David Corenstein has 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry in departments such as clinical research, marketing, sales and pharmacy. Over the past 20 years, David worked in Argentina and Canada for the most prestigious international contract research organizations in the international clinical research industry.

He worked in all phases from I to IV and all therapeutic areas including CNS, cardiology and oncology. In addition to his life and immigration experience, David has the need and passion to share the knowledge and skills to succeed in the Canadian clinical research market with the new CRA generations.

Alison Foo specializes in clinical data management, clinical monitoring, stakeholder management and trial management. She previously worked for contract research organizations as well as in the academic/non-profit sector and has worked on all phases of clinical trials. She has mentored many graduate students on how to start a career in clinical research and is passionate about teaching professional skills and simulating real-world experiences. 

She has a BScH from Queen’s University, a MSc from the University of Toronto, and is PMP certified from the Project Management Institute. Her other interests include volunteering, spending time with her rescue dog, learning a new language and cooking.

Lawrence Reiter has almost 20 years’ experience in the Pharmaceutical Research Industry in Clinical Operations, Project Management, Quality Assurance and Compliance. His experience includes monitoring and project management across a wide variety of therapeutic areas to include drug and device studies across all phases.

Lawrence has worked in multiple regions around the world and manages global studies in over 40 countries. In addition, he is accredited by and remains in good standing with the Society for Quality Assurance as a Registered Quality Assurance Professional in Good Clinical Practice (RQAP-GCP).

Lawrence is an experienced lecturer in GCP having been directly involved in the setup and running of a non-profit training organization in South Africa that provided training across global regions to both Sponsor and site staff.