Graeme Smith
Managing Director and Head of European Operations
Graeme Smith graduated with a BPharm (Hons) in 1986 and is a Member of the Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain. He worked as a clinical pharmacist in major London teaching hospitals before gaining a Masters of Business Administration at the University of Nottingham in 1992. He subsequently spent seven years working in Pharmaceutical marketing, developing national and international strategies for products in a number of therapy areas and had postings in Mexico, Germany and the UK. He also gained experience in consumer marketing with Colgate Palmolive. In 1999 he joined an international health care consultancy where he developed his skills in strategic consultancy and health care communications. Since then he has gained significant international consulting and medical education experience with a wide range of blue chip pharmaceutical industry clients in most therapy areas.

Nicholas Galla-Barth
Senior Account Manager
Nicholas graduated with a diploma in International Marketing Management (IMM) in 1995. He entered the hospitality industry working in management positions in South Africa and London. He gained a further diploma, in hotel management, in 1997. In 2004 Nicholas joined Thomson Physicians World at their London offices as an Account Manager where he helped set up and grow their European health care operation. Since then he has worked in account management positions for Euro RSCG and for Discovery and has gained extensive experience in both national and international initiatives covering a wide range of therapy areas and communications activities.

Stephan Smith
Creative Director
Stephan graduated with a BSc. (Hons) in Materials Science in 1982. He spent 15 years working in product design in the UK, USA and Australia, specialising in computer modelling and simulation techniques for product design, manufacture, function and durability. His experience included development of an innovative drug delivery system for a major pharmaceutical company. Stephan joined Fortis Pharma Consulting as Creative Director responsible for design and print publishing. More recently he has been centrally involved in developing the company’s online and interactive offerings.

 

 

 

Lynn Hamilton
Managing Editor
Lynn Hamilton graduated with a BSc (Hons) in biochemistry in 1983. After working in pharmaceutical sales for Schering Health and Knoll Pharmaceuticals, Lynn moved to Macmillan Magazines and the organisation of nursing and scientific conferences to support their flagship publications - Health Service Journal, Nursing Times and Nature. In 1987, Lynn moved into healthcare communications, working for a number of consultancies specialising in the organization of education programs to support prescription products. In 1994, she became an independent consultant and moved her focus to writing for medical, nursing and consumer audiences. Over this time, Lynn has gained considerable experience in the development of materials in a number of therapeutic areas and for a variety of different media.

 

Chris Powell
Senior Consultant
Chris Powell graduated with a BSc (hons) in Biochemistry in 1995 and is a member of the Institute of Clinical Research. He has worked in the pharmaceutical industry as a Clinical Research Associate and Project Manager for the last 8 years, representing several blue chip pharmaceutical companies as well as academic bodies, such as the University College of London. His focus during this time has been on late phase clinical trials and marketing studies. Within these roles, he was directly involved in the development and launch of a number of blockbuster drugs. Chris moved to independent consultancy in 2006  and now advises in a diverse range of fields such as medical devices, oncology, cardiology, diabetes and anaemia.