From the Executive Director

To provide Pistoia programmes, working group chairs, and domain steering groups with the critical assistance needed to drive projects to fruition, Pistoia's Board of Directors appointed John Wise as its first executive director. John will be accountable for the delivery of the Alliance's work programmes. "I am delighted to have the opportunity to serve the Pistoia Alliance," John says. "This industry alliance has a great vision that will help lower costs and encourage innovation in life sciences R&D."

John has spent his career in life science informatics, working in academia, R&D in the biopharmaceutical sector, and life science consultancy as well as on the technology vendor side of the industry. He has been active in supporting the work of other information-sharing life science organizations including the DIA as well as chairing the PRISM Forum for the past three years. Until this past spring, John was senior director, informatics at Daiichi Sankyo, Ltd., UK.