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ORLANDO, Fla. (January 1, 2008) - Russel R. Allinson, RPh., MS
co-founder and chief clinical officer of Therigy Corporation,
the healthcare industry's leading source of
advisory and consulting services related to specialty pharmacy
and
pharmaceuticals, has been appointed to a two-year term on the
prestigious
Corporate Council of The Ohio State University College of Pharmacy.
Robert W. Brueggemeier, Ph.D., professor of medical chemistry
and dean of
the College of Pharmacy, said the Corporate Council was established
in 1994
to provide interaction between academia and corporate entities
to deal with
the challenges and opportunities of healthcare.
"I am excited to welcome Russ Allinson to the Corporate Council.
His
professional experiences and background will bring a new dimension
to the
types of industry and expertise represented on the Council," Brueggemeier
said.
Allison said he is honored by the appointment.
"Therigy Inc. has been working to close the gap between state-of-the-art
pharmacological research and practical applications in the healthcare
arena," said Allison. "The Corporate Council represents
a great learning
opportunity for us, and a chance to contribute to one of the
most critical
issues that face this country's healthcare system today," he
said.
The Corporate Council's new chair is Dr. Mark Sirgo, president
and chief
executive officer of BioDelivery Sciences International (Nasdaq:BDSI)
For more information, contact:
Robert W. Brueggemeier, Ph.D., Dean, College of Pharmacy, Ohio
State
University, 614-292-5711
Lilian Myers, Marketing Director, Therigy Corporation 407.992.8753 Lilian.myers@therigy.com
Larry Vershel or Beth Payan, Larry Vershel Communications Inc.
407-644-4142 lvershelco@aol.com
About Therigy
For those who invest in, manufacture, dispense, pay for, and
administer
specialty pharmaceuticals, Therigy is the healthcare industry's
trusted
source for rapidly changing business, clinical, and operational
intelligence
as well as vital advisory and consulting services that assure
appropriate
use and optimal outcomes. Therigy's well-known experts track
and report on
industry advances delivered through subscriptions as well as
providing
hands-on engagement to assist organizations in operational evaluation
and
optimization, planning and development of best-practices and
clinical
protocols, or a variety of other specialized research and analysis.
Therigy
clients include Cigna, McKesson, Cardinal, Precision Rx, Prime
Therapeutics,
and many others. |
