European Pricing Platform and its forum partner, Model
N look back on a successful 3rd edition of the EPP Life Sciences
Forum sponsored by Deloitte and HighPoint Solutions.
Montreux, Switzerland, June 5th & 6th 2013: For many of the +100 attending professionals, it has become an annual appointment: meeting up with their fellow senior pricing practitioners and experts to discuss the recent evolution within the pricing & profit optimisation scene of Life Sciences industry.
During these two days, We had over 18 industry leading
speakers including Boston Scientific, Gilead Sciences, Corning Life Sciences,
Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi Aventis, Siemens Healthcare and many others from
all over the world gathered to discuss and look for opportunities and chances
to get out of their challenging situation.
The forum focused on the industry's need to optimise
price, profit and revenue lifecycle processes ranging from strategy to planning
and execution. “All pricing professionals
need to realise they are not alone in their situation and a lot of companies
have already tackled challenges, they are going through now. The main idea of
this EPP Forum is for companies to inspire each other,” says Pol Vanaerde,
Founder of the European Pricing Platform.
To ensure maximum relevance for everyone, several
“sector track sessions ” were installed. These are sessions, specific for
Med-Tech or Pharma-Biotech professionals and their pricing and profit optimisation
challenges. “At the European Pricing
Platform, we do not believe in a general plan of solutions, but a concrete,
ready-to-use action plan for everyone!”
Nevertheless, keeping productivity in mind,
participants get sufficient changes to network and relax outside the meeting
room. Next to the sociable coffee and lunch break with breath taking view on
the lake of Geneva and its surrounding mountains from the terraces of Grand
hotel Suisse Majéstic, there is the opportunity to attend an evening/networking
event.
This year, the famous Casino Barrière was the choice
of venue, where participants enjoyed a delicious 4-course menu at Restaurant
‘Le Récital’ with plenty of network opportunities and got to chase their
fortune at one of the slots of the casino!
On the second day, everyone was welcomed again at the
meeting room for new full day of captivating pricing related cases. How do you comply with the present
challenging environment of Life Sciences pricing was the main focus during
this day. A challenge which, without doubt, every company has, but has no
simple solution.
The Forum closed
with a summing-up of the most important topics and learning points participants
had gathered during their two days of intensive pricing and what they will do
differently in their daily job with the gathered information. The input came –
as always – from the people attending forum, which makes this a great
opportunity to gather a general overview AND a summary all at once!
Some first
impressions:
"I enjoyed the
topics of the EPP and the opportunity to network with like-minded individuals.
The size of the event means that you can interact easily and have meaningful
conversations...”
"The interactive format combined with the
real-life case studies was very interesting to benchmark our pricing
strategies.”
"Great event in its 3rd year!"
European Pricing
Platform would like to thank Model N, Deloitte and HighPoint Solutions for
their support in order to help make a success of the 3rd EPP Life
Sciences Forum.
We are already
looking forward to the 4th EPP Life Sciences Forum, which will take
place in Spring 2014 at, yet again, an astonishing and inspiring location.
Press contact: Britt Dejager - Project Manager - EPP
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