The Dr. Erkens Consulting Group

… is an international consulting and management agency in the areas of healthcare, medicine, pharma, medtech and life sciences

About Dr. Erkens

Dr. Andreas Erkens is a Senior Strategy Consultant specializing in the areas of healthcare, medicine, pharma, medtech and life sciences. Based on more than 25 years of international experience in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industries, he supports clients in the analysis, development, refinement and implementation of brand, portfolio, and corporate strategies.

Dr. Erkens is a qualified biologist with a PhD in chemistry who has held various positions in pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, such as Managing Director, Head of Business Development, and Marketing Manager. For many years he was a member of the advisory and management boards of some well-known medical societies and health organizations, and was also managing director of various institutions in the health sector.

In the field of communication and education, Dr. Erkens works as a publisher of medical journals and as a scientific editor-in-chief. He has developed various training programmes for doctors, patients, and company employees, facilitates workshops in various areas, and gives regular presentations at congresses and events.

Focus

Strategy | Consulting

Companies: development of national and international corporate strategies and business models
Marketing & sales: analysis and conception of marketing strategies throughout the entire life cycle
Consulting: process and strategy analyses, challenge partner and coach
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Management | Leadership

Assumption of management functions, process and project management, change and innovation management, interim management
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Analyses | Market Research

Global pharmaceutical market research (qualitative and quantitative) covering the entire development and life cycle process
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Marketing | Sales

Marketing and sales strategies, operational marketing
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Communikation | Education

Corporate and product communication, integrated internal and external communication, knowledge management, training and further education, medical communication, Spectrum Academy
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Expertise / Competencies

Within the context of our projects, we at the Dr. Erkens Consulting Group generate individual and innovative strategies as well as effective concepts to master our clients’ challenges in a value-oriented and sustainable manner. In order to achieve this, we use our commitment, our many years’ experience, and our core competencies:

In-depth market knowledge
Scientific, medical and pharmacological know-how
Management
Business and portfolio analyses
Business development
Corporate, marketing and sales consulting/strategies
Process analyses and optimization
Organizational structure

International qualitative and quantitative market research
Strategic and operational marketing / product management / sales strategies
Key opinion leader management, customer relationship management (CRM)
Corporate, marketing, product and patient communication
Specialist publishing, editing, facilitation
Event management
Medical education and training
Train-the-trainer programmes

The way we work

When carrying out joint projects, we attach great importance to:

trustful, professional, and partnership-based collaboration in a constructive working environment characterized by mutual respect
professional project management that is geared towards solutions and success

individual project strategies and implementations that add value and are exclusively translated into action by senior managers
lean and transparent project processes: one partner for the complete solution

Clients

We don’t talk about our clients – we talk with them

… and that’s why we’ve chosen to dispense with the collection of logos that is often shown in such situations. Suffice to say that our clients include:

Leading national and international companies from the fields of healthcare, pharmaceuticals, OTC, biopharmaceuticals, medtech and life sciences
Publishers, service providers, SMEs

Institutions, associations, scientific societies
Start-ups, research centres and innovation centres

Areas of indication

Based on our many years’ experience and knowledge as well as the numerous projects we’ve carried out, we’re at home in many areas of indication and have an extensive medical network.