Vivienne van de Walle studied medicine at the University of Maastricht in the Netherlands and did part of her medical training at the University of Oxford in the UK. During her medical training she enjoyed the combination of patient care and clinical research. She received an additional medical science degree for her research in OBGYN, pediatrics and genetics when she graduated. In 2004 she successfully defended her thesis on Auxology for her PhD. She has always combined clinical research with patient care and has been a full time investigator since 1999 at independent clinical research sites. Vivienne co-founded and has co-owned PT&R since 2006 and took over fully in 2013. In 2011, she passed the CPI exam. A member of the nation BROK/GCP examcie, the ACRON, APCR. SCRS and the NVFG (ClinOps Group and Fiagnostiek Magazine), she is active in social media both privately and professionally. Vivienne has been invited to teach at CROs, Pharma companies and at Universities, and she is often asked to consult for CROs and Pharma regarding protocol development, feasibilities, the Company-Site relationship, and social media. As a result, Vivienne has a unique perspective of both sides of the table in clinical research.