IMARC Research, a CRO based in Strongsville, Ohio, recently expanded its footprint in the medical device market by opening a new office in the Minneapolis area.

The new office, located at 12800 Whitewater Drive, Suite 100, in Minnetonka, Minnesota, underscores IMARC's continued growth and commitment to ensuring compliance for medical device research.

"Minneapolis is a strong medical device market, so this new location will allow us to better serve our current clients and develop exciting new partnerships," IMARC CEO and President Sandra Maddock said. "We are eager to assist in advancing clinical research by bringing cost-effective monitoring, managing data safety monitoring boards and clinical events committees, auditing, training, project management and other services closer to home for researchers in this area."

IMARC Senior Clinical Research Specialist James Moat will manage the new location. Moat is a Certified Clinical Research Associate with more than 26 years of experience in medical device product development, having managed all phases of clinical study—from pre-market strategy to post-market surveillance. His primary area of expertise is cardiology, but he also has extensive experience managing obesity, orthopedic and stroke projects.

IMARC currently has three employees in Minneapolis and plans to hire additional staff soon.