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Over the years PERFUSE has received the research grant support from the following entities: Government Agencies The NIH (HARP, PEARL); HCFA (Medicare CABG project) Industry (in alphabetical order) Activbiotics; Astra (STEP AMI); Aventis / RPR (TIMI 11, ENTIRE); Bard (Perfusion balloon trial); Boston Scientific (Wallgraft studies); Bristol Meyer Squibb (HARP, CLARITY); Ciba Geigy (TIMI 9); COR / Millenium Therapeutics (ESPRIT, PROTECT); Corgentech (PREVENT 4 trial); DVI Guidant (Intermediate vessel atherectomy trial); Eli Lilly / Centocor (TIMI 14, SPEED, SWEDES); Genentech (TIMI 10, TIMI 12, LIMIT, VIVA); Merck (RESTORE, TACTICS, TARGET); Nuvelo; Park Davis (AVERT); Percusurge, Smith Kline Beecham (TIMI 4); Sonus (Echogen trial); TIMI 3 systems (PLUS trial). Dr. Gibson has received honoraria for lectures from the following companies: Activbiotics; Aventis; Genentech; Merck; Millenium; Schering-Plough ACS Dr. Gibson serves as a consultant to the following companies: AngelMed; Activbiotics; Genentech
Dr. Chrisopher P. Cannon, M.D. Dr. Cannon has received research/grant support from the following entities: Through the Department of Medicine of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dr. Cannon currently receives research grant support from the following companies: 1999- Bristol-Myers Squibb; 2002- Merck; 2002- Sanofi-Synthelabo Dr. Cannon currently serves as a consultant to the following companies: 2000- Asahi Chemical Company; 2002- Bayer; 2002- Pfizer Limited; 2002- Vertex; 2002- Medicines Company; 2002- Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics Dr. Cannon is on the Speaker Bureau of the following companies: Aventis; Bristol Myers Squibb; Centocor; Eli Lilly; Genentech; Merck; Millenium; Sanofi-Synthelabo; Dr. Cannon has received honoraria for preparation of educational materials from: Centocor; Discovery East; Excerpta Medica; Medical Decision Point; NCME Sabina A. Murphy, M.P.H. Ms. Murphy has been co-director of PERFUSE (Percutaneous/Pharmacologic Endoluminal Revascularization For Unstable Syndromes & its Evaluation) a non- profit entity with over a decade of experience in cardiovascular research. Over the years PERFUSE has received the research grant support from the following entities: Government Agencies The NIH (HARP, PEARL); HCFA (Medicare CABG project) Industry (in alphabetical order) Activbiotics; Astra (STEP AMI); Aventis / RPR (TIMI 11, ENTIRE); Bard (Perfusion balloon trial); Boston Scientific (Wallgraft studies); Bristol Meyer Squibb (HARP, CLARITY); Ciba Geigy (TIMI 9); COR / Millenium Therapeutics (ESPRIT, PROTECT); Corgentech (PREVENT 4 trial); DVI Guidant (Intermediate vessel atherectomy trial); Eli Lilly / Centocor (TIMI 14, SPEED, SWEDES); Genentech (TIMI 10, TIMI 12, LIMIT, VIVA); Merck (RESTORE, TACTICS, TARGET); Nuvelo; Park Davis (AVERT); Percusurge, Smith Kline Beecham (TIMI 4); Sonus (Echogen trial); TIMI 3 systems (PLUS trial). |
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