May 11, 2009
ScienceFirst Receives ADCNJ Awards

CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ, May 11, 2009—ScienceFirst was recently recognized by the Art Directors Club of New Jersey (ADCNJ) at its 46th Annual Awards Exhibition.

ScienceFirst graphic designer Michelle Feingold won a bronze medal for her concept and design of a speaker training creative platform for a top-tier, global pharmaceutical manufacturing client.

Two other ScienceFirst design entries received Certificates of Excellence. One of the entries was the ScienceFirst website (www.science-first.com). The redesign of the ScienceFirst website was launched in November 2008. The other entry was a design for a cardiovascular clinical monograph for an international biotechnology client.

April 22, 2009
Earth Day Cleanup

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January 22, 2009
ScienceFirst Staff Expansion

CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ, January 22, 2009--ScienceFirst is pleased to announce that two new associates have joined the Cedar Knolls office.

Valery Sudakin, PhD, has been named science manager. Before joining ScienceFirst, Dr. Sudakin was an investigator at GlaxoSmithKline, where he co-lead the signal transduction kinase 1 matrix team from program inception to successful initiation of start of chemistry on three different series. A published author, Dr. Sudakin brings to ScienceFirst 11 years of biomedical research and writing experience in the academia and pharmaceutical industry. He earned a PhD from the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology, completing his thesis on the “Role of cyclosome in the regulation of cyclin degradation.”

Brian Burns was recently named account director at ScienceFirst. Before joining ScienceFirst, Burns held the position of associate director of global marketing, oncology, at Bristol-Myers Squibb, and brings with him more than 11 years of science and management experience in the pharmaceutical industry. He earned an MBA in finance from Saint Joseph’s University in Philadelphia, PA, after receiving his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in microbiology.

December 19, 2008
ScienceFirst Launch

CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ, December 19, 2008--ScienceFirst is pleased to announce the launch of its redesigned Web site.

The new Web site supports ScienceFirst’s growing business and expert services, and contains special features, including an eNewsletter, employment opportunities, and work experience with notable clientele.

The site’s content and layout are user-friendly, and are complementary to ScienceFirst’s services, which are always client-centric and combine scientific rigor, business strategy, and creative channel management to achieve superiority for our client’s brand.

December 19, 2008
ScienceFirst Staff Volunteers at Soup Kitchen

CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ, December 19, 2008--ScienceFirst is pleased to announce that employees of its  Cedar Knolls office recently volunteered their time at The Community Soup Kitchen of Morristown. 

On December 12, ScienceFirst staff members served food to more than 250 New Jersey residents in need.  The group spent over 3 hours at the soup kitchen, and all appreciated working for a company that let them take time out of their workday to help others. Besides serving the food, the group assisted with preparing the food, creating healthy portions, and communicating with those in need.

Volunteering at the soup kitchen is the most recent example of how the ScienceFirst team gives back to its community.  Over the summer, team members volunteered with Morristown Habitat for Humanity to help build homes for two families in Denville, NJ.

December 19, 2008
ScienceFirst Staff Promotions and Expansions

CEDAR KNOLLS, NJ, December 19, 2008--ScienceFirst is pleased to announce a staff promotion and two new associates at the Cedar Knolls office. Bill McKenna has been promoted to Senior Program Manager of ScienceFirst.  He has been a key part of the company’s success, with a strategic role in the startup of a Speakers Bureau operation that annually administers more than 50,000 dinner and lunch meetings.  Bill has over 8 years of marketing and program management experience, encompassing client services, strategic planning, tactical implementation, and project team building.  He has supervised and led multiple teams in the execution of programs across the entire medical education spectrum, including speaker training meetings, investigator meetings, advisory boards, managed care consultant series, satellite symposia, and publication planning initiatives.  Bill earned his BA from Seton Hall University in New Jersey.

Brenda David recently joined ScienceFirst as Senior Meeting Planner. She previously held the position of Senior Sourcing and Contracting Manager for Advogent Group in Wayne, NJ, and is an experienced meetings manager/sourcing and contracting manager with skills in medical education program planning.  Brenda’s professional skills include special events and planning, program planning, human resources management, research methods, budget and financing, and consumer behavior.  She earned her BS from Montclair State University in New Jersey.

Sheritta Session recently joined ScienceFirst as Program Coordinator.  She previously worked at Veritas Institute for Medical Education, Inc. where she coordinated medical meetings from start to finish and provided on-site project management at some of these meetings.  Sheritta received her BS in public relations at Kean University in Union, NJ.  She is a member of Meeting Professionals International (MPI) and is currently pursuing her Meeting Professional Certification.