VPAS

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  Ian Chamberlain Managing Director @ Life Science Access Academy

  Ian co-founded the Life Science Access Academy with Nigel Robbins to bring together all the best ideas in people development from more than 20 innovative specialist consultancies.

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  Leslie Galloway Chairman @ EMIG

  Leslie built a successful career over 45+ years in senior management roles in both the pharmaceutical and medical device industries, culminating in the successful turnaround of a pharmaceutical business. He was elected EMIG Chairman in 2005 and has been instrumental in the metamorphosis of EMIG from being a business/networking group to the influential trade association it is today.

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  David Watson Executive Director, Market Access @ ABPI

  David Watson is Executive Director for Patient Access at the ABPI. He is responsible for ABPI activity on the 2019 Voluntary Scheme (VPAS) and recently secured a reduction in the planned payment for 2022. The ABPI are heavily focused on the replacement for the current VPAS and will enter discussions across industry on this topic, as well as through its engagement with Government and NHS.

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  Derek Brown Managing Director @ Incrementum Business Consulting Ltd

  Derek is an entrepreneurial international executive with extensive experience of commercial management, sales and marketing, supply chain and developing strategies to bring complex products to market. Derek joined the pharmaceutical Industry in 1988 and has worked for some of the largest companies in the proprietary and generic sectors. He set up his own consultancy practice in 2019 which has now expanded to have high level engagement with companies operating in early-stage Phase 1 clinical trials through to helping pharma companies including Top 3 firms amplify their commercial portfolio strategies. Derek is committed to proactivily working with his affiliates and in addition supporting the NHS to develop the best partnership solutions across several key areas.

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  Diane DiGangi Trench Country Head and General Manager @ Sandoz UK

  • Nearly 25 years in the pharmaceutical industry with a proven track record of success that spans multiple therapeutic areas across specialty biologics and general medicines in the branded, generic, biosimilar, and digital therapeutics markets • Broad experience across the Commercial organization with positions of increasing leadership scope and responsibilities; including Sales, Marketing, Market Access, Contracts and Pricing, and Commercial Operations functions •. Over 8 years in key leadership roles across Market Access including national and regional payer teams, specialty pharmacy and trade account management, IDN key account management, market access strategy, patient services, field reimbursement, and contracts and pricing. •. Experience leading corporate integrations and reorganizations of large functional teams; identifying synergy opportunities, setting vision, strategy and charter, and successfully achieving business targets