Putnam Associates Promotes Ken Beers to Partner and Scott Gilbert to Principal

BURLINGTON, Mass., Jan. 17, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- Putnam Associates, a premier strategy consulting firm dedicated to serving the life sciences industry, is pleased to announce the promotion of Ken Beers to Partner and Scott Gilbert to Principal. 

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"Ken brings a wealth of experience to the firm, particularly in the areas of new product strategy, quantitative analytical methods, and the modeling of complex markets," said Eric Auger, Partner & Chair of the Partnership Committee.  "We congratulate him and look forward to his continuing enrichment of the insights and impact we can bring to clients."

Ken serves biopharmaceutical clients on brand and corporate strategy engagements encompassing new product development, product launch planning, product positioning, pricing and contracting, licensing & development, due diligence, forecasting and market assessments in the US, Europe, and Emerging Markets.  Ken joined Putnam from McKinsey & Co., where he advised major and specialty pharmaceutical manufacturers, drug distributors, and private equity firms.  Prior to McKinsey, Ken was on the faculty of MIT, where he led a research group in computational chemistry, biomaterials, and drug delivery.  Prior to MIT he worked at DuPont and the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology. 

"Scott has been a driving force behind the firm's continued success and growth, particularly in our Pricing & Market Access practice.  Over the last 10 years, he has exemplified the firm's commitment to providing exceptional service to our clients," said Remco op den Kelder, Partner & Boston Office Head. "We are excited to share in this career milestone with him."

Since joining the firm in 2004, Scott has become a trusted advisor to life sciences companies on a range of commercial strategy issues.   He has worked with a roster of global pharmaceutical companies to develop winning strategies in the rapidly evolving healthcare marketplace.  Scott has extensive experience leading projects in the areas of global pricing and market access, portfolio prioritization, medical adherence analysis, and product forecasting.  His practice spans a number of therapeutic areas including asthma, osteoporosis, cardiovascular, hematology / oncology, transplantation, and dermatology.

About Putnam Associates
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