Partner

Christian Schuler

Christian Schuler is Partner in the Life Science Division of Simon - Kucher & Partners, working out of the company’s European head office in Bonn, Germany.

Mr. Schuler received his degree in Business Administration with a focus on marketing, international management and chemical technology from the University of Mannheim in 1998. His project-based final thesis ”Pharmaceutical Marketing - an Empirical Study”, which he wrote in co-operation with m2c Prof. Perlitz & Partner Management Consultants, includes an extensive survey within the German pharmaceutical industry.

Mr. Schuler specializes in strategic pharmaceutical marketing, value-to-customer, market entry strategies, P&R strategies and generic defense strategies.

Since joining Simon - Kucher & Partners, Mr. Schuler has conducted in-depth research and data analysis for life science companies and developed various national and international pricing and market entry strategies for new chemical entities, medical devices and scientific equipment. To date he has led projects for Alpha Helix, Asche Chiesi, Becton Dickinson, Cordis, Eli Lilly, Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Johnson & Johnson, Merz International, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Pharmacia, Sankyo, Sepracor, Shire and Wyeth.

Mr. Schuler has published various articles on pharmaceutical marketing, fixed reference pricing, generic defense strategies and functional food in German and English and is a frequent speaker on international conferences on pharmaceuticals.

Mr. Schuler will become head of the Life Science Division of Simon - Kucher & Partners in San Francisco, USA at the beginning of 2008.

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