Imagine if you will, that the social distancing required in this era of Covid-19 were to continue for 5 more years. How would that affect the type of businesses and individuals who depend on the meeting of new people in order to promote and introduce their products or services? This scenario came up while having… Read more »
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Alliance opens new BD route to the US for UK Life Sciences Companies
The Covid-19 crisis presents us with many challenges. One of the more frustrating for business development professionals and owners of companies for whom market engagement is key is not being able to meet the customer. The US is the biggest market in the world and yet we cannot get there. Not physically, and not for… Read more »
The Value of Clinical Trial Referral Platforms
Clinical trials and patient recruitment are under additional pressure, given today’s challenging healthcare environment during the pandemic. I am writing this article from my eight plus years in patient recruitment experience and working at various patient recruitment companies. There are more companies today offering “patient recruitment” solutions to complete clinical trials. Why? Nine… Read more »
Virtual Conferences Observations
2020, the year of the COVID-19/Protests/Riots/Presidential Election and the year the clinical research industry’s conferences went virtual. The noteworthiness of this made me think to jot down my observations. I have been attending the annual Drug Information Association (DIA) convention since 1997. This conference typically has 5,000 – 8,000 attendees. As a virtual meeting there… Read more »
Navigating the New World of Virtual Meetings
Amongst the myriad of changes we’ve experienced during the Covid-19 pandemic, one of the most challenging for Business Development professionals is adapting to the loss of one of the key elements of customer engagement – The Conference. Physical meetings, congresses or symposia are one of the most effective way of engaging customers, to alert them… Read more »