Scientific Voice Launches Latest Release Of Gateway Speaker Bureau Management Platform
Scientific Voice announces the latest release of the Gateway technology platform, which enables pharmaceutical and biotech companies to efficiently, effectively, and compliantly execute their promotional speaker bureau programs.

CHICAGO, IL, May 07, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Scientific Voice, a Publicis Strategic Solutions Group company, has announced the latest release of the Gateway technology platform, which enables pharmaceutical and biotech companies to efficiently, effectively, and compliantly execute their promotional speaker bureau programs. Publicis Strategic Solutions Group is the multi-channel message delivery unit of Publicis Healthcare Communications Group.

Built on Scientific Voice's 15 years of experience in speaker bureau and field logistics execution, Gateway is the market-leading portal environment for biopharma speaker bureau management. Gateway provides single-source, real-time, user-friendly activity management and reporting for all stakeholders-field sales representatives, speakers, brand and sales management, home office, and compliance management staff.

"Gateway combines leading-edge, user-friendly, customizable technology with our staff of high-touch, single-point-of-contact, experienced meeting planning specialists. Our meeting planners are uniquely familiar with each client's promotional activities, and help to efficiently, effectively, and compliantly manage and execute them," said Laura Lynner, Managing Director of Scientific Voice.

Gateway's rich technology platform includes a configurable website architecture, a business rules engine, and a robust back-end transaction repository to capture and aggregate all speaker and consultant program data. Gateway's multifaceted platform provides specialized software portals that address the unique needs of all stakeholders involved in biopharma speaker bureau programs. The portals can be configured to each client's specific business rules, policy interpretations, and graphical preferences. "New clients, of course, are thrilled with Gateway, and current clients that have migrated to this latest release are very excited about the robust reporting and proactive compliance functionality," added Lynner.

Scientific Voice has also added an enterprise-wide application to Gateway that enables biopharma companies to proactively implement an integrated, real-time speaker management solution across all of their brands.

Gateway's security system enables stakeholders to receive real-time reports based on their specific roles. Sales representatives, brand and sales managers, speakers, home office, and compliance managers are able to access and update, in real time, activities and reporting related to their roles and responsibilities. Gateway also helps ensure compliance with federal and state rules pertaining to promotional activities, including spending caps, speaker caps, appropriate venues, and allowable expenses.

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