Pharmacovigilance business Panacea Pharma Projects has appointed Sam Tipper as Business Development Manager. Since joining Panacea in 2010 as a Pharmacovigilance Administrator, Sam has gained experience in many aspects of the business including administration, technical vigilance tasks, staff training, client relations, sales and marketing. His main duties as Business Development Manager will be to identify potential clients and their needs, and maintain and build relationships with existing clients. He will also present new products and services to clients, attend industry expos, and manage the company’s marketing strategy.

Commenting on his appointment, Sam said:

“I’m looking forward to promoting Panacea to the pharma industry and excited about the challenges ahead. Having worked at Panacea for nearly five years now, I’m looking forward to utilising previous experience combined with a fresh approach to this role, and will enjoy continuing to work alongside the Panacea team.”

Panacea sponsored Sam’s studies at Isle of Man International Business School where he earned an ACCA Advanced Diploma in Accounts and Business.

Stuart Colligon, Chairman of Panacea, congratulated Sam on his appointment and commented:

“Panacea has a policy of developing talent to form the future of the company and so it is particularly pleasing that Sam, as one of our first recruits, has achieved this promotion. Having gained experience in all of Panacea’s technical teams, Sam is almost uniquely placed having the rare mixture of technical and commercial skills. Panacea’s strategy is to enter its next growth phase now, and I am confident that Sam will be instrumental in delivering it to us.”

Panacea will be attending CPhI Worldwide in Madrid this October. The exhibition – which is the most prestigious international event for the pharma sector – is expected to attract 36,000 attendees, and more than 2,500 exhibitors from over 150 countries. Panacea will also be sponsoring the Company of the Year category at the Global Generics & Biosimilars Awards for the second successive year. The awards are held as part of the CPhI Worldwide expo.

Panacea Pharma Projects has been trading since 2009 and is the only Isle of Man-based company specialising in pharmacovigilance and offering Regulatory Affairs services. The company’s headquarters are at Peterson House, Middle River, Douglas, and employs 32 staff in total – 29 of whom are based here in the Isle of Man. For more information go to http://www.panaceapharmaprojects.com/.  

Photo - Sam Tipper, Business Development Manager at Panacea.