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CELforPharma

CELforPharma is a Belgium-based provider of professional training programmes for the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare industries. [1] [2] [3]

Founded in 2005, the company offers short-format open-enrolment and in-house courses on topics including pricing, HEOR & market access, medical affairs, marketing, and business development & licensing. [2] [3] [4] [5]

History

CELforPharma was founded in Belgium in 2005 and is lead by Inge Cornelis and Annelies Swaan. [1] [6] The company was established to provide professional education for professionals in market-facing roles across the pharmaceutical, biotech, medical device, and healthcare sectors.. [1] [2] [5]

Over time, CELforPharma expanded its portfolio of open-enrolment and in-house programmes and attracted participants from multiple countries. [2]

Activities and services

CELforPharma provides short-format professional training programmes for organisations and professionals in the life sciences sector. [1] [4]

Its portfolio includes 1- and 2-day open-enrolment courses as well as customised in-house training programmes for pharmaceutical, biotechnology, medical device, and healthcare companies. [1] The courses are delivered in person and through live online formats and they cover areas including pricing, HEOR & market access, medical affairs, marketing, and business development & licensing. [2] [3] [7] [8][5]

CELforPharma also organises educational webinars on topics related to the life sciences industry. [9] [10]

Expert faculty and collaborations

CELforPharma delivers its programmes through a faculty of consultants, researchers, and industry specialists active in the life sciences sector, covering areas including market access, health economics and outcomes research (HEOR), medical affairs, and commercial strategy. [11][7][5]

Faculty members include:

  • Lieven Annemans: professor of health economics at Ghent University and former president of the International Society for Pharmacoeconomics and Outcomes Research (ISPOR). [12] [13]
  • Thomas Wilke: professor at Wismar University and head of its institute for Pharmacoeconomics and Drug Logistics, with expertise in real-world evidence and pharmacoeconomics research. [14] [15]
  • Neal Hansen: co-author of Pharmaceutical Lifecyle Management: Making the Most of Each and Every Brand. [16]
  • Patrik Frei: founder and CEO of Venture Specialist, a Swiss firm specialisig in the independent valuation of life sciences companies and products, and speaker at BIO International Convention. [17]
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  4. Setia, Sajita; Ryan, Nicola J.; Nair, Prasad S.; Ching, Elma; Subramaniam, Kannan (2018). "Evolving role of pharmaceutical physicians in medical evidence and education". Advances in Medical Education and Practice. 9: 777–790. doi:10.2147/AMEP.S175683. ISSN 1179-7258. PMC 6223344. PMID 30464675.
  5. "Partner Courses - PM Society". 2022-08-10. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  6. "CEL For Pharma - Crunchbase Company Profile & Funding". Crunchbase. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  7. "CELforPharma". MYMA. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  8. "CELforPharma". www.findcourses.co.uk. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  9. "CELforPharma Webinars". www.celforpharma.com. Retrieved 2026-05-26.
  10. "Trainings/Webinars Archives". Inpharmation. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  11. "Our Faculty". www.celforpharma.com. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  12. "prof. Lieven Annemans (PhD)". CRIG. Retrieved 2026-05-27.
  13. "Past Presidents Council". ISPOR.org. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  14. "Thomas WILKE | Wismar University of Applied Sciences, Wismar | HS Wismar | Research profile". ResearchGate. Archived from the original on 2026-02-23. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  15. "Startseite - IPAM". www.ipam-wismar.de. Retrieved 2026-06-03.
  16. Ellery, Tony; Hansen, Neal (2012-05-11). Pharmaceutical Lifecycle Management: Making the Most of Each and Every Brand (1 ed.). Wiley. doi:10.1002/9781118266755. ISBN 978-0-470-48753-2.
  17. "Patrik Frei". BIO International Convention 2026. Retrieved 2026-06-03.




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