Global Medical Project Manager at Actelion – The CV Tribune

Biomarker & Genetic Testing Program identified >200 patients with an ultra-rare disease

Christian Velten — Tue, 07 Aug 2018 18:17:00 +0000

I was leading a global biomarker+genetic testing program aiming to identify hidden patients with Niemann-Pick type C, an ultra-rare and severe neuro-metabolic disease (prevalence 1:89’000, ~1’000 patients on treatment worldwide). The project included 44 countries, mostly in Europe, Latin America, Middle East and North Africa. We used a highly specific and sensitive biomarker, Lyso-SM-509, provided by the Centogene [...]

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Being blinkered with doing promotional apps

Christian Velten — Sat, 03 Feb 2018 13:12:22 +0000

At least inside the pharma branch of industry I am working in, there clearly is a preference for iOS devices, iPhones and iPads. Everyone has at least one of those stylish tools in his pocket, if not in his or her hand most of the time. iOS devices are internal corporate if not even industry [...]

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Medical education program on MF-CTCL disease released

Christian Velten — Mon, 08 May 2017 18:44:00 +0000

I developed and provided a medical education program on MF-CTCL disease, supporting the launch of a new treatment product for the rare dermato-oncological disease. The program includes … CLIENT:Actelion Specialty Care Global Business Unit(as an Actelion employee and team member) PROJECT TIME FRAME: February – May 2017

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SAMS clinical digital solution has arrived

Christian Velten — Sun, 12 Jun 2016 18:56:00 +0000

SAMS (“Saccade Analysis Made Simple”) is an educational app for clinicians on the identification of specific impairments of eye movements (oculomotor test), and helps to earlier diagnose underlying neurological diseases. The tablet-based app guides through systematic qualitative measurements of various eye movements done locally by a physician or nurse. Simultaneously, the app records a video [...]

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