Grantors & Exhibitors
We thank the following Grantors and Exhibitors for their support in helping to make this conference possible.
GRANTORS
DIAMOND
EY
Forensic & Integrity Services
Making integrity count in the life sciences sector
Tighter competition, regulatory scrutiny and tough enforcement heighten the risk of litigation and non-compliance. In your industry, compliance issues and risk factors need to be addressed at every turn from research and development to marketing strategies and supply chain integrity.
We understand the complex issues facing pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device companies. The EY Forensic & Integrity Services network across the globe, supported by advanced and dynamic technologies, can strengthen your business by helping you develop and protect an appropriate culture of integrity wherever you operate. Assisting you in building trust among your stakeholders by conducting business in the right way and helping you respond to critical threats by investigating facts, resolving disputes and managing regulatory challenges. Our dedicated team includes CPAs, government contract analysts, economists, licensed pharmacists and certified fraud examiners, as well as former pharmaceutical executives, ethics and compliance officers and government auditors, investigators and prosecutors.
For more information visit www.ey.com/forensics or contact:
Tom Gregory, Partner, Global Life Sciences Sector Leader, Forensic & Integrity Services, +1 404 817 5205 (tom.gregory@ey.com)
Mariusz Witalis, Partner, Forensic & Integrity Services +48 22 557 7950 (Mariusz.Witalis@pl.ey.com)
George Fife, Partner, Forensic & Integrity Services +33 1 46 93 79 06 (george.fife@fr.ey.com).
SILVER
IQVIA
By bringing together the brightest minds from AHM and Polaris, IQVIA has created a global compliance and HCP engagement powerhouse to help you succeed at every stage of your company’s growth trajectory. Simplify, streamline, and integrate to meet the challenges of global compliance demands.
Learn more at www.iqvia.com/commercialcompliance.
Navigant
Navigant Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: NCI) is a specialized, global professional services firm that helps clients take control of their future. Our life sciences and healthcare consultants help you navigate the complex regulatory environment of Pharmaceutical, Biotech, Medical Device and Diagnostics industries, we apply our deep industry knowledge, technical expertise, and strategic approach to offer solutions and deliver powerful results. From the synthesis of highly complex transactions, rules, regulations, data, documents and business practices to bring meaningful value to the co-development of a dispute, regulatory, compliance or investigation strategy and execution, we help clients help clients build, manage, and protect their business interests.
More information about Navigant can be found at www.navigant.com.
BRONZE
Caweco Business Consulting
Since 2011, caweco is the partner of choice for effective business consulting and tailor-made solutions, focusing on compliance, business intelligence, and process and organizational optimization. In all our activities we bring the experience of countless successful projects gained at many international organizations in the financial industry as well as in pharmaceutical, biotech and manufacturing corporations.
We help to find the best fit solution to any challenge. What challenge do you want us to tackle? Find more information at www.caweco.com.
Davis Wright Tremaine
Those of us in the Davis Wright Tremaine health care practice group devote nearly all of our time to industry-specific matters. This allows us to develop niche practices within the field that serve needs unique to the health care market. We also understand the business issues and regulatory developments that affect health care delivery and compliance, and as a unified team we can match the attorney with the niche expertise that best addresses client needs. For more information visit our website at www.DWT.com.
Hogan Lovells
Navigating complexities in the life sciences and health care industries is no easy task. Successfully competing in the space requires a partner with a holistic, collaborative approach and a global perspective. It calls for a strategy informed by asking the right questions and rooted in identifying creative solutions to your unique challenges.
For life sciences innovators of all sizes, anywhere in the world, Hogan Lovells is that partner — from cutting-edge start-ups and boutique venture funds to world-renowned research institutions and health systems to global biopharmaceutical conglomerates.
Your business and your challenges don’t stop for oceans or disappear at national borders. Neither does Hogan Lovells. Our team of 500 life sciences and health care lawyers is located around the world but operates as if everyone is working from the same office — providing a seamless experience everywhere you do business.
For more information, visit www.hoganlovells.com.
King & Spalding
Celebrating more than 130 years of service, King & Spalding is an international law firm that represents a broad array of clients, including half of the Fortune Global 100, with 1000 lawyers in 20 offices in the United States, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. The firm has handled matters in over 160 countries on six continents and is consistently recognized for the results it obtains, for uncompromising commitment to quality and for dedication to understanding the business and culture of its clients. King & Spalding is a three-time winner of Law360’s “Practice Group of the Year” and the U.S. News & World Report has named the firm “Law Firm of the Year” for FDA law.
For more information about our FDA & Life Sciences practice, please contact Mark Brown at (202) 626-5443. www.kslaw.com
KPMG
With 2,103 employees at 10 locations in Switzerland and one location in Liechtenstein, KPMG Switzerland is a leading service provider in the areas of Audit, Tax and Advisory: audits for creating the transparency and trust integral to good corporate governance, and tax and advisory services for successful, comprehensive company management. In 2018, KPMG Switzerland generated net revenues of CHF 448,5 million. On an international level, KPMG employs 207,000 people in 153 countries and territories.
For more information visit www.kpmg.ch/lifesciences.
MediSpend
MediSpend is a global leader in cloud-based compliance software for the life sciences industry. MediSpend is the compliance system of record for some of the world’s largest life sciences companies. We help pharmaceutical, medical device, dental, and emerging biotech companies comply with global healthcare laws while reducing risk and lowering costs. The MediSpend Compliance Cloud enables life sciences companies to manage and monitor physician engagement, aggregate and analyze enterprise data, and comply with global data privacy and transparency reporting regulations. Our employees are committed to customer success, innovation, and exceptional product development. Our customers are located in the United States, Europe, Asia, and Latin America. MediSpend is headquartered in Portsmouth, NH, with offices in Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania. Visit MediSpend online at www.medispend.com.
Paul Hastings
Paul Hastings provides innovative compliance and legal solutions to many of the world’s top pharmaceutical and life sciences companies – large and small – across global markets. The firm has grown steadily and strategically along with our clients and has an established presence in Asia, Europe, and Latin America. We continue to be a leader in these regions, and in the last few years have significantly expanded our support for clients in Brazil and other emerging markets of Latin America.
Paul Hastings offers a complete portfolio of services to support our clients’ complex, often mission-critical needs—from tackling among the most significant global, anti-corruption enforcement matters and resolving complex U.S. healthcare investigations, to structuring first-of-their-kind transactions, to protecting critical intellectual property, to advising on unique data governance issues, IoT development and roll-out, and proactive privacy/cybersecurity assessments, to providing the savvy compliance and legal counsel that keeps business moving forward.
For more information visit www.PaulHastings.com.
Porzio Life Sciences
Porzio Life Sciences helps pharmaceutical, medical device and biotechnology companies satisfy federal, state and ex-US marketing and sales obligations. Our best-in-class compliance solutions include: the Porzio Compliance Digest, with real-time databases of enacted laws, pending legislation and government enforcement actions; Porzio AggregateSpendID®, which tracks and reports healthcare provider and organization expenditures; and Porzio GST®, which enables companies to capture and manage data for meeting reporting obligations in almost 40 ex-US jurisdictions. Further, Porzio Life Sciences provides compliance services, such as assistance with acquiring and maintaining distribution licenses.
For information, visit www.porziolifesciences.com.
Sidley
Sidley’s global life sciences practice comprises a team of multidisciplinary lawyers with a deep understanding of the issues innovators face—from the science and technology to the business realities. We tackle the hardest problems and offer solutions that account for not only the direct risk but also the substantial relational capital at stake. Harnessing our breadth of experience, we represent prominent pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, dietary supplements and food clients on a range of regulatory, compliance and enforcement issues. Strong advocacy on behalf of our clients consistently earns our team acknowledgement from industry publications. This includes first-tier national rankings in Biotechnology Law, FDA Law and Healthcare Law in the U.S. News — Best Lawyers® “Best Law Firms” rankings for the eighth consecutive year, and each year since the survey’s inception. In addition, our service and responsiveness earned us recognition in the BTI Industry Power Rankings as a “Most Recommended Law Firm in the Pharmaceutical Industry.”
For more information please visit www.Sidley.com.
EXHIBITORS
BMI SYSTEM
BMI SYSTEM is a leading French editor that develops software solutions and services for companies that place ethics and trust at the heart of their culture and make compliance an asset for their brand, reputation and relationships with all their internal and external stakeholders.
BMI SYSTEM meets compliance and transparency needs of the pharmaceutical industry with NAYACT®, a flexible cloud-based end-to-end solution that enables companies to easily comply with regulatory demands regarding ToV for health care professionals, managing promotional materials and medical information.
BMI SYSTEM portfolio includes more than 60% of the world top 20 life science companies. BMI SYSTEM is present in more than 50 countries through local and global partners. Its competence in terms of international deployment and project management naturally leads BMI SYSTEM to develop robust international corporate projects.
For more information visit www.bmi-system.com.
ETHICS
We aim to be recognised as an independent international association of professionals, which sets standards of Ethics and Compliance and shapes and influences strategies in the changing Healthcare environment for the ultimate benefit of Patients and Society.
ETHICS Mission
- We are a visible and transparent network and a think tank of diverse International Ethics and Compliance professionals in the Healthcare sector
- We add sustainable value to Ethics and Compliance professionals enabling them to manage their professional responsibilities and supporting them in their career development
- We develop and share best practices to anticipate and facilitate new business models in the healthcare sector including through effective education and training, closer collaboration between MedTech and Pharma and other initiatives
- We deliver Ethics and Compliance perspectives to external Healthcare sector stakeholders, as well as to Ethics and Compliance professionals from other sectors
- We are an independent, not-for-profit association governed by a Code of Conduct.
Join ETHICS: http://www.ethicspros.com/how-to-join/membership-application/
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