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Pharma Software
A software company that serves pharmaceutical firms
is doubling its offices at Research Park. Innovative Programming Associates
programs software for preclinical trials for clients all over the
world in the pharmaceutical and agrichemical industries. Its 23 employees
have been scattered in different offices and for the first time will
have contiguous space, says Mort Cohen, the CEO. Among the firm’s
leading products is electronic interface software for such tools as
calipers and balances.
Cohen went to the University of Pittsburgh, Class of 1969, and has
a master’s in public administration at Rider. He was director of operations
for division of criminal justice for the state of New York before
founding his own firm.
“In 1979 we bought an Apple 2 Plus computer with a minimum of
programs,” says Cohen, “and we aligned ourselves with some
of the smaller computer stores, offering to write software for prospective
customers and selling turnkey solutions.” Cohen retained proprietary
rights for the products his firm developed. “Some of the products
were winners, some were losers, and among the ones that panned out
were the ones we wrote for the pharmaceutical industry. Now that everyone
is a sophisticated user, we have a niche, and we have been doing that
for 10 years.”
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