Bernie Coleman - Life Science Access Academy

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Bernie is an experienced marketer and commercial leader, with broad experience in the pharmaceutical and Medtech industry.

Bernie began her corporate career in GSK following a PhD in Molecular Biology, working across clinical, marketing, sales and strategy, at local UK, Italian and global levels. This was followed by marketing roles of increasing seniority in the MedTech arena with Philips Healthcare, where, until 2017, she was the head of the Respiratory and Sleep business, with P&L responsibility and overall leadership of sales, marketing, customer and technical service, patient services and quality.

With her strong strategic and innovative approach, the UK business delivered year-on-year growth, with successful launches of a number of novel solutions into the UK market. This required an in-depth understanding of procurement as well as the NHS environment, facilitating successful collaborative working and subsequent market entry.

In 2017, Bernie established InnovaHealth Ltd, providing support to healthcare organisations wanting to enter or drive business in the UK market across the commercial, marketing and clinical areas. To date, InnovaHealth has worked with a range of organisations ranging from start-ups to established corporates. InnovaHealth is also working in partnership with a Dutch start-up to distribute an innovative stress incontinence solution in the UK.

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What people say

Marsha Gray, Training Specialist

Boehringer Ingelheim Ltd

“Working with Life Science Access Academy, our company love the variety of the many courses that are on offer. The hour long courses on specific subjects are really useful on Friday lunchtimes for our field teams and gain a lot of interest.

Life Science Access Academy are also super flexible and helpful when it comes to tailoring some additional sessions to our needs.”

Paul Runeckles, Director of Execution Excellence

Ferring

“We have been partnered with LSAA for several years now which has enabled our team members to develop their competencies and capabilities.

With over 700 learning modules, regular webinars on highly relevant topics across the UK, the opportunity to engage with expert speakers after events and regular blogs and newsletters, the platform is a highly valued resource at Ferring.

The team also provides regular usage statistics so we can understand the hot topics in Ferring and enable colleagues to share knowledge and experience with each other.”

Simon Warden, National Sales Manager

Frontier Medical Group

“Frontier Medical has fully implemented, Life Science Access Academy allowing Sales and Marketing to utilise the system. Maximising on line learning for all remote staff stimulates a culture of self-development giving individuals the accountability and responsibility to broaden their skills set.

Life Science Access Academy training is topical and a good fit for the fast paced healthcare market.”

Richard Edmonds

Gedeon Richter Women's Health

“I have found the training via the Life Science Access Academy to be excellent and I know many of my colleagues have as well.

The content is always kept up to date and there is a huge and interesting variety of topics covered. The site is curated in a way that makes it clear and easy to navigate. Also, the staff at Life Science Access Academy are friendly and responsive and all the experts are always knowledgeable in their areas.”

Robb Sayers, UK Capability Lead

ViiV Healthcare

“The variety and relevancy of content brings value to many different roles across the healthcare industry.

I have also been overwhelmed by the way the Life Science Access Academy team have accommodated our own business needs, being sensitive yet responsive to helping us since its formation.”