PEOPLE ON THE MOVE
Certara
The director of pharmacometrics at biosimulation services company Certara has been appointed an associate professor at the Faculty of Pharmacy at the University of Montreal.
In the role, Samer Mouksassi will teach and students how biosimulation can be used to improve drug development.
“Samer is a very smart, dedicated scientist who thoroughly enjoys sharing his technical knowledge and vision with his peers,” said Certara CEO Edmundo Muniz. “I am confident that he will inspire his students to explore new ways of using biosimulation to help bring safer, more effective therapies to the patients who need them.”
Mouksassi joined Certara’s Pharsight Consulting Services (PCS) in 2007 and has helped clients apply the company’s models to more than 100 studies. PCS has since merged with Quantitative Solutions to become Certara Strategic Consulting.