Alira Health Acquires Wellmera to Expand Healthcare Advisory Suite and Strengthen Global Market Access Capabilities

VCBeat (WeChat ID: vcbeat) learned from foreign media reports that on December 17, 2019, Alira Health, a leading international healthcare and life sciences consulting firm, announced the acquisition of Wellmera, a company headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.

This acquisition will bring Wellmera’s expertise in global market access, pricing and reimbursement, health economics, and real-world evidence into Alira Health’s healthcare consulting service portfolio, enhancing Alira Health’s global market access capabilities.

As part of this acquisition, Dr. Jean-François Ricc, President and Head of Wellmera, will assume the role of Executive Vice President of Market Access at Alira Health, where he will lead Alira Health’s market access business across the pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and digital health sectors in Europe and the United States.

Wellmera, an ascending international consulting firm, was founded in Basel, Switzerland, in 2011. In early 2018, Wellmera expanded its operations to the United States, establishing offices in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and San Francisco, California. Wellmera specializes in market access within the pharmaceutical and biotechnology industries, dedicated to helping life sciences companies demonstrate their value and maximize commercial opportunities for their products throughout the product lifecycle.

The Wellmera team has extensive experience in helping clients develop evidence, formulate pricing and market access strategies, and provide tailored strategies for local client branches. Following the completion of the acquisition, Wellmera will support Alira Health in fulfilling its mission of transforming healthcare by providing clients with consulting services across product development, regulatory affairs, clinical development, strategy, and transactions throughout the product and corporate lifecycle.

Alira Health, founded in 1999 and headquartered in Paris, France, is an international consulting firm at the forefront of healthcare transformation. The company offers a comprehensive suite of integrated services designed to help healthcare and life sciences companies innovate and grow throughout their product and business lifecycles. Alira Health’s consultants and strategy experts collaborate with bankers, physicians, and scientists to gain a holistic understanding of all aspects of the healthcare sector, focusing on delivering specialized advisory services to partner companies in areas such as new product development, regulatory affairs, clinical development, strategy, and transactions.

Regarding this acquisition, Gabriele Brambilla, CEO of Alira Health, stated: “We are delighted to welcome Wellmera and its talented team to Alira Health. This acquisition is a significant step toward realizing our vision of providing comprehensive consulting services to our partners, particularly in key areas such as regulatory affairs, clinical development, and market access. Wellmera will help us create greater value for our clients as we bring next-generation healthcare innovations to market.”

Jean-François Ricc stated, “Wellmera is delighted to join the Alira Health family. This partnership will enable us to apply our market access expertise in more settings, thereby helping us have a greater impact on patient care. Both Wellmera and Alira Health share a passion for the healthcare industry, and our collaboration will become even closer in the future. We believe that through our amicable cooperation, Wellmera’s development will continue to thrive.”

(Compiled by Wang Fang)