Dr. Ruskin is Vice President of Clinical Development for LABCRO, Inc., one of Silicon Valley’s largest Clinical Research Organizations. Previously, he was a member of an FDA Advisory Panel, two-time TEDMED award nominee for innovation, a researcher at the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), and has developed and managed well over 300 clinical trials. He created the LabTracker technology for tracking clinical trial laboratory samples, now an industry best practice and used by some of the world’s largest CROs. He has also lead clinical, data management, and biostatistics for 4 successful start-up pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device companies, leading to 1 IPO and 3 company purchases. He has been a leading industry speaker for over 20 years, is an ICH/GCP trainer, and has helped to establish industry standards for both data terminologies and clinical documentation.