Pharmaceutical and life science companies have always carefully strategized how to disseminate high-level information to industry stakeholders. Now, there’s a growing demand for professional communicators who can convey complex scientific topics in a manner both engaging and digestible. Relaying details about an ever-changing biopharmaceutical product portfolio isn’t a straightforward task. It…

Medical science liaisons (MSLs) and medical affairs professionals are both critical to pharmaceutical organizations. While there are some similarities in the roles, and some individuals may evolve from one role into another, there are also important distinctions. So what is the difference between medical science liaison vs medical affairs? Here’s…

In the last several years, medical science liaisons (MSLs) have expanded their original roles to occupy an important place within pharmaceutical and medical device companies. They help their organizations develop, produce, and market life-changing therapies that improve patient lives by collecting and sharing scientific information. This article will discuss the role…

A medical congress is a large, annual meeting within the life science industry where HCPs and drug and device developers exchange learnings and research. A medical congress is a multi-day medical event with a range of session types offered to a diverse group of attendees. These can include KOLs like…

When there is a need to execute a critical project with a significant impact on business operations, who can you trust to manage it? Finding an unbiased but capable group of leaders that will prioritize your organization’s goals through deliberation, decision making, and action all the way through successful completion…

Important projects and initiatives don’t stay on track on their own — they require skilled oversight to ensure activities stay on task, on budget, and on time. Research bears this out: fewer than 3% of companies successfully complete 100% of their projects, and the average company exceeds its project budget…

Life science projects involve critical decisions that not only affect stakeholders inside and outside the organization but potentially the lives of patients around the world. For this reason — not to mention the imperatives of staying on time and within project budget — many pharmaceutical and medical device organizations use…

Steering committees play essential roles in many phases of the pharmaceutical and medtech product lifecycle, and they’re often used year-round to generate guidance on various important projects. Establishing steering committees ensures that all key stakeholders’ opinions are considered and that projects are completed on time, in alignment with budgets, and…

Key opinion leaders (KOLs) have the ability to help shape your product and help it reach its target market. The importance of leveraging KOLs in the healthcare industry hasn’t really changed, but accessing and engaging with these experts has become increasingly more difficult over the years. Industry regulations and additional…