PM Society
Alex Merckx is an experienced marketing professional with a strong background in health technology and corporate solutions. Currently serving as the Director of Marketing and Partnerships at Cognitant Group Limited since June 2020, Alex focuses on enhancing healthcare professional education and patient outcomes. As a committee member at the PM Society, Alex contributes to improving healthcare communications and promoting best practices within the industry. Previously, Alex held positions such as Marketing Director at Wiley, where initiatives were developed to increase market share in Health and Sciences, and M3 Europe, where leadership in marketing and international development was demonstrated. Alex possesses a solid educational foundation with degrees in Economics and French from the University of Nottingham and a CIM Professional Diploma in Marketing.
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PM Society
The PM Society was established over 40 years ago as a not-for-profit organisation to serve the needs of the pharmaceutical industry and its service agencies. It currently has over 230 UK companies as members, including pharma and biotech companies on the industry side and PR, Advertising, Medical Communications, Digital and many other kinds of service company on the agency side. It is run by a voluntary Executive Committee, and supported by a small office staff. The Executive steers the direction of the Society in conjunction with the wider Committee of industry professionals, and works hard to forge close working relationships with other industry and NHS groups, including the ABPI, HCA and TOPRA, for the benefit of its membership. The Society has Interest Groups aligned to the current challenges and issues facing today’s marketers - Market Access, Digital, Patient Engagement, Industry Agency Relations, Sustainability, and Diversity - these are run by experts in the field, and run alongside the two highly regarded Award schemes – the PM Society Awards and the Digital Awards. The PM Society’s flexible modular training programme is developed by the industry for the industry and addresses the specific training needs for pharmaceutical marketing and associated life sciences disciplines. Courses run throughout the year and are tailored for those new to marketing, anyone needing a refresher and advanced modules for the more experienced marketer. If you would like any further information on the PM Society, please contact us on 01403 264898.