Dr. Chris Edgar has an extensive background in the application of clinical outcome assessments (COAs) in drug development and has worked in the pharmaceutical industry for over 20 years. He is the former scientific director of Cognitive Drug Research Ltd. developers of CDR System, one of the earliest computerized cognitive test systems to be widely employed in clinical trials. Dr. Edgar also has a background in COA management and rater training delivery with Bracket/UBC; and CNS/neuroscience clinical trial design and outcomes research with Roche, and as an independent consultant.