Altasciences has appointed Dr. William J. Foster, MD, PhD, FRCSC as Principal Investigator and Consultant on clinical trials. 

Dr. Foster, originally from the United States, is a practicing retinal physician in Montreal, Canada, a Professor of Bioengineering, and a Member of the Institute for Regenerative Medicine and Engineering at Temple University in Philadelphia.

“Dr. Foster’s unique background in medicine, bioengineering and biophysics, along with his broad range of expertise in preclinical and clinical research, are an ideal complement to Altasciences as we grow and further develop new areas of specialization. His insight was instrumental in designing one of our upcoming first-in-human studies on an ocular product,” said Ingrid Holmes, general manager, Montreal Clinical Operations, at Altasciences.

In addition to his clinical work, Dr. Foster does translational research to improve outcomes for patients with different retinal diseases, ranging from the application of high-tech polymeric compounds to the repair of retinal detachments and delivery of nanoparticle therapeutics to computational modeling of fluid flow in the eye during different diseases and treatments. He is the current Chair of the CME Committee of the Association for Research in Vision & Ophthalmology, and is a Grant Reviewer for the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Sensory Technologies Study Section.

“I’ve always been passionate about translational and early-stage clinical research. I look forward to working closely with the well-versed team of experts at Altasciences to help our clients in their efforts to enhance vision research that will ultimately lead to new therapies and methods for disease detection,” said Dr. Foster.