David Lester

Biography

I have broad experience that began in academia for many years (Northwestern U., Harvard Medical School, Weizmann Institute, NIH). From there I worked several years at the FDA in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research. I was on the science side and my final position was Senior Science Advisor for OPS/CDER. I also had experience in Science Policy while down in the DC area. I then went to the "dark side" and was Director of Clinical Technologies at Pharmacia. Upon acquisition by Pfizer, I became NY Site Head of Clinical Technology and Director of Pfizer Human Health Technologies. I worked at a small Molecular Diagnostics Company, Gene Express, and still maintain my consulting organization, ITHW, Inc. I co-founded Inside Tracker. Since returning to Australia i had work experience at the CSIRO and Monash University. I am now focusing on setting up two new start ups. I am on the Scientific Advisory Board of MedAdvisor and am on the Executive Committee of the Adavanced Manufacturing CRC Rebid.

Research Interest

Clinical Research Healthcare Management ,EMR ,Healthcare Information Technology ,Surgery , Physicians ,Medical Imaging ,Radiology ,Digital Imaging ,Managed Care