We are
reimagining clinical trials

Vial was founded on a mission to reimagine clinical trials and deliver faster and more efficient trials for sponsors.

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Vial's vision is to empower scientists
to cure all human disease.

Vial is a next-generation CRO that delivers faster and radically cheaper trials through an end-to-end technology platform.

Meet Our Team

Clinical Operations expertise meets software product and engineering expertise — together, the team has developed Vial’s technology platform that delivers dramatically faster and more efficient trials for sponsors.

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Simon Burns Co-founder, CEO

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Rich McCormick EVP, CRO Operations

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Wendy Pinson VP of Clinical Operations

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Amy Del Medico VP of Ophthalmology

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Max James VP, Strategy

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Sonam Bhuptani Vice President, Battery Bio

Samir Meghji

Samir Meghji VP of Finance

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Orin Goldblum, MD Medical Monitor

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Dennis Fabia, MD Medical Monitor

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Janet DuBois, MD PI, DermResearch

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Carlos Naranjo Director of Sales

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Alyson Kaye Head of Legal

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Sarah Ruiz Sr. Director of PM Operations

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Catie Neel Head of People

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John Sheperdson Business Development Director

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Wade Berry Director, Business Development

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Albert Kokoshi Senior Product Designer

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Anita Ebeye Clinical Research Associate

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Anna Spagnoli Senior Clinical Trial Lead

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Armeen Hadizadeh Senior Software Engineer

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Breanna Wallace Associate Director of Clinical Operations

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Brennan Lo Product Designer

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Carrie Williams Senior Clinical Project Manager

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Cloe Cha Product Manager Intern

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Charles Ellenburg Sales Development Representative

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Christopher Tam Software Engineering Lead, Battery Bio

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Dhruba Biswas Product Lead

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Enejo Oruma Clinical Data Manager

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Etunim Mike Clinical Trial Lead

Francisca Ogwala

Francisca Ogwala Clinical Research Associate

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Gabriella Mills Senior Sales Development Representative

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Gold Emeh Clinical Research Associate

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Gurman Brar Software Engineer

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Hugo Adam Sales Development Representative

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Igor Corrêa Software Engineering Lead

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Ira Saini Product Lead

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Joshua Pascoe Strategy & Operations Manager, Battery Bio

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Kelly Croom Clinical Trial Associate

Laura Whitlock

Laura Whitlock Clinical Project Manager

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Lautaro Araujo Software Engineer

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Luis Soto Strategic Finance Manager

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Lyhour Lay Software Engineer 3

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Mandy Gibson Senior Manager, Quality Assurance

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Miguel Chirinos Software Engineer 3

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Miraima Rodríguez Lab Technician, Battery Bio

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Nimmy Paul Quality Assurance Associate

Norman Sparringa

Norman Sparringa Sales and BB Ops Associate

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Owen Allen Social Media Marketing Associate

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Paolo Castro Software Engineer

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Paschal Okeke Clinical Research Associate

Preeti Sareen

Preeti Sareen Sr. Associate, Battery Bio

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Putri Bowman Sr. Business Operations and Strategy Manager

Ritu Randhawa Strategy and Operations Associate

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Santiago Marín Senior Software Engineer

Sarah Wise

Sarah Wise Sr. Scientist Battery Bio

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Sebastian Brenes IT Administrator

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Sydney Cobb Senior Project Manager

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Tiffany Parker Senior Manager, Proposals & Contracts

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Tina Lu Software Engineer 2

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Battery Bio

With Battery Bio, Vial’s in-house drug discovery division, we are demonstrating a low cost, tech enabled approach to running clinical trials

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Our Investors

We have raised $100M+ and built a team of ClinOps and technology leaders in order to become a leading global, full-service CRO.

Scientific Advisory Board

Vial CRO is supported by a team of Scientific Advisors who review and provide input on the strategy and direction of the CRO in order to build the infrastructure to advance research.

Bladder Cancer Director at the Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Associate Professor of Medicine at Harvard Medical School
Professor of Medicine and Presidential Endowed Chair of Cancer Research at the Huntsman Cancer Institute, University of Utah
More than 10 years as a Vitreo-Retinal Physician and Surgeon, as well as Director of Clinical Research at his practice, Sierra Eye Associates
Waldman Professor and Chairman of the Kimberly and Eric J. Waldman Department of and Chairman of the Department of Dermatology at the Mount Sinai Hospital in New York City
CEO at Urology Cancer Center and XCancer Research
Director of Summit Cancer Centers, Medical Oncologist
Director of the Center for Innovation in Brain Science at The University of Arizona and founder of NeuTherapeutics
Senior physician of Pariser Dermatology Specialist and Principal Investigator
VP, Early Stage Development at Seagen
Professor of Medicine, Professor of Surgery, and Professor of Molecular and Medical Pharmacology at the University of California Los Angeles
Associate Professor in the Department of Dermatology and Department of Medicine, Division of Rheumatology at Harvard Medical School
Director of Retina Services at the Pepose Vision Institute
VP, Early Stage Development at Seagen
Chief Development Officer at Evelo Biosciences
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Dr. Egilius L.H. Spierings

Founder, Medical Director, and Investigator at MedVadis Research Corporation
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Dr. Rajat Agrawal

VP of Clinical Development and Ophthalmology Lead at Rezolute, Inc. and the founder, president, and CEO of an international nonprofit, Retina Global
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Dr. Stewart Tepper

Professor of Neurology and Neurologist at the Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center
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Dr. Jacqueline French

Professor of Neurology at the Comprehensive Epilepsy Center at NYU Grossman School of Medicine and the President, Director, and Founder of The Epilepsy Study Consortium.
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Dr. Christopher Sweeney

Director of the South Australian immunoGENomics Cancer Institute (SAiGENCI) and Professor of Medicine at the University of Adelaide
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Dr. Peter Goadsby

Director of the NIHR Wellcome Trust at the King's College Clinical Research Facility and Professor of Neurology at the University of California, San Francisco
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Dr. Veeral Sheth

Director of Clinical Research at the University Retina and Macula Associates and a Clinical Assistant Professor at the University of Illinois
Professor at the Medical College of Wisconsin and the Founder, Owner, and CEO of Diverge Translational Science Laboratory
Professor and Chair of Dermatology, Residency Program Director of Translational Research, and Director of Supportive Oncodermatology at George Washington University
Medical Director for Lean and Quality Improvement, Chair of the Lymphoma/Myeloma Disease Working Group, and Associate Professor at the University of Kansas
Chief of the Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Division at the University of Kansas Medical Center
Professor of Neurology and Director of the Parkinson’s Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic at the Baylor College of Medicine
Professor of Neurology and Director of the Parkinson’s Disease Center and Movement Disorders Clinic at the Baylor College of Medicine
Clinical Executive Director at AccessHope
Genitourinary Medical Oncology Professor and Physician at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX
Chief of Clinical Trials at Vanderbilt University

We’re building a technology platform and products we believe in

We found our calling in clinical trials after learning the pain points directly. Our curiosity propels us to keep building, finding new challenges, and fulfilling our vision of reimagining clinical trials.

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