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 f.waaga@karger.com

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Scroll vs. Study: Are We Sacrificing Substance for Speed?

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Featured Experts

  • Speaker portrait Arron Mungul

    Arron Mungul (Moderator)
    Founder of Apogee Life Sciences

    LinkedIn Profile Arron Mungul is the Founder of Apogee Life Sciences, an independent medical affairs strategy and scientific communications agency. He is a senior medical affairs leader with over 20 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Arron currently serves as the Medical Affairs Professional Society (MAPS) Strategy Domain Lead and the Co-Lead for the Medical Strategy & Launch Excellence Focus Area Working Group.
  • Speaker portrait Jamie Griffin

    Jamie Griffin
    Worldwide Medical Communications Lead, ex-BMS

    LinkedIn Profile Jamie Griffin is a pharmacologist by training, and has worked in the Med Comms field for 25 years in both industry and agency settings. Jamie took on a leadership role in the Publications and Scientific Content Team covering at various stages all of the BMS non-oncology portfolio. With a passion for making complex data more accessible Jamie led projects to streamline medical information standard response documents and to implement plain language summaries for all phase III and other key studies.
  • Speaker portrait Avishek Pal

    Avishek Pal
    Global Medical Director, Cell & Gene Therapy, Novartis

    LinkedIn Profile Avishek Pal is a Global Medical Lead at Novartis. A microbiologist by training, he has 17 years of experience in the field of Medical Affairs and Scientific Communications. In his current role in the Novartis Cell and Gene global medical team, Avishek is leading their innovative above-country medical model, alongside medical engagement strategy. Avishek is also affiliated with the Institute for Biomedical Ethics at the University of Basel.
  • Speaker portrait Anna-Lisa Fisher

    Anna-Lisa Fisher
    Global Head of Medical Communications, Boehringer Ingelheim

    LinkedIn Profile Anna-Lisa currently serves as the Global Head of Medical Communications at Boehringer Ingelheim. With 25 years of experience in scientific communications within the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry, she is a seasoned medical affairs professional. In her previous roles, Anna-Lisa led global publications at Boehringer Ingelheim, directed the EU Client Engagement Team at Envision Pharma Group, and served as Director of the Publications Management Team at Pfizer.
  • Speaker portrait Louise Ostergaard

    Louise Ostergaard
    Global Publication Director, Novo Nordisk

    LinkedIn Profile Louise Ostergaard is an experienced medical affairs leader specialized in scientific communications and publication planning. In her current role at Novo Nordisk, Louise is leading the scientific communications and publications team responsible for the Rare Disease portfolio. Louise is passionate about applying innovative and creative methods to enhance the accessibility and understanding of complex medical and scientific data.
  • Speaker portrait Frank Waaga

    Frank Waaga
    Head of Medical Engagement, Karger Publishers

    LinkedIn Profile Frank Waaga is the Head of Medical Engagement at Karger Publishers, and leads business development for the Healthcare unit. His team delivers trusted medical information and education in diverse formats to both Healthcare Professionals and patients. With over two decades of experience in medical communications, Frank is dedicated to collaborating with HCPs and patients to create solutions that truly address their unique needs.