SNBL Appoints Field Technical Director

Mark Walker, DVM, has been appointed field technical director at SNBL USA. Dr. Walker will be responsible for providing scientific and regulatory guidance to support clients’ preclinical development programs.
 
Dr. Walker has more than 20 years of CRO experience in preclinical toxicology and drug development focusing on primate toxicology, integrative preclinical program design and regulatory interactions for IND applications. He joins the company from Walker Consulting Services, where he provided preclinical drug development and outsourcing support services. He also held various scientific and managerial positions including: vice president of toxicology, pathology and laboratory animal medicine at Frontier BioSciences, senior director of scientific and laboratory operations at Charles River Laboratories and senior scientific advisor and senior principal scientist at Covance.
 
“We are excited to welcome Dr. Walker to the SNBL USA team,” said Mark Crane, vice president of business development. “His knowledge and experience will be very important as SNBL USA continues to expand. In addition to having worked for various contract research organizations in the past, he also has direct experience in running acute radiation syndrome (ARS) and other government-sponsored studies. Overall, Dr. Walker is well-placed to understand what a SNBL USA client needs from a preclinical service provider.”