Salt Lake City, Utah - August 1, 2004 - Tandem Labs, a leading bioanalytical contract research organization (CRO), named KC Van Horne as Director of Research and Development.
Mr. Van Horne's focus in Salt Lake City will begin with enhancement of the method development process for speed, efficiency, and quality taking the Tandem Labs' mission to its full potential. He will also be involved with further development of non-proprietary assays, implementation of laboratory automation, and expansion into other analytical services and products.
"Mr. Van Horne's past experience gives him the savvy needed to keep Tandem Labs in the driver's seat of leading bioanalytical CROs. He has worked as a consultant for Tandem Labs since 2001," says Patrick Bennett, Vice President and Senior Laboratory Director, "and has already taken us to another level of expertise."
KC Van Horne joins Tandem Labs with 22 years of experience in the bioanalytical field and is recognized in the industry as an expert in chromatography. He has had an impressive career across several companies including positions as Senior Technical Consultant, Vice President of Technology, President and CEO, and Project Leader. Mr. Van Horne is known to be highly creative at problem solving and his knowledge base will apply to challenging new situations, which will be an asset to Tandem Labs' continued excellence in the industry.
NWT, Inc. is a Utah corporation operating a division called Tandem Labs with facilities in Salt Lake City, Utah and West Trenton, New Jersey. Since 1992, the focus has been the application of mass spectrometry expertise (LC/MS/MS) in support of new drug development for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. This specialization has resulted in the emergence of Tandem Labs as a leading bioanalytical clinical research organization (CRO). A diverse worldwide client portfolio includes some of the largest pharmaceutical corporations as well as small virtual companies. The Tandem Labs' structure supports large 10,000+ sample studies and small studies of fewer than 100 samples. Tandem Labs' ultimate goal is to build long lasting relationships by continually meeting and exceeding clients' expectations.