EVERSANA, a pioneer of next-generation commercial services to the global life sciences industry, and UpScriptHealth, a leading telehealth and virtual prescribing platform serving life sciences companies, announced a strategic partnership to create a direct-to-patient platform that will transform the patient experience to help accelerate access to therapies worldwide.

Remember back in March and April and May of 2020, when people prefaced their plans for the future with, “When we get back to normal”? We never did, and we never will. The COVID experience has forever changed how all of us view the world, how we interact with each other … and, of course, how we interact with healthcare brands and what we expect from them. In seeking out insights from pharma’s wise heads for Med Ad News’ annual Agenda report, we tried to maneuver around COVID at least a little, to see what else was going on in the industry. But the plain fact is that we couldn’t, not really.

The COVID-19 pandemic altered the trajectory of healthcare, but what about healthcare marketing? As part of its Next series, IPG Health brought together experts from across the network and the industry to talk about the emerging trends and technologies that are accelerating innovation in health. FCB Health Chief Product Officer Graham Johnson discusses a few key trends that marketers should pay attention to in looking toward the future.

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Mike Hidock, Director of Quality and Compliance Services at IQVIA, analyzes key considerations for preparing quality management systems (QMS) for fast tracked COVID-19 treatment approvals.

Given the current state of events in the world, Klick Health evolved the digital health agency’s annual Little Klickster Day to a virtual format.

Patient communications are no longer fit for purpose, and  although Covid has brought this to the fore, the problems will continue for a long time after the vaccine roll-out if they are not resolved.

According to a new study by Worldwide Partners, the effect that Covid-19 is having on digital health adoption is set to be transformative. The survey that was conducted shows technology is playing a crucial and growing role in mitigating the healthcare crisis, especially via telehealth.

Full-service health and wellness marketing agency Fingerpaint added 23 paid college interns to their employee roster on June 8, and they are operating the entire program through a virtual experience.

Numerous biopharmaceutical companies and researchers are presenting research and clinical trial results at the virtual ASCO 2020 event May 29-31.