Matt Evans, Agency Lead at Seven Point Four (an AMICULUM agency), explains what MedComms means to them, what they do, how they do it, what makes them different.

Recorded 3 August 2016 at a MedComms Networking event in Oxford. Produced by NetworkPharma.tv

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ABSTRACT:

7.4 is part of AMICULUM: an independent, privately owned cluster of agencies that deliver services and consultancy to pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device companies globally. Based in Oxford and Richmond, 7.4 are a full-service medical communications agency, offering meetings, medical affairs, commercial and digital services. The name 7.4 was chosen to signify the perfect balance needed in medical communications between scientific integrity and commercial acumen. 7.4 pride themselves on their flexibility and the quality of work delivered, and they are passionate about data visualisation, having run training courses at the Guardian newspaper as well as bespoke internal training. Longlisted in 2016 for the Information is Beautiful Awards, they have a data visualisation board in their office, which illustrates fun things such as staff cheese or chocolate preferences, and changes week by week.

A scientific background is a bonus for those applying to work on the editorial side with 7.4, though a PhD is not mandatory. Editorial staff must be skilled communicators and able to manage their time effectively, as the agency bills clients by the hour. 7.4 would recommend those wanting to enter medcomms to do their homework, starting with the firstmedcommsjob.com site, and researching and networking to find the agency that is right for them.

Written by Penny Gray, Freelance Medical Writer

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We are building a library of free webcasts, like this one, for the global MedComms Community and others at http://www.networkpharma.tv and we’d welcome your suggestions for new topics and speakers.

Full details of this MedComms Networking event are at http://medcommsnetworking.com/event77.html

Matt’s presentation (PDF format) is at http://medcommsnetworking.com/presentations/evans_030816.pdf

Matt’s Linkedin page is at https://www.linkedin.com/in/matthew-evans-a0275716/

More about Seven Point Four can be found at:

Web: http://www.7.4limited.biz

More about AMICULUM can be found at:

Web: http://www.amiculum.biz

You’ll find lots more information about starting a career in MedComms at http://www.FirstMedCommsJob.com

Filming and technical direction by Mario Crispino, Freelance Cameraman & Editor

[For the avoidance of doubt: this video is intended to be freely accessible to all. Please feel free to share and use however you like. Cheers, Peter Llewellyn, Director NetworkPharma Ltd and Founder of the MedComms Networking Community activity at http://www.medcommsnetworking.com]