– UK, Guildford – Ergomed plc (LON: ERGO), a company focused on providing specialised services to the pharmaceutical industry, today announced that Ian Johnson will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director with immediate effect.
Dr Miroslav Reljanović, Executive Chairman, commented: “We are pleased to welcome Ian to the Board. This appointment continues a series of measures we began more than a year ago to drive long term growth through a focus on our services business and to strengthen the Board and management team. Ian has spent his career in the life sciences industry and has a strong track record in building shareholder value. We look forward to his contributions as we continue towards our goal of building a leading independent global mid-tier CRO.”
About Ian Johnson
Ian has spent his business career in life sciences and has served on the boards of a number of public and private companies. He was founder and CEO of Biotrace International plc, a leading provider of rapid microbial testing systems. Biotrace was a listed company until its sale to 3M in December 2006. Ian was Non-Executive Chairman of Celsis Group Ltd from 2009 until 2015 and Chairman of Cyprotex plc, a CRO, which was acquired by Evotec AG in 2016. He was later Chairman of Quantum Pharma plc, which was acquired by Clinigen Group plc in 2017, and most recently Executive Chairman of Bioquell plc from 2016 until its acquisition by Ecolab Inc. in 2019.
Ian Johnson said: “It is particularly exciting to be joining Ergomed’s Board of Directors at the present time. Ergomed is a robust platform in the clinical services marketplace with its highly differentiated offering which combines specialist CRO services and pharmacovigilance. The Company has performed strongly in the recent period, is operating net cash positive and has no debt. I look forward to working with the Board as the Company continues to execute its planned strategy delivering on its clear potential for continued growth.”
About Ergomed plc
Ergomed provides specialist services to the pharmaceutical industry spanning all phases of clinical trials, post-approval pharmacovigilance and medical information. Ergomed’s fast-growing, profitable services business includes a full range of high-quality contract research and trial management services under the Ergomed brand together with an industry-leading suite of specialist pharmacovigilance solutions, integrated under the PrimeVigilance brand, and an internationally recognised specialist expertise in orphan drug development, under the PSR brand.
For more information: http://www.ergomedplc.com
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