What's New
Join PMR Charities in Aug to network and raise money for a worthy cause! August 12 from 5:30-9:30 PM ET,
at the Lambertville House in NJ, Event Free, Cash Bar
Fabio Gratton (inVibe Labs' CEO and Intellus member) was published in June 2021 issue of PharmaLive.com:
MREF’s inaugural Race Around the World ended on June 30. 41 teams of committed runners, bikers and walkers logged 75,000+ miles, shared 300+ photos and supported each other in the name of community and education. Thanks to the generosity of sponsors and participants, MREF shared that it will gift $92,000 to UNICEF for their work in education worldwide, providing learning opportunities for the most marginalized children in the world, see more

Scroll down to the ADVOCACY section to see more from the Clear Health Communication Taskforce, an Intellus Health Literacy Initiative
Since 2013, RPV has helped patients and caregivers to share their insights. last month they announced the company has awarded over $7 million to respondents for participating in a variety of research studies, read more
Leading healthcare market research agency HRW add Jeremy Koloski and Alexandra Petrache to their behavioural science team. Since launching, HRW Shift has completed over 300+ projects and won 10+ awards in over 5 categories, including the EphMRA Excellence in MR Award, Best Use of Innovation (BOBI awards) and Intellus Worldwide Impact Award. The addition of Jeremy Koloski and Alexandra Petrache brings the multi-award-winning team to 11 members across multiple complimentary disciplines of behavioural science.
Since early this year, Sherry Fox and Glenna Crooks have been working to help address Covid-19 vaccine confidence and improve vaccination rates through Global Vaccination Advisors. Along with the Vanguard Network, they have produced a nine-episode series of videos, podcasts, articles, and tool kits to help business, non-profit and civic leaders launch campaigns without needing to reinvent the wheel. 

It’s all free and launched August 2: bit.ly/vanguardvaccinationproject 

Guests include a new way to segment the market presented by Casey Albertson which has shown to be highly predictive of who will get vaccinated. 

Members (and their HR counterparts) post jobs for free on our job board, click here for details.

Latest postings: 12 postings from Spherix Global Insights, inVibe Labs, AplusA Bell Falla & RomAnalytics
Professional Development
We are excited to announce the agenda for the fall event including speakers from:
  • Curebase
  • Wunderman Thompson Health
  • Keen as Mustard Marketing
  • Verilogue & Sanofi Pasteur
  • Cello Health Advantage & Mycovia Pharmaceuticals
  • BHBIA Ethics & Compliance Team
  • RIVA Training Institute
  • UGA's MRII & Ipsos
  • Apollo Intelligence
  • Newristics
  • Branding Science & MTS
  • ThinkGen
  • Intellus Clear Health Communications TaskForce & Seton Hall University
2021 members are automatically registered

All 2021 members will receive an email the week of Sept 15 with your link to the event site from
no-reply@pathable.com, make sure this email is an authorized sender so you receive communications.
Not yet part of our 500+ community of life sciences insights and analytics professionals? Activate your membership today to gain access to all of your development and advocacy resources including education and networking at the Fall Online Institute and 40+ on demand Intellus and BHBHIA videos and webinars from 2021.
Intellus Worldwide partners with BHBIA to provide both our memberships access to webinars. BHBIA webinars are accessible through the Virtual Learning Center.

Latest webinars:

  • July - Machine Learning Applications in Healthcare and Biomedicine: Principles and Practice 
  • Apr - Going Global Via Mobile: Intro to Conducting Successful Qualitative Smartphone Research
  • Mar - ABPI & BHBIA AE/PC/SRS Guidelines - Medical Devices Update
  • Feb - Introduction to Early Access Programs
  • Jan - Speed, Value and Flexibility: Unique Benefits of Online Qualitative Research
  • Nov - Brexit and Data Protection Implications
Our latest podcast features Lisa Courtade, Organon, Jessica Santos, Kantar Health, Cedric Degraeuwe, QualWorld and Diego Casaravilla, Fine Research Latin America as they candidly discuss "the least exciting, but most important, and often most time consuming part of our jobs" and how to "stay out of jail."

This podcast will help you approach compliance issues in upcoming projects with confidence, and feel more fully prepared to engage with your clients or internal stakeholders.
2021 Webinar Content Needed

Webinar sponsorships are available for $3,000, marketed to our 6K+ network and BHBIA members. 45 minute webinars take place throughout the year, typically at 11am ET so peers from around the globe can participate live. 2020-2021 webinar registration lists averaged 100 people with a 50% live watch rate. Recordings are available on demand through our Virtual Learning Center. Webinar sponsorship includes one all-inclusive 2021 membership.

Each webinar’s content is peer-reviewed to evaluate actionabilty for our audience and must be presented in an educational, non-promotional perspective. Contact Heidi Boyle if interested.
Industry-recognized professional growth gives you a competitive advantage! 

Demonstrate mastery of skills and knowledge through the Intellus Worldwide Certified Practitioner (IWCP) Program. Requirements accomplished via passing quiz scores for Intellus sessions and webinars and completion of MRII/UGA Principles of Market Research and Principles Express training courses.
Community
The membership directory allows current members to search by company description keyword in addition to member category and location.  Log in and update your member profile today.
The important work of our members improves the lives of patients by initiating positive change within our organizations, the association and the industry at large. Let's celebrate these achievements.

Who do you know that is inspiring positive change? Recognize those who improve the lives of patients, our organizations, the association and the industry. Submit your 2021 nomination here by Dec 31.
Advocacy
View our resources to discover tools and understanding required to address the growing needs of patients with a variety of health literacy levels, and how to equip patients to better understand their treatments, control their own health decisions and improve outcomes.
HLI's Summit session "Can a Simple Instructional Reminder Change Behavior" available now here.

Watch On Demand: Health Literacy Guidance for HCP Communication with Patients
Using principles of clear communication, the #intellusWW Health Literacy Initiative developed two signs about correct mask wearing you can use and share translated into 27 languages.


Get to know the members of the HLI committee ... click here
Updates from the April 2021 EphMRA/Intellus Classification Committee Meeting Available

The 2021 ATC codes, descriptions, changed classes and guidelines have been finalized by the Committee. Updates are published here.

EphMRA & Intellus Worldwide's Classification Committee prepares the annual guidelines for this classification system and manages new entries, changes and improvements in consultation with pharmaceutical manufacturers.  Intellus Worldwide maintains a permanent seat on the Committee to insure US manufacturers are represented in classification decisions. Intellus Worldwide manufacturer members will receive an opportunity to vote on all classification proposals (Spring each year). Most (if not all) drug-level, secondary databases follow the EphMRA/Intellus Worldwide classification.
Partnerships
Intellus Worldwide is the leading organization for healthcare insights and analytics, including global manufacturers and service providers within pharmaceuticals, biotech, medical device and diagnostics.
Formed in 2018 when two renowned industry associations joined forces, PBIRG (Pharmaceutical Business Intelligence & Research Group) and PMRG (Pharmaceutical Marketing Research Group) bring 50+ years of experience empowering our community through advocacy and professional development.