patient factors, and study design decisions, ensuring to obtain a drug’s optimal benefit-risk profile throughout development.
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Advancing drug development with Certara Pharmacometrics Services
Data-driven decision support
Leverage quantitative frameworks to drive safer, more efficient drug development.
Leverage quantitative frameworks to drive safer, more efficient drug development.
Design smart trials, improving the likelihood of success.
Regulatory-ready analysis
Deliver high quality, compliant PK and PK/PD analyses for submission.
Combining world class pharmacometricians and technology for superior drug development insights
The Certara Pharmacometrics team designs and implements MIDD strategies for all types of drug development programs, regardless of therapeutic area, drug modality, and development phase.
Largest network of global experts
With over 120+ PhD, PharmD, and MD consultants, Certara provides unmatched expertise across therapeutic areas and development phases.
Proven Regulatory Succes
Over 90% of novel drugs approved by the US FDA have used Certara’s software and services.
High-quality datasets
Certara data programmers ensure datasets are ready for fit-for-purpose PK and PK/PD modeling.
Unmatched expertise at every stage of drug development
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Rik de Greef
Senior Vice President, Global Quantitative Sciences Services, Certara Drug Development Solutions
Rik de Greef is a Senior VicePresident of Global Quantitative Science Services at Certara. Rik was trained as a PK-PD scientist at Leiden University, The Netherlands.
Over the years, Rik has taken on roles with increasing responsibilities within Organon and its successor companies Schering-Plough and Merck/MSD. Most recently, has was s...
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Stephen Duffull
Senior Scientific Advisor, Quantitative Science Services (New Zealand)
Stephen provides advanced pharmacometrics guidance for complex drug development challenges.
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Matt Zierhut, PhD MBA
Vice President, MBMA Capability Lead, Certara Drug Development Solutions
Matt advances the integration of published clinical outcomes data into development decisions and commercial and regulatory strategy via model-based meta-analysis (MBMA). Matt works closely with clinical development teams to ensure MBMA is leveraged for optimal impact when making the most critical decisions.
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Adekemi Taylor, PhD
VP Regional Lead USA, Division 1, Quantitative Science Services
Adekemi specializes in in pharmacometric strategy and analyses (including population PK, PK/PD, efficacy and safety exposure-response, and concentration-QTc modeling) to support regulatory filings, study design, and general drug development.
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Amy Cheung, PhD
Vice President, Certara Drug Development Solutions
Dr. Cheung has over a decade of experience working in the pharmaceutical industry at AstraZeneca, with her role as Senior Pharmacometrician and Project manager of AZ Paediatric working group. She obtained her Ph.D. from the University of Manchester, on the topic of Structural Identifiability Analysis in Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Mod...
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Paul Matthias Diderichsen
Senior Vice President, Quantitative Science Services (Europe/Africa)
Paul excels in pharmacometrics modeling, project leadership, and client relations, focusing on decision support and regulatory filings across various therapeutic areas.
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JF Marier, PhD
Sr. Vice President, Integrated Drug Development
JF has 25 years of experience performing PK, PK/PD and exposure-response analyses to support dosing rationale in various therapeutic areas. Specialties include oncology, rare diseases and pediatric populations. Over the last decade, he has provided pharmacometric analyses and strategic decisions that supported the regulatory approval of mor...
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Mirjam Trame
VP, Certara Drug Development Solutions, Head of Pharmacometrics USA – Division II
Mirjam, a pharmacometrics consultant, serves as the US Lead for Pharmacometrics, Division II, at Certara. With expertise spanning various modalities, including complex biologics, she specializes in Cell and Gene Therapy. Before joining Certara in 2022, Mirjam amassed over 18 years of experience in clinical pharmacology, pharmacometrics, and s...
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FAQs
What is pharmacometrics?
Pharmacometrics uses mathematical modeling to quantify drug-patient interactions, supporting regulatory decisions and optimizing drug development.
How does Certara support regulatory submissions?
Certara provides regulatory-compliant PK/PD analyses and modeling to ensure successful submission packages.
What phases of drug development does Certara support?
Certara supports all phases, including preclinical, early clinical, and late clinical development.
