Colin has worked in the biopharmaceutical and medical devices industry for over 25 years. His first degree was in Physiology and Zoology at the University of Sheffield (UK) and then he completed his Ph.D in the ultrasonic assessment of bone at the University of Hull (UK).
After working for Syntex Research (now part of Roche) and Procter & Gamble Pharmaceuticals, he came to the USA and started the company Bona Fide Limited as a subsidiary of the Lunar Corporation (now part of GE Health).
In 1999, after 5 years of growth, Colin was instrumental in selling Bona Fide to Bio-Imaging Technologies Inc. (now called BioClinica). He joined the new senior management team as the 35th employee. Colin left BioClinica in 2015 after serving in many senior roles (Vice President of Sales and Marketing, Senior Vice President Medical Affairs and also Strategic Development). He then started EveryClinicalTrial. The concept for EveryClinicalTrial came during the writing of a paper on anti-nerve growth factor’s (aNGF’s) which was later published in the journal of Osteoarthritis and Cartilage in 2015.
While conducting the research on www.clinicaltrials.gov, Colin recognized the lack of information that was housed in the website and the challenge of extracting the relevant data for his paper.
Colin is well-known in the clinical trial industry as a presenter and educator, having published more than 70 peer reviewed articles and co-authored 3 books, the last one being Medical Imaging in Clinical Trials published by Springer in 2014.
He also provides consulting services through The Bracken Group, as he is still in demand as a consultant in medical imaging. He is also an advisor on several safety boards (serving on those for Rosiglitazone and Canagliflozin as two recent examples).
He is a chartered scientist and a Fellow of the Institute of Physics and Engineering in Medicine and also a Fellow of the Institute of Clinical Research in the UK. In his spare time, he is a keen aviator, holding a pilot’s license for over 20 years and enjoys cycling, kickboxing, traveling and photography.