Burlington, Mass. ‒ November 14, 2011 - inVentiv Health, Inc., offering best-in-class clinical, commercial and consulting services to the healthcare industry, announced today that it has been selected by the specialty biopharmaceutical company Santarus, Inc. to provide sales operations support, as well as recruiting and sales force automation services, for the organization’s prescription products for Type 2 diabetes.
inVentiv Health will deliver the outsourced sales services through the company’s Selling Solutions business. It offers flexible staffing solutions to a wide range of clients in the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, diagnostic, long-term care, and pharmacy and managed care industries.
"inVentiv is extremely pleased to be collaborating with Santarus again,” said Paul Mignon, President, inVentiv Health Selling Solutions. "We look forward to putting our experienced sales teams and best-in-class recruiting and sales force automation services to work for our long-term client and its vitally important medicines for patients.""
Gerry Proehl, President and CEO, Santarus, Inc., said: "We have contracted with inVentiv Health to expand our field sales organization based on our positive past experience with this organization. By working with inVentiv and adding sales representatives, we intend to increase call frequency and share of voice with our called-on physicians, as well as improve sales representative efficiency by reducing territory size and increasing the number of sales calls made each day."
About Santorus
Santarus, Inc. is a specialty biopharmaceutical company focused on acquiring, developing and commercializing proprietary products that address the needs of patients treated by physician specialists. The company's current commercial efforts are focused on GLUMETZA® (metformin hydrochloride extended release tablets) and CYCLOSET® (bromocriptine mesylate) tablets, which are indicated as adjuncts to diet and exercise to improve glycemic control in adults with type 2 diabetes.
Santarus also has a diverse development pipeline, including three investigational drugs in Phase III clinical programs: UCERIS™ (budesonide) Tablets for induction of remission of active ulcerative colitis, RHUCIN® (recombinant human C1 inhibitor) for treatment of acute attacks of hereditary angioedema and rifamycin SV MMX® for treatment of travelers' diarrhea, in addition to other earlier-stage development programs. More information about Santarus is available at www.santarus.com.
About inVentiv Health
inVentiv Health, Inc. is a leading global provider of best-in-class clinical, commercial and consulting services to companies seeking to accelerate performance. inVentiv's client roster includes more than 550 pharmaceutical, biotech and life sciences companies. With 13,000 employees in 40 countries, inVentiv rapidly transforms promising ideas into commercial reality. inVentiv Health, Inc. is privately owned by inVentiv Group Holdings Inc., an organization sponsored by affiliates of Thomas H. Lee Partners, L.P., Liberty Lane Partners and members of the inVentiv management team. For more information, visit www.inventivhealth.com.