Cambridge Healthtech Associates™ Names Dawn Van Dan General Manager   

 December 19, 2011 – NEEDHAM, Massachusetts  

Cambridge Healthtech Associates (CHA)™, a leading provider of consulting, consortia and communities in the life sciences industry, today announced the appointment of Dawn Van Dam as General Manager. The former University of Guelph executive will be responsible for overseeing the day-to-day operations of CHA. 

"We are excited that Van Dam is joining the CHI management team," said Phillips Kuhl, President and CEO of Cambridge Healthtech Institute (CHI), the parent company of CHA. “Her 25+ years of experience in consulting, market research, social media and growing organizational sales and profitability in the life sciences industry will be a tremendous asset to the CHA organization."  

“The life sciences industry, both pharmaceutical and biotech companies, and their suppliers, are challenged to produce new, novel therapeutic solutions faster and more efficiently than ever before.  Cambridge Healthtech Associates is uniquely positioned to help organizations succeed in their discovery and pre-clinical development processes, with our strong team of experienced individuals.  Our goal is to help the industry uncover the market insights, put together the key people to understand and accelerate product development and ensure that thought leaders are well aware of new and emerging solutions to advance the discovery phase,” said Van Dam.  

Van Dam’s experience includes serving as Chief Marketing Officer for the University of Guelph, Laboratory Services in Ontario, Canada. Prior to that, Van Dam held various senior-level positions in the health care industry including 17 years in the pharmaceutical industry, and she graduated from The Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania.  

About Cambridge Healthtech Associates   
Cambridge Healthtech Associates™ (CHA™) uses its unique collaborative model to improve the speed, economics and effectiveness of life science research and development, leveraging its consulting, technology evaluations and communities to help clients in the industry achieve their individual goals. Read more at www.chacorporate.com.