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Epic sciences appoints michael giske as chief information officer [Global Data Point](Global Data Point Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) "Michael is a visionary technology leader with expertise in developing and implementing cloud-based architecture solutions for data-driven businesses and providing efficient and secure interactions with partners around the world," said Murali Prahalad, Ph.D., president and CEO of Epic Sciences. "At Epic, Michael will architect and deliver a secure, global information technology blueprint for the Epic platform to supply critical and actionable insights about the disease status and therapeutic response of a patient's cancer across each clinical decision point." "Throughout my career, I have been drawn to unique opportunities to find new ways to solve critical problems with technology," said Mr. Giske. "Epic not only has an exceptionally talented team, but also an unrivalled rare cell detection, quantification and characterization platform that can transform how cancer is treated and managed. These actionable data insights will allow Epic to expand into broad reaching informatics solutions and related services." Mr. Giske has more than 25 years of experience in developing innovative technology solutions for the health and life sciences industry among other verticals. Before joining Epic, Mr. Giske was director of IT Strategy and Architecture at Oracle Corporation, where he securely enabled service-oriented and cloud-based solutions. Prior to Oracle, he was CEO and Managing Partner at KPMGS, a provider of information technology solutions and services and served for more than 16 years as chief architect for large-scale global IT initiatives for research, corporate and clinical solutions for large life science organizations. Mr. Giske also has developed or led a number of firsts in the industry, including the first energy trading system and internet-based meter and customer control system for Sempra Energy, the first online software ordering system for Apple Inc., and the first global large-scale call center and knowledge system for Disney Interactive. Mr. Giske earned his bachelor's degree in computer science from San Diego State University. (c) 2014 GlobalData Provided by SyndiGate Media Inc. (Syndigate.info). |