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Passion is driven by purpose

Posted by Michelle Johnson on Oct 18, 2022 11:30:04 AM

Passion is driven by purpose.

Many believe that you have to bring passion to the workplace. Yet, perhaps passion isn’t just an input, but also the result of a conviction that what you do is purposeful. As author and speaker Simon Sinek said so well, “Passion is an output developed by working toward something we believe in.”

I’ve thought about the concept of passion and purpose a lot after recently having the honor of becoming Chief Executive Officer of Metrum Research Group (MetrumRG). This company’s mission has fueled my own passion for the last seven years. Marc Gastonguay founded MetrumRG as a mission-driven organization. We were set up to build and serve a community of scientists who gave their own time, talent, and treasure to improving health and defeating disease. From my very first exposure to the company, it became clear to me that the whole team was united around the purpose and mission of MetrumRG. I couldn’t help but be filled with the same passion to improve health and defeat disease. 

MetrumRG sits at the intersection of science and technology. Our deep base of scientific expertise and experience is matched with cutting-edge technology to best equip our community and customers to make informed decisions in their effort to defeat disease. I am enthusiastic about the next phase of MetrumRG as we continue to invest in all aspects of our people and our business. I am blessed to be surrounded by a stellar executive team, as well as the entire MetrumRG family who tirelessly strive to do their best work, build each other up in excellence, and serve our various stakeholders with compassion and empathy. Much of my focus will be on working closely with Matt Riggs, Bill Knebel, and Joydeep Bhattacharyya to empower our team to be their best selves. 

I’m very much looking forward to continuing the deep dialogue we have with our scientific community and customers. You cannot serve people without listening to their ambitions and challenges. In the coming months, I will seek to deepen relationships with our key stakeholders and find ways to better support their meaningful work.

Lastly, I want to spend a moment to express my gratitude to Marc for what he has built at MetrumRG. We are in a strong position for growth because of his initial vision and the countless hours and heart he invested in the company. I am honored that he would extend his trust in me to lead MetrumRG in our next chapter. The mission he articulated for MetrumRG remains, and it will forever be the foundation of our future vision and strategy. I'm grateful he will continue to serve on our board and that he remains a strategic advisor to us.

All of us at MetrumRG are united in our mission, and that is what drives our passion. I am inspired by this team’s connection to our mission, whether expressed in building advanced mathematical models, or developing infrastructure tools, or tackling administrative and operational challenges. I am excited to be a catalyst for MetrumRG’s evolution as an organization, and I am honored to be surrounded by the best team and partners as we continue to grow and evolve as a company.

Passion is indeed the result of meaningful work. Passion also is a blessing, and, like all blessings, it is something to be shared. It is my goal and my privilege to reinforce and strengthen the vital work we do at MetrumRG. It is my hope that everyone in our broader circle would experience the same purpose-driven passion that guides us.

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MetrumRG at R/Pharma

Posted by Michelle Johnson on Aug 28, 2019 4:08:50 PM

August 21-23, 2019

MetrumRG scientists visited Harvard University to participate in the R/Pharma conference.

This was the second annual R/Pharma conference, which included keynotes from renowned industry practitioners, key R developers, and leading academics. There were also several full-length presentations as well as a number of shorter, highly-energetic lightning talks. And new this year, pre-conference workshops were offered to the 150 attendees. MetrumRG was honored to deliver three presentations and to support the event again this year by hosting a mixer on Thursday night. Congratulations to the organizing committee for another successful R/Pharma!

Here is a recap of our MetrumRG presentations:

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Metrum Research Group honored to be a 2018 Marcum Tech Top 40 Award recipient

Posted by Michelle Johnson on Aug 23, 2018 11:14:17 AM

Metrum Research Group recipient of 2018 Marcum Tech Top 40 Award;

Awards to honor state's 40 Fastest Growing Tech Companies, part of ConnectiTECH Awards October 3

Tariffville, CT - The Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) and Marcum LLP today announce the 2018 Marcum Tech Top 40, the annual recognition of the fastest growing technology companies in Connecticut. This year’s group of top-ranked companies will be honored at the new ConnectiTECH Awards event at the Connecticut Convention Center on October 3. Metrum Research Group will be honored with 39 other companies and two accelerator award-winners as the class of 2018. This marks the eighth time Metrum Research Group has been chosen as a Marcum Tech Top 40 recipient.

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Metrum Research Group Recipient of Marcum Tech Top 40 Award; Tenth Annual Event to Honor Metrum Research Group as one of 40 Fastest Growing Tech Companies

Posted by Michelle Johnson on Aug 26, 2017 8:01:30 AM

Tariffville, CT (August 25, 2017) - The Connecticut Technology Council (CTC) and Marcum LLP announced Metrum Research Group has made the Marcum Tech Top 40 (TT40) list of fastest growing technology companies in Connecticut. Metrum Research Group will be honored alongside 39 other TT40 companies at an awards ceremony on September 19th at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford. This marks the seventh time Metrum Research Group has been honored to be a Marcum Tech Top 40 recipient.

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Metrum Research Group Announces New President

Posted by Michelle Johnson on May 31, 2017 3:55:03 PM

Metrum Research Group is pleased to announce the appointment of Bill Knebel, Pharm.D., Ph.D. as President of the biomedical modeling and simulation services firm.

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Metrum Research Group Presents at PAGE 2012

Posted by Michelle Johnson on May 31, 2017 3:48:45 PM

by Mary Delaney

Last week, Bill Gillespie and Elodie Plan journeyed to Venice, Italy representing Metrum Research Group at the Population Approach Group Europe (PAGE 2012) meeting. Bill and Elodie presented posters of their recent work and communicated the features of METAMODL (www.metamodl.com/) to conference goers.

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AAIC Poster

Posted by Michelle Johnson on May 31, 2017 3:45:58 PM

by Mary Delaney

Daniel Polhamus is representing Metrum Research Group at the Alzheimer’s Association International Conference this week. If you missed our poster or handout, please download them here!

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Topics: Neurodegenerative Diseases

Open Availability of Pharmacometrics Training Lectures

Posted by Michelle Johnson on May 31, 2017 12:07:55 PM

by Mary Delaney

Metrum Institute recently announced the open availability of pharmacometrics training lectures:

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Topics: Metrum News

ggedit 0.2.0 is now on CRAN

Posted by Michelle Johnson on May 31, 2017 11:41:14 AM

Jonathan Sidi, Metrum Research Group

We are pleased to announce the release of the ggedit package on CRAN.

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Marcum Tech Top 40

Posted by Michelle Johnson on May 31, 2017 11:35:49 AM

by Mary Delaney

Metrum Research Group was selected as one of the fastest growing technology companies in Connecticut at the 2012 Marcum Tech Top 40 awards ceremony at the Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford on September 27th.

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Topics: Metrum News

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