PM Society
Phil Blackmore serves as the Chief Executive Officer of Create Health since December 2014, leading a team of scientists and creatives to achieve impactful results in health and well-being brands. With a career marked by progressive leadership roles, Phil co-founded Create Health Group and successfully executed a Management Buy Out, while fostering innovation in healthcare communication. Phil's commitment extends beyond Create Health, as a member of PM Society's Creativity for Good and the Industry Agency Relationships Interest Group, and as the founder of the Healthy Young Minds initiative. Additionally, Phil co-founded The Health House, promoting collaboration among leaders in health and pharma. Previous experience includes roles as Creative Director at TheAgency and senior creative positions at various firms, complemented by a Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design and Advertising from Buckinghamshire New University.
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.