Barry holds a Ph.D. in molecular genetics. Following his postdoctoral work as a fellow of the NIH, he worked as a medical writer in the pharmaceutical industry for 12 years, and leading several regulatory submission teams. Barry is a frequent speaker on medical writing, statistics, and other scientific communication topics for Management Forum, the DIA, the European Medical Writers Association (EMWA) and other pharmaceutical associations. He is the former Editor-in-chief of “The Write Stuff”, the Journal of EMWA, and was the President of EMWA. He is currently a Co-founder and Senior Partner of Trilogy Writing & Consulting, continuing to personally lead submission teams as well as providing training for the industry around the world.