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Friday, March 13, 2009
The Mover
Walovitch pictures growth potential at WorldCare
By Amber Gay, Special to Mass High Tech
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As an author and a scientist, Richard Walovitch has been trying to find ways to give back to the industry he has been involved in for more than 20 years. He has now taken that expertise in preclinical and clinical development into the position of chief medical officer at WorldCare Clinical LLC.
The Boston-based company, which was founded in 1992 by the Massachusetts General Hospital Department of Radiology, is an imaging contract research organization that provides imaging services for clinical trials in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries.
“This looked like a great opportunity for me to expand,” he said about why he joined the company. “Even the parent company, ProScan Imaging LLC, has put a lot of effort into the growth opportunities here.”
The medical imaging industry has grown over the last few years and being a part of that has helped Walovitch expand his profession and his knowledge, he said.
“Even in these tough economic times, our industry has been able to grow and new opportunities have arisen,” he said. “The Food and Drug Administration has even come out with new initiatives to help aid in the approval of new drugs.”
Walovitch has also authored more than 100 peer-reviewed publications. He said that a scientist is trained to disseminate information so that others in the field and those interested in it can learn from those around them.
Prior to joining WorldCare, Walovitch was the senior vice president of clinical research at Watertown-based Acusphere Inc. He has also served as vice president of preclinical and clinical research at Lexington-based Epix Medical Inc. (now known as Epix Pharmaceuticals Inc.) and held positions such as research pharmacologist and project clinician in the imaging agent group at the DuPont Merck Pharmaceutical Co.
Aside from work, Walovitch has fun with sports like racquetball and basketball. He also enjoys gardening and spending time with his three children. He has a son, 21, and a daughter, 23, both about to graduate college, and a daughter who is 13.
Though he likes to get away from work and enjoy his family and the outdoors, the work he does continues to be a passion.
“One of my biggest hopes is to make all drug companies understand the unique role (WorldCare plays) in the drug approval process,” he said. “I have been on the sponsor side and now I want to be able to give back.”
Amber Gay is a freelance writer in Providence, R.I.
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