Chris Birch

Current

Director of Business Development- Europe at EastHORN (formally UNIMed s.r.o.)
Global Business Development Manager at LifeScienceTalentPool
Events Manager at Gengage Limited

Principal Consultant at CODE Purple

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Past

Business Development Manager - Medical, Scientific & Imaging Services at Romac Technical Services
Manager - Medical Services at Activity Benchmarking Ltd
Account Director at Profiad Ltd

Sales Manager at Octapharma
Medical representative at Janssen-Cilag
Territory Manager at Boehringer Mannheim

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Education

King's College London, U. of London

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1 person has recommended Chris

Connections

158 connections

Industry

Pharmaceuticals

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Chris Birch’s Summary

12 years Pharmaceutical/Biotech Sales & Marketing experience, 6+ years experience in Pharmaceutical & CRO R&D in business development and consultancy. I also have experience in IT, Logistics, HR, and Event Management. I am even qualified to work on building sites and the London Underground (Metro Service)!!!

Chris Birch’s Specialties:

Broad experience of Pharmaceutical, Biotechnology and Medical Devices from both an R&D and Sales/Marketing prespective. Have worked at the majority of Hospitals within the UK, both NHS and Private and with the medical departments (inc. Clinical Research) of most pharmaceutical companies throughout the world. Specialised in challenging new markets, currently focusing on Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) from concept through to delivery of product or service.

Chris Birch’s Experience

Director of Business Development- Europe

EastHORN (formally UNIMed s.r.o.)

(Privately Held; Pharmaceuticals industry)

July 2009 — Present (6 months)

EastHORN (formally UNIMed s.r.o) is a full service CRO based in Prague and covering most of Central & Eastern Europe (CEE). eastHORN provides highly experienced staff for undertaking pI - pIV studies and has a phase I unit based in a university hospital in the Czech Republic offering cost effective phase I facilities. Very experienced in Oncology, Gastroenterology and Cardiac medicine amongst other indications. In addition to the CEE, EastHORN can provide CRO services for pII - pIV studies in Western Europe and the USA through service partners.

chris.birch@easthorn.eu
+44 1280 816919
+44 7973 287751
Global Business Development Manager

LifeScienceTalentPool

(Staffing and Recruiting industry)

April 2009 — Present (9 months)

Providing Life Science Companies with the opportunity to contact potential employees direct from a global CV database of over 9,500 and save significant amounts of money by saving time in locating fresh talent and therefore reducing recruitment costs .

E-marketing services are also available using a growing database of over 145,000 contacts globally covering all aspects of the Life Sciences Sector. Contact me to find out more.
chris@lifesciencetalentpool.com
+44 (0) 1280 735016
Events Manager

Gengage Limited

(Privately Held; Pharmaceuticals industry)

April 2009 — Present (9 months)

A new company formed to promote sharing of best practice in a formal setting and "engage" peer groups of influential individuals.

By sharing best practice the mature and forward thinking executive can learn from those around them, facing the same issues, doing the same job!

Gengage also deliver first class co-monitoring solutions for small to medium research organisations outsourcing trials in Europe

chris@gengage.co.uk
+44 (0)1280 816919
Principal Consultant

CODE Purple

(Pharmaceuticals industry)

February 2009 — Present (11 months)

Provide Hands On Business Development for companies utilising CODE Purple's extensive range of industry contacts. CODE Purple can provide evaluation of new market places without the expense of diverting your own company's resource.

chris@codepurple.co.uk
+44 1280 816919
Business Development Manager - Medical, Scientific & Imaging Services

Romac Technical Services

(Logistics and Supply Chain industry)

February 2008 — February 2009 (1 year 1 month)

One year contract to investigate if Romac's business model was applicable to the medical market whilst remaining sufficiently profitable.
Investigated the OEMs, NHS at Trust, PCT, SHA and national level to establish framework agreements. Published articles in industry journals. Opened a number of new accounts for Romac and built a reputation (see recommendation) for being the partner of choice for these organisations.
Manager - Medical Services

Activity Benchmarking Ltd

(Pharmaceuticals industry)

July 2006 — November 2007 (1 year 5 months)

Offered consultancy services to UK phamaceutical medical departments through analysis of performance data relative to other UK pharmaceutical companies.
Account Director

Profiad Ltd

(Research industry)

January 2004 — June 2006 (2 years 6 months)

UK based Site Management Organisation. Responsible for dealing with a variety of Pharmaceutical/Biotech accounts from top 3 pharma companies to start up biotechs in pII - pIV clinical development expanding the number of contracts won within existing accounts, often by developing novel solutions that no other vendor was able to supply and adding new companies to the client portfolio.
Sales Manager

Octapharma

(Privately Held; Pharmaceuticals industry)

January 2000 — March 2002 (2 years 3 months)

Selling blood plasma and plasma derivatives into Hospitals and private practice.
Medical representative

Janssen-Cilag

(Public Company; JnJ; Pharmaceuticals industry)

1991 — 2000 (9 years )

Mainly worked in Hospitals and private Practice across a diverse range of therapy areas including Oncology, Dermatology and Pain
Territory Manager

Boehringer Mannheim

(Privately Held; Pharmaceuticals industry)

October 1989 — November 1991 (2 years 2 months)

GP/Hospital Territory manager

Chris Birch’s Education

King's College London, U. of London

BSc (Hons.) , Parasitology , 1986 — 1989

Activities and Societies:

Hockey, Pistol Shooting

Additional Information

Chris Birch’s Websites:

Chris Birch’s Interests:

Hockey, Snowboarding

Chris Birch’s Groups:

RHA, ABPI, CSCS,

Drug Information Association - BioPharmaceutical professionals
Pharmaceutical Marketing
Pharmaceutical Discussion Group
(BIOPHARMER) Biotechnology, Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Recruiters Network
CLINICAL GLOBE
The Association of Clinical Research Professionals
Medical Device Sales Professionals
Pharmaceutical Clinical Recruitment
Biotech & Pharma Professionals Network
Medical Marketing & Communications Group
Clinical World
Professionals in Pharmaceutical Industry and Biotech Industry
Johnson & Johnson (re)connected (9,500+ Members!)
Pharma BD Professionals
Recruitment Company Owners & Directors
Clinical Development and Operations Info. Exchange
Medical Device Development, Marketing And Sales
Regulatory Affairs Professionals Society (RAPS)
Logistic Services for High Tech products
Partnerships with CROs
Medical Device Professionals Network
Early Stage Clinical Trials
Healthcare & Life Sciences
ClinOps
Oncology
CRO and CMO, CRAMS (Contract Research/Development/Manufacturing Organizations) Professionals
Medical Marketing Network
Clinical Trial Performance Spot
CRA LOUNGE™
King's College London
CEE-MENA Business Development Network-Pharmaceuticals & OTC
Clinical Research Jobs
Global Healthcare
Pharma Trials
Clinical Research Associates (CRA) - UK Edition
Medical Information & Communications (MIC)
CEE Clinical Trials Partnership
Partnerships in Clinical Trials
Pharma Business in CEE
Oncology Drug Development (1400+ Members)
Electronic Data Capture - Clinical Trials
Outsourcing in the Central and Eastern Europe
CRO Directors of Business Development- Networking Group
Speak Quality
CEE R&D Pharma & Medical Devices Network
Clinical Trials Opportunities in Europe & Asia.
WorldWide Clinical Recruiters
EUROPE Clinical Outsourcing
Clinical CROs Directory
Pharmaceutical CRO, CMO Directory
Biotechnology (Biotech) CRO, CMO Directory
Life Science CRO, CMO Directory
London Biotechnology Network