Zikria Syed is CEO and cofounder of VitalTrax , a company enabling patients to participate in clinical trials. Patients discover and enroll in clinical trials using its Wing clinical trial network. VitalTrax aims to revolutionize how clinical trial are conducted by transforming patient experience in clinical trials.
Zikria is a serial entrepreneur who has founded, grown and exited multiple companies. Prior to VitalTrax, he founded and led NextDocs to become a global leader providing document management solutions to life sciences companies. He also founded and exited Broadpeak, a clinical trial collaboration company.
Earlier in his career, Zikria worked at Microsoft where he spent over 10 years consulting with Microsoft’s largest enterprise customers advising them on technology and solution development. He started his career at Siemens Medical Systems where he designed and developed a document imaging solution.
Zikria currently serves on Drexel University College of Engineering Advisory Board.
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