Havas Med Comms
In what U.S. state is Symbiotix headquartered?
Kentucky (Lexington)
This company developed the first mRNA COVID-19 vaccine to receive emergency use authorization in the U.S.
Pfizer (in partnership with BioNTech)
This system/platform is commonly used to upload and route materials for MLR review.
What is Veeva PromoMats (or Zinc)?
This type of meeting, usually held weekly, reviews timelines, bottlenecks, and team bandwidth.
What is a status meeting?
This FDA regulation requires all promotional materials to be submitted at time of first use.
What is Form 2253
What is the name of Symbiotix’s proprietary strategic model that guides its scientific communications approach?
Science that Activates™
This company’s name is derived from the Latin word for “life” and is known for its oncology and rare disease portfolio.
Sanofi
This dreaded MLR comment sends Medical Writers back to square one.
What is “Please provide a reference”?
This three-word phrase is dreaded during client review calls.
What is “let’s take offline”?
Who is Symbiotix longest employee
Cindy Rogers
Who was our last new hire?
Who is Sophia Ventura
This company developed Keytruda, a leading immunotherapy for cancer.
Merck & Co. (known as MSD outside the U.S. and Canada
This is the standard agency deliverable submitted with all promotional materials to document references.
What is a reference pack?
What’s the name of the document that outlines the strategic foundation for a campaign, including objectives, audience, and key messages?
Creative brief
This is the unofficial agency holiday, marked by frantic submission timelines and last-minute changes.
What is Congress season?
Symbiotix doubled down on internal culture by instituting monthly check-ins and “TOASTs” — this stands for: Time Out for _______
What is Activation Sharing Together
This company is known for its vaccine portfolio and consumer health brands like Advil and Centrum.
GSK (GlaxoSmithKline)
This branch of the FDA is responsible for regulating prescription drug advertising and promotional materials.
What is OPDP (Office of Prescription Drug Promotion)?
What’s the agency term for the magical moment when a piece is approved by MLR on the first round with no comments?
Unicorn approval (or MLR miracle)
In this year, Symbiotix was recognized as a finalist for MM+M’s “Medical Communications Agency of the Year.”
What is 2022 & 2025?
What is the primary goal of Havas Health & You’s medical communications work?
To improve patient outcomes through strategic scientific communications
This pharmaceutical company was originally founded as a dye manufacturer in the 19th century, later became a pioneer in antibiotics, and today is known for its oncology and cardiovascular portfolios. It also played a key role in developing the first oral contraceptive.
Bayer
This is the nuanced difference between a “mechanism of action” and a “clinical benefit” claim.
What is that MOA describes how the drug works biologically, while clinical benefit refers to patient outcomes supported by trial data?
When Account says this phrase, it usually means “expect another round of edits.”
What is “Client had some minor feedback”?
This was the first drug approved by the FDA in 1982 that used recombinant DNA technology
Human Insulin