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RAINMAKER Sponsors
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Platinum:
HighPoint Solutions
High Point Solutions is a premier provider of specialized IT services dedicated to the Life Sciences and Healthcare industries. Since 2000, its business consulting and technology solutions have delivered, and continue to deliver, business value and competitive advantage to our clients.
With offices in Philadelphia, New Jersey, Chicago, and Los Angeles, HighPoint’s team of 400 consultants is strategically located to meet clients’ needs through a laser focus on key industries, partners and technologies. The company has proven expertise in the areas of Pricing & Contracting, Sales & Marketing, Quality & Compliance, Data Management, Application Integration Services, Master Data Management, and Support Services.
www.highpoint-solutions.com
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Accenture
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services, and outsourcing company, with more than 176,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world’s most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of US$21.58 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2009.
www.accenture.com
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Gold:
IMS Managed Markets Services
IMS Managed Markets Services is the most experienced consulting and services organization focused exclusively on the commercial and government contracting continuum. Our robust capabilities are tailored to provide clients with a wide range of premium services to better execute and administer their managed markets contracts and strategies. We ably assist our clients in developing contracting strategies, policies, and procedures and implementing world-class contract management software such as the Model N suite of products. Notably, IMS Managed Markets Services has implemented more commercial and government contracting and pricing systems than any other systems integration firm.
www.imshealth.com
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IBM Cognos BI and Performance Management
IBM Cognos business intelligence (BI) and performance management solutions deliver world-leading enterprise planning, consolidation, and BI software, support and services to help companies plan, understand and manage financial and operational performance. IBM Cognos solutions bring together technology, analytical applications, best practices, and a broad network of partners to give customers an open, adaptive, and complete performance solution. Over 23,000 customers in more than 135 countries around the world choose IBM Cognos solutions.
www.ibm.com/cognos
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Bronze:
Mindlance Life Sciences
Mindlance Life Sciences is dedicated to providing specialized consulting services to the pharmaceutical industry with focus on commercial and government contracting and wholesaler demand management. We enable clients to realize the complete benefit from contracting and compliance systems and the powerful data they supply. Our technical and subject matter expertise enable us to effectively bridge the gap between functional and technical organizations through an in-depth understanding of your complex business environment and the software that supports it.
www.mindlance.com
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Cognizant
Cognizant
is a leading provider of information technology, consulting, and business process outsourcing services. With more than 40 global delivery centers and approximately 59,500 employees, we combine a unique onsite/offshore delivery model infused with a distinct culture of customer satisfaction. A member of the NASDAQ-100 Index and S&P 500 Index, Cognizant is a Forbes Global 2000 company and a member of the Fortune 1000 and is ranked among the top information technology companies in BusinessWeek’s Hot Growth and Top 50 Performers listings..
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Alliance Life Sciences Consulting Group
Alliance has a long track record of delivering high quality contract management projects for top-tier and mid-market life sciences companies. We ensure our clients are prepared to address both the current and future challenges of commercial and government contracting. Our solutions address all phases of the contracting lifecycle, from offer development, through execution, compliance, and performance analysis. We offer expertise in requirements definition and software selection, system design and implementation, membership and eligibility management, and operational and performance analytics.
www.alscg.com
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Collaborative Consulting
For over ten years, Collaborative has offered companies guidance with strategic planning, business architecture, software integration and implementation, business intelligence, technology architecture, data integration, software quality and performance, program governance and project management. Collaborative has a specific focus on Life Sciences solutions including contracting and revenue management, sales and marketing operations, information management and intelligence, and regulatory and compliance.
Collaborative’s deep industry business knowledge and market-leading technology expertise allows us to understand and solve some of the most complex business problems. By aligning business and technology initiatives, we assist clients in achieving superior, cost-effective business solutions.
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Hogan & Hartson LLP
With more than 1,100 lawyers practicing in 27 offices worldwide, Hogan & Hartson works seamlessly across multiple practices and offices to provide our clients with exceptional service and creative advice. Working at the intersection of business and government, both domestically and internationally, we help our clients structure and complete their projects and transactions; vigorously represent their interests in all kinds of complex litigation, arbitration, and dispute resolution; guide them and their businesses through the maze of government regulation; and secure, protect, and defend their intellectual property.
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QlikTech
QlikTech pioneered in-memory Business Intelligence on the idea that meaningful analysis belongs in the hands of people who need information, when they need it. Its QlikView product enables users to easily explore their data without limits, providing them with answers to their business questions. Unlike traditional BI, QlikView can deliver immediate value with payback measured in days or weeks rather than months, years, or not at all. QlikView can be deployed on premise, in the cloud, or on a laptop or mobile device — from a single user to the largest global enterprise. Through QlikView’s disruptive approach, business users have experienced unprecedented success and satisfaction. QlikTech has more than 12,000 customers in 95 countries and over 800 partners worldwide.
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Media:
Pharmaceutical Commerce
With a total readership of more than 36,000, Pharmaceutical Commerce provides biopharma commercial management with quality reporting focused on the business processes and technologies involved with how approved drugs go to market. The publication also aims to improve collaboration between management professionals, with the goal of enhancing supply-chain performance and reducing the cost of commercial operations. More than two-thirds of Pharmaceutical Commerce subscribers work for biopharma manufacturers or wholesalers / distributors and more than 80% are involved in corporate, supply chain, or sales and marketing management.
www.pharmaceuticalcommerce.com
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