– USA, CA – Saama Technologies, LLC today announced the appointment of Vivek Sharma as CEO, succeeding Founder Suresh Katta who will remain on Board as Chairman Emeritus.
About Vivek Sharma
Vivek Sharma brings over 25 years of global leadership experience. He has served as CEO at several preeminent organizations, including Decision Resources Group, Piramal Pharma Solutions, and Piramal Critical Care, in addition to his time as Managing Director at Thomas H. Lee Partners. At DRG, Vivek implemented a highly effective, growth-oriented strategy supported by data analytics, artificial intelligence, pharma insights, market access, and an unwavering commitment to customers. Under Vivek’s leadership, DRG advanced the company’s mission to empower pharma customers with invaluable information and data access to inform impactful, patient-first commercial strategies. His tenure at DRG culminated in the successful sale of DRG to Clarivate.
“Vivek’s proven track record of implementing customer-focused strategies to achieve significant revenue growth and margin expansion makes him the ideal match to lead Saama in its next chapter. We are excited to partner with such a talented executive and look forward to the new heights to which he will lead the company,” said Joe Bress, a Managing Director specializing in Healthcare at Carlyle. “On behalf of the Saama Board, I want to thank Suresh for his dedicated service, commitment, and vision that established Saama as the #1 AI clinical analytics platform company. We are grateful for his continued guidance as a Board member.”
“I am honored to be joining Saama at such an exciting time in the company’s lifecycle. I am particularly energized to be working with its talented executive team, Suresh, and Board to continue leading the industry in its evolution from simply digitizing data to developing purpose-built, AI-based clinical insights and automation platforms that are changing the face of clinical development. Saama is uniquely well-positioned to accelerate drug development, and I look forward to expanding those opportunities for our partners and patients.”
About Saama Technologies, LLC
Saama is the #1 AI clinical analytics platform company, enabling the life sciences industry to conduct faster and safer clinical development and regulatory programs. Today, more than 50 biotech companies—including many of the top 20 pharmaceutical companies—use Saama’s award-winning Life Science Analytics Cloud platform to accelerate more than 1,500 studies, including the clinical trial that led to the world’s first COVID-19 vaccine. LSAC’s rich applications facilitate unprecedented and authoritative oversight and automation of comprehensive clinical research data, enabling companies to file New Drug Applications more efficiently and bring treatments to patients sooner.
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