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Welcome Puneet Swami, Michaela Gascon, Mark Wiley and Brandon Richard to the 2027 Intellus Worldwide leadership team!

This Classification Committee document helps people to understand where drug classes are today and where they will be starting in January.  

See Highlights from the Intellus Worldwide Institute and Awards Ceremony September 2026 here

Institute sessions and 2026 BHBIA webinars are available in the Virtual Learning Center.

Watch the 2026 Awards Ceremony here



The Global Data Quality initiative (GDQ), together with the Canadian Research Insights Council (CRIC) and Market Research Society (MRS), has published a new Data Cleaning and Verification Toolkit to help sample buyers make more informed, transparent decisions about survey data quality.

The toolkit brings together three practical guides covering participant validation, in-survey quality controls, and post-survey data cleaning and removal. Together, they provide a coordinated approach to identifying poor-quality or fraudulent responses while preserving valid data.

For buyers, protecting data quality requires understanding how responses are evaluated, which controls suppliers use, and the trade-offs involved in retaining or removing data. The toolkit helps buyers ask the right questions and have more productive conversations with their research partners.

Download the three guides:

• Survey Data Quality
• 10 Key Components of the Survey Data Cleaning and Verification Workflow 
• Survey Data Quality - Controls, Detection, Validation, and Removal 

BioVid is launching BioVid Mimetics™, a research platform that gives pharmaceutical teams mimetics: synthetic physician audiences modeled on how real physicians reason and decide. Read more here

2027 membership renewal is open. Dues remain at $1690 (early rate before Feb 26) and include passes for the Summit in May in Philadelphia, summer regional events and the Institute in September in Boston.

Details on the London event February 25 are available here.

At the 2027 Intellus Worldwide Summit, we will empower insights professionals at every career stage to lead through change, shape the evolving role of research & create greater value in a human + AI world.

We invite bold, practical and thought-provoking presentations that confront the industry’s most difficult questions, challenge assumptions and help our community confidently chart what comes next.

Connect with your partners now on your presentation submission, due Dec 17.  Details on the suggested topics and the submission template are available here. 

Join hundreds of our colleagues to discuss common challenges, share knowledge, strengthen networks and curate solutions that advance health insights and analytics. See the latest list of companies representing our 475+ members in 2026. 

Help us round out the learning opportunities at this event between the kick off keynote on Wednesday and half-day workshop on Friday led by Dr. Vince Molinaro.

Resources & Guidance

Hers is the Intellus Data Integrity Task Force's 2026 Fraud Prevention Checklist. Their 2026 Summit Awareness and Prevention session is available here.

Global Data Quality Initiative (GDQ), a coordinated global effort to address persistent and emerging risks to data quality across market and social research, consumer insights, and analytics.  View the abundant resources available and sign the Data Quality Excellence pledge here. By signing the Pledge, companies join a collaborative movement to enhance data integrity and decrease fraud. 

Intellus Integral Insights Co-Leads,

Diana Pohle and Lynn Ricker,

discuss the mission of the task force and their recent C-Suite research

Read article from our Integral Insights Task Force in PharmaVoice, 
December 2025

This Committee prepares the annual guidelines for the classification system and manages new entries, changes and improvements in consultation with pharma manufacturers. Most (if not all) drug-level, secondary databases follow the EphMRA/Intellus Worldwide classification.

View our Clear Health Communications / Health Literacy resources that are required to address the needs of patients at all health literacy levels, and watch the training videos in our Virtual Learning Center

1. Health Literacy in Market Research
2. Health Literacy Toolshed
3. Culture and Clear Healthcare Communications
4. Communicating with Limited English Proficiency Patients
5. Change the Narrative
6. Supporting Accessibility in Patient Research

Intellus is committed to supporting Future Leaders beyond our conferences by offering year-round opportunities to grow professionally. Contact Stephanie Sheffler to join the team and help support their initiatives.

A video demonstration of the 2.0 version of the FMV calculator tool they have developed is available in the Video Library. 

For access to the program, contact Paul Evans.

Webinars

Webinar sponsorships for $4,000 are marketed to our 6K+ network and BHBIA members, and include 1 all-inclusive Intellus membership. Contact Heidi Boyle if you want to showcase your insight solutions.

Employment Forum

Now accessible for Members and Non-members to post jobs and their resumes for free, click here for details.

Become an Intellus Worldwide Certified Practitioner (IWCP) here.

Access all resources developed by your Intellus committees here.

Intellus Worldwide has adopted the 2026 ICC/Esomar International Code of Conduct, a unified, globally recognized framework that underpins ethical, transparent and responsible research and analytics at both the domestic and international levels.

Click here to learn more

Under legacy organizations PBIRG and PMRG, Intellus has served the industry for 60+ years by empowering our community through advocacy and professional development.