Dr. Andree Beckerling has been appointed senior medical director of Accovion GmbH, a provider of clinical development services. Dr. Beckerling will take over the management of all clinical departments within Accovion and will also serve as a member of the management team supporting the chief executive officer, chief operating officer, chief financial officer, the director of marketing and communication and the senior director of Data Management, Statistics and Reporting.

"We are confident that we expand our clinical expertise with Dr. Beckerling’s experience and excellent knowledge of the clinical, pharmaceutical and CRO industries to reinforce our high professionalism as a full-service provider," commented Martin Schröder, Accovion's chief executive officer. "We are very pleased to have gained Dr. Beckerling as another member of our management team. Together we will continue the successful development of Accovion and will further increase our market share of high value services in the clinical development of products for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Through the continued assurance of our high quality standards, we aim to achieve our objectives of dynamic growth and development into further business segments.”