April 9, 2026 – Alimentiv Inc. (“Alimentiv”), a global, specialized Contract Research Organization (CRO) focused on GI-related therapeutics, is pleased to announce a reorganization of its Statistics department to include a new Statistical Research & Innovation team as a part of its strategic goal to remain on the cutting-edge of statistical expertise. This team, which will continue to operate as a part of the larger Alimentiv Statistics organization, is headed by Blue Neustifter, PhD, a long term Alimentiv colleague and former FDA statistician.
This group consists of two arms: the Statistical Center of Excellence and a dedicated Medical Research and Development statistical team. The Statistical Center of Excellence, co-founded by Dr. Neustifter in 2022, focuses upon providing superior statistical consulting services to clients and keeping Alimentiv at the forefront of medical and clinical trial statistics. Alimentiv’s dedicated Medical Research and Development statistics team supports state-of-the-art GI research by working with world-class medical thought leaders. Its mission is science-focused and provides specific expertise to support applied clinical and academic research.
The Statistics Research and Innovation group organizes both groups under the same management, ensuring that Alimentiv’s first-class medical expertise is met with the statistical proficiency to keep Alimentiv at the forefront of the GI space.
Services offered include:
- Clinical trial design and sample size advisement
- Alternative design and analysis strategies to maximize your data
- Regulatory strategy: review of regulatory submission materials, representation at regulatory meetings, and interpretation and implementation of regulatory feedback
- Statistical consultation: expert advice on defining estimands, endpoints, and study analyses
- Statistical design and analysis: protocol, SAP, and TLF review to cross-check statistical materials and ensure that your study questions are being answered
- Statistics education and training
About Alimentiv, Inc.
Alimentiv is a global GI-focused CRO, advancing the science of gastrointestinal (GI) clinical trials and medical R&D for more than 30 years. As a global full-service CRO dedicated to clinical, GI medical imaging and precision medicine services and solutions, Alimentiv partners with pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries to advance the development of novel therapies that lead to better outcomes for all patients living with GI diseases. Alimentiv is headquartered in London, Ontario, Canada, with a global footprint across its operations in Canada, the United States, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America. Learn more at alimentiv.com.