About Us
FutureMeds is a network of modern dedicated research sites conducting clinical trials. We are able to find significant numbers of eligible patients for trials across a wide variety of therapy areas, thus helping pharmaceutical companies and contract research organisations to run clinical trials as efficiently and cost effectively as possible. Our priority is the safety and health of our patients and by helping to bring them future medicines today we can play a key part in improving health. We use innovative technologies to make clinical trials available for as many patients as possible by building their awareness of existing trials and simplifying their access to the latest medicine through the provision of home and virtual visits.
FutureMeds was founded by a team with unparalleled SMO experience and all our investigators are highly experienced in conducting general medicine clinical trials.
Meet The Team
Ivan Vyshnyvetskyy MD Ph.D.
Managing Director, Ukraine
Ivan has over 20 years of experience in medical practice and clinical research. He is an Investigator with 50+ clinical trials experience, including 30+ trials as a PI and is the President of the Ukrainian Association for Clinical Research, which under his governance became the largest and most influential Ukrainian professional society in the field.
Borislav Borissov MD MBA, DSc
Managing Director, Bulgaria
Prof. Dr. Borislav Borissov, MD, MBA, DSc, with over 31 years of medical and over 11 years of clinical trials management experience, will be responsible for leading FutureMeds’ Bulgarian operations and extending FutureMeds' network of medical research clinics into Bulgaria.
Dr. Piotr Rozpondek MD PhD
Managing Director, Poland
As Managing Director of FutureMeds Poland, Piotr aims to further improve access for patients to clinical trials using virtual visits and home nursing, advance decentralized clinical trials processes, start hospital-based new sites, and introduce oncology studies to FutureMeds’ therapeutic areas.
Dr Radoslaw Janiak
Chief Executive Officer
Radoslaw studied medicine at the University of Warsaw graduating in 1997. After working as a hospital doctor for 4 years he moved into clinical research initially as a site director for a Polish CRO. Working for Synexus from 2005 until 2019 he was responsible for the rapid growth of the business across Central and Eastern Europe. He was appointed COO in 2015.
Paul Chambers
Chairman
Paul graduated from the University of Sheffield before training as a Chartered Accountant with KPMG. He spent five years in Practice before moving into industry. Formerly CFO of Synexus from 2010-2017, leading the business through a period of substantial growth culminating in two successful private equity exits. Paul is currently a non-executive director of The North West Fund.
Marcin Gondek
Chief Financial Officer
Marcin is a graduate in Economics from the University of Wroclaw. He spent 10 years working in senior finance roles for a number of multinational companies. He joined Synexus in 2012, initially as finance director for Central and Eastern Europe and has extensive knowledge of site operations, feasibility and contracting. Marcin was appointed as CFO of Synexus in 2017 and lead the integration of the European and US businesses.
Dr Torsten Sernau
VP of Medical Operations
With a successful track record spanning 28 years in the clinical research industry, Dr Torsten Sernau is responsible for nurturing relations with key Pharmaceutical clients, strategising our offerings across all therapeutic areas and enhancing the visibility of FutureMeds in the industry. Torsten brings a wealth of expertise and experience to bolster our medical operations and help FutureMeds address the internal complexities that come with the fast growth of our site network.
Chris Hannigan
Non-Executive Director
Chris graduated from the University of Kent with a degree in Mathematics. He has spent 35 years in the clinical trials industry having held senior positions at Roche, P&G, Covance and Kendle (now part of Syneos), where he served as UK Managing Director. Chris joined Synexus in 2007 and ultimately held the role of Chief Commercial Officer until his retirement in 2016. Chris is currently a non-executive director of Simbec-Orion.
Prof. Edward Czerwinski
Senior Medical Director
Edward is a Professor of the Jagiellonian University with 45+ years of experience as a practicing orthopaedic surgeon in addition to being an active university lecturer and scientist. He founded the Krakow Medical Centre (KCM) in 1996 and has supervised over 200 trials acting as PI on 49. Edward serves on multiple scientific boards and has organised several international congresses, including the World Congress on Osteoporosis in 2018. He has authored in excess of 500 publications.
Iwona Tongbhoyai
Chief Client Solutions Officer
With over 12 years Sites and Clinical Trials Management experience and over 7 years Business Consultancy experience, Iwona Tongbhoyai will play a key role in increasing FutureMeds’ operational efficiency and strengthening the FutureMeds brand by providing successful and effective solutions to clients, partners and patients alike.
Cameron Glen
VP of Global Business Development
Cameron has a unique blend of industry experience and knowledge. He spent 23 years of his career building & forging alliances and pursuing new business for notable public and private sector players such as Menarini Pharmaceuticals, AstraZeneca, University of Dundee/NHS Tayside, Synexus, and industry-leading CROs such as Covance Inc. (Labcorp R&D) and ICON plc.
Grzegorz Krówczyński
VP of IT
With over 17 years of professional experience and deep domain knowledge of Business Intelligence, Data Management and Clinical Trial Management Systems, Grzegorz plays a key role in building FutureMeds' IT arm and ensuring that the company is fully prepared and ready for driving innovations in the Clinical Trials market.
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John Allen
Managing Director, UK
With over 15 years clinical research experience and a background as a qualified accountant, John brings a unique blend of expertise to our team. His commitment to high patient recruitment have been pivotal in establishing multiple sites for FutureMeds UK. John Allen leadership and extensive knowledge are instrumental in making a positive impact in UK clinical research.
Rocio Diaz Sanchez
Managing Director, Spain
With over 12 years of experience in Research Management in different academic institutions and private hospitals, Rocio Diaz, in her role of Managing Director of FutureMeds Spain aims to bring the patients’ the best treatment. Through her continued commitment to excellence, Rocio strives to contribute further to the betterment of society.
Dr. med. Bettina Bergtholdt
Managing Director, Germany
After finalizing her studies of human medicine at the Free University of Berlin, Bettina worked for several years in different psychiatric departments as junior physician. She came first in contact with clinical research in 1999, while building up an outpatient clinic for a research project in suicide prevention. In 2001 she founded her own business emovis GmbH, starting with a dedicated research site for pharmaceutical studies. A sleep lab, exclusively for clinical research projects, followed in 2008 and 2012 the department “Homecare Visits” completed the services. In 2023 Bettina joined forces with FutureMeds, becoming Managing Director of Germany.