St. Louis, MO - July 21, 2008 - Biomedical Systems, a global provider of centralized diagnostic
services to the clinical trial industry, recently announced the appointment of Eliana Burke to
the post of Business Development Director, Imaging Services. Ms. Burke brings over 20 years
of clinical trial experience from previous positions with PPD, Medifacts and ICON LLC. Her
main responsibilities will be to serve as a central point of contact with pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical
companies, contract research organizations and medical device manufacturers
in the western parts of the United States.
"Biomedical Systems is extremely pleased to be able to add Eliana to our growing team of
Business Development Representatives," said Sam Dranoff, Vice President of Business
Development. "Her expertise in clinical trials will help guide Sponsors with the most effective
methods to include a centralized imaging core lab like Biomedical Systems in their protocols
for drug or device development. Sponsors will enjoy her enthusiastic approach to her work and
life in general."
Ms. Burke will work from her base office in the San Francisco area. She is an active member
of Drug Information Association (DIA) as well as a participating member of BioScience Forum
(BioSF) and Healthcare Business Women's Association (HBA). Burke is also a past member
of the Programming Committee for BayBio.
Biomedical Systems is a global provider of centralized diagnostic services for the pharmaceutical and
medical device industries. With offices in North America, Europe and Asia, Biomedical Systems has
worked with over 11,000 investigative sites in 75 countries around the world for Phase I - IV clinical trials.
Biomedical Systems centralized services include the acquisition, analysis and management of data
for Cardiac, Imaging and Respiratory modalities used to determine safety and efficacy for drugs and
devices in clinical trials.
For more information about Biomedical Systems, please contact Craig Pennington, Director of
Marketing at 1-800-877-6334 (3179) or via email, cpennington@biomedsys.com. Additional information
can be found on the company website at