The Next Level of Clinical Pharmacology

OUR FOCUS

We provide clinical and translational pharmacology expertise to improve drug and natural product development & clinical testing.

What are clinical and translational pharmacology?

Clinical pharmacology is the study of drugs in humans. In drug development, clinical pharmacologists focus on discovering optimal drug doses, regimens, and combinations for a particular disease. Clinical pharmacology incorporates solid understanding of patient variability (why some people respond differently to drugs), toxicology, drug metabolism, pharmacokinetics, and drug interactions. Translational pharmacology is an interdisciplinary field that incorporates data from a variety of sources (everything from cell studies to animal models of disease to real world data) to improve clinical drug development and medicine utilization.

OUR SERVICES

Clinical Pharmacology

  • Clinical protocol design
  • Clinical pharmacology studies
  • Pharmacokinetic/pharmacodynamic (PK/PD) analysis
  • Dose selection

Pharmacometrics

  • Development of mathematical models for PK/PD
  • Extrapolation of preclinical data (in vitro and animal) to humans

Regulatory

  • Support meetings with FDA and other health authorities
  • Author clinical pharmacology components of regulatory documents

Verdient Science brings rigorous science and extensive knowledge of pharmacology to each client engagement. Our primary focus is on the quality and efficiency of new product development. We provide several additional services for researchers, media, health care providers, and investors. We have worked with everyone from small startups to large pharmaceutical companies. 

WHO WE ARE

Verdient Science was founded by two Ph.D. pharmacologists with expertise in clinical and translational pharmacology. We have worked across various areas, such as neuroscience, oncology, immunology, and have specialized expertise in the study of Schedule 1 substances, such as cannabinoids and psychedelics.

Partners & Co-Founders

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Linda Klumpers, Ph.D.

Linda has done clinical research and management consulting since 2006 and co-authored more than 15 peer-reviewed publications in the field of cannabinoids. She invented 2 patents. 

Linda earned a M.Sc. in Neuroscience and a Ph.D. in Clinical Pharmacology of Cannabinoids in the Netherlands (see her thesis). She is a Dutch registered Clinical Pharmacologist. 

Linda has been studying cannabinoids in humans for more than 17 years (see publications here), and received six honors and awards, including the BJCP Prize, handed out by the British Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. In 2020, she was granted €1.9mln (grant no. 848120001) for Medicinal Cannabis as a co-applicant (more information here). 

She founded Tomori Pharmacology (DBA Cannify), a company that translates cannabinoid science into customized, educational tools for patients and clinicians. 

Linda’s LinkedIn Profile

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Michael Tagen, Ph.D.

Mike has 20 years of research experience, including 15 years in clinical drug development in hospital, biopharmaceutical, and consulting settings. He has worked on over 50 clinical studies and co-authored 38 peer-reviewed publications.

Mike earned a B.A. in Neuroscience and a Ph.D. in Pharmacology & Experimental Therapeutics, where his thesis was focused on the regulation of inflammation. He then switched to clinical research and performed a postdoctoral fellowship in the Pharmaceutical Sciences department of a cancer hospital. For the following 8 years, Mike worked for two major biopharmaceutical companies, performing clinical and translational pharmacology research in areas such as oncology, autoimmune diseases, and pain (see publications here). Mike has recently consulted for a variety of companies, primarily focused on clinical drug development and the incorporation of pharmacometrics in order to improve development decisions. Mike’s LinkedIn Profile

Team

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Jan Rozanc, Ph.D.

Scientific Consultant

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Matthew Green, Ph.D.

Scientific Consultant

Jakub

Jakub Mlost, Ph.D.

Scientific Consultant

In addition to our core team, we collaborate with an extensive network of experienced scientists to bring the right experts for any project. These include specialists in medicine, pharmacy, formulation chemistry, biostatistics, clinical trial operations, and regulatory science. 

Our headquarters are in Denver, Colorado with additional offices in Miami Beach, Florida.

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