What Happened?
San Diego, CA-based Epic Sciences has Appointed Michael Giske as Chief Information Officer
About the Company
Epic Sciences, Inc. is developing novel diagnostics to personalize and advance the treatment and management of cancer. Epic`s mission is to enable the rapid and non-invasive detection of genetic and molecular changes in cancer throughout a patient`s journey. The company was founded on a powerful platform to identify and characterize rare cells, including circulating tumor cells (CTCs). Our technology helps match patients to targeted therapies and monitor for drug resistance, so that the best treatment path can be chosen at every clinical decision point. Today, we partner with leading pharmaceutical companies and major cancer centers around the world. Epic`s goal is to commercialize our technology to increase the success rate of cancer drugs in clinical trials and improve patient outcomes by providing physicians with real-time information to guide treatment choices.
About the Person
Michael 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.
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