Our Team
Success in clinical studies requires the collaborative participation and commitment of an extraordinary team of people working to achieve a complex objective over an extended period of time.
Kiecana Clinical Research has such a team.
Marek Kiecana M.Sc. Eng. Chairman,
Before founding Kiecana Clinical Research Marek established a worldwide business in Europe and Asia (co-founder of International Business Group, FLT-Metals Ltd.). His founding of KCR was not only a businessman’s response to the strong demand for clinical research services for pharma industry but also a way to indirectly improve the status of healthcare provided to the patients and therefore, the population health status in CEE. Marek holds a M.Sc. degree in the field of Business and Administration from Warsaw Technical University.
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Adam Kruszewski, MD, MBA. President,
Before joining the Company in 2004, Adam worked in venture capital company (Enterprise Investors) as investment director responsible for investing in health care businesses. Adam worked as a consultant for World Bank, Ministries of Economy, Finance and Health in Poland. He started his career as a physician in pediatric intensive care unit. Having his physician’s background he moved on to work in pharma industry then moved to the health care system administration building two biggest private networks of health care providers in CEE (Medicover, Medycyna Rodzinnna). Adam graduated from University of Warsaw (psychology), Warsaw Medical Academy, and University of Minnesota (Master of Health Administration).
Michal Sarnecki MD, MBA, Medical Director,
Michal is responsible for medical and operational oversight of all international clinical trials set up and execution to ensure that the sponsor directives and regulatory requirements are followed. Michal has been acquirering his experience in clinical research since 1997, initially in medical department of MSD, Polish subsidiary of Merck & Co., subsequently holding managerial positions in US biotech - Discovery Labs. Inc. and recently in Chiltern International Ltd. Having graduated from Warsaw Medical Academy, Michal worked as a teaching assistant in the Department of Pediatric Infectious Diseases. His background also includes postgraduate education in management from a French business school HEC and Warsaw Technical University.
Edyta Kańska, Contracts Unit Director,
In August 2006 Edyta Kanska has been appointed contracts unit director of KCR, previously serving as business development manager. She has nearly a decade of experience in the field of clinical research, including 7 years in medical department of MSD, Polish subsidiary of Merck&Co. She also developed her DM skills working as senior clinical data associate in the largest and strongest European PPD data management department in Scotland. In 2005 she graduated from postgraduate Executive studies in Finance, 17 months of extensive training provided by business experts from Ernst & Young and Warsaw School of Economics.
Emilia Wojańczyk, Quality Assurance Manager,
Emilia joined Kiecana Clinical Research in February 2007. She has a 15-year experience in clinical trials acquired in medical departments of two big pharmaceutical companies: Parke-Davis, France (4 years) and MSD Poland (11 years). During her career she held various responsibilities related to all aspects of clinical trials: data management, administration, monitoring, pharmacovigilance, budget management and training. Emilia graduated from Warsaw University and Grenoble University, France.
Anna Petriw, Legal Department Manager, Regulatory Adviser,
Anna, since September 2006, has supported legal aspects of clinical trials carried out by KCR.She has been involved in legal aspects of clinical research since 2001, having previously worked in Law Office H. Tuchołka i Wspólnicy Sp.k, specialized in legal services for pharmaceutical companies and CRO. In 2001-2004 she worked as a lawyer in University Hospital in Cracow where she developed her experience in clinical trials form the centre’s side. Anna graduated in Law and Administration from Cracov Jagiellonian University. She is a member of Association for Good Clinical Practice in Poland. She also conducts internal and external trainings for pharmaceutical business.
KCR manages a team of over 100 project managers, CRA's, and other specialist in drug development throughout Europe. One of the very important advantages for our team is that 50% of our medical department have medical and/or pharmaceutical academic background. This gives us an opportunity to conduct clinical trials on a very high level of quality and to be multidisciplinary.