Industry experts set to transform evolving pre-approval & unlicensed medicines sector with launch of Inceptua Medicines Access

Created in response to unprecedented global demand from patients and physicians and to provide a long-sought after alternative for the biopharmaceutical industry

LUXEMBOURG – 1 JUNE 2017 – Multipharma Group today announces the launch of Inceptua Medicines Access, a new speciality business unit that is offering a transformational approach to providing access to re-approval and unlicensed medicines in an increasingly complex environment. Led by a recognized team of specialist industry experts, Inceptua Medicines Access is poised to not only meet today’s needs but to transform the sector with its new and innovative service offering.

A new global provider, Inceptua Medicines Access, has been launched by a team of the healthcare industry’s most specialized and experienced senior executives with a proven track record in the medicines access field.  They have been involved in many of the initiatives that have grown and shaped the market and built access solutions for the benefit of patients, while mitigating the risks involved in providing access to pre-approval and unlicensed treatments.

Inceptua Medicines Access includes three distinct but collaborative divisions:

  • Inceptua Medicines Access Pharma focuses on engaging with biopharmaceutical clients to provide controlled pre-approval access programs to their medicines
  • Inceptua Medicines Access Healthcare focuses on sourcing and supplying unlicensed medicines on an on-demand basis for hospitals, pharmacists and physicians
  • Inceptua Medicines Access Consulting offers leading-edge strategy support services to biopharmaceutical clients

The sector has not adapted nor kept pace with the needs of the biopharmaceutical industry, healthcare professionals and their patients worldwide”, said Mark Corbett, Executive Vice President, Inceptua Medicines Access.  “Current demand combined with a complex and dynamic regulatory and political landscape means we need a new way of thinking about ethical and compliant access to pre-approval and unlicensed medicines. Inceptua Medicines Access offers unsurpassed understanding and a service customized to your needs.”

We are inspired by patients and never lose sight that everything we do is for a person and family in need. We want to provide our clients and customers with a best-in-class service that makes us the go-to global provider for pre-approval and unlicensed medicines”, concluded Corbett.

There has been a rapid, increasing and significant expansion in the need for access to medicines and therapies to meet today’s healthcare burden in areas of high unmet medical need – from patients seeking access to investigational treatments in advance of regulatory authorization, to physicians requesting medicines not available in their countries. The current environment is primed for a new way of thinking and approach when it comes to medicines access strategy. Inceptua Medicines Access has been established to offer the specific capabilities needed to meet this unprecedented demand and will navigate the complex and highly dynamic environment in a regulatory compliant way.

Inceptua Medicines Access is transforming medicines access by taking a holistic approach to the environment, offering industry-leading insight into the needs of all stakeholders in the provision of pre-approval and unlicensed medicines. The business unit will harness state-of-the-art technologies to improve and accelerate the supply process while maintaining a clear focus on quality and compliance.

Inceptua Medicines Access aims to transform the future of access to pre-approval and unlicensed medicines, powered by understanding and insight into the needs of biopharmaceutical companies and healthcare organizations, and delivered with compassion for patients and the medicines they need.

Inceptua Medicines Access is being launched into the market by a highly experienced and specialised team.” said Peter Krantz, Chief Executive Officer, Multipharma Group. “The expertise and global infrastructure of the Multipharma Group provides the ideal platform on which to launch Inceptua Medicines Access.  This foundation is coupled with a passion to provide healthcare professionals and the biopharmaceutical industry with a new leading alternative.” He added, “The establishment of Inceptua Medicines Access is the logical next step in the expansion of Multipharma, and perfectly complements the existing services supporting clinical trials of comparator sourcing, strategic planning, global depot solutions and clinical manufacturing. With this new addition Multipharma is poised to become a major global provider in the clinical trial services, pre-approval and unlicensed medicines space.”

For business inquiries contact:
Mark Corbett mark.corbett@inceptua.com / medicinesaccess@inceptua.com

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CEO and Board Member

Stefan Fraenkel

Stefan Fraenkel is the CEO of the Inceptua Group and is also on the Inceptua Board. He has extensive experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Before joining Inceptua, he held senior management positions at Sobi (Swedish Orphan Biovitrum), Sweden’s largest publicly listed specialty pharmaceutical company, leading Marketing & Sales and serving as Head of Corporate Development and Strategy.

Previously, Stefan worked at Pfizer and Wyeth in international commercial leadership roles across Europe and the USA, gaining deep insights into global pharmaceutical markets and strategies. Stefan has also spent part of his career in management consulting. Stefan holds a PhD in International Economics, an MBA, and a BSc in Engineering.

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Member of the Board

Chris Hasslinger

Chris Hasslinger is a Partner of Vesey Street Capital Partners and serves as a member of the Firm’s Investment Committee. He joined VSCP in 2023 and is responsible for sourcing and evaluating new investment opportunities and general portfolio company management. Mr. Hasslinger has nearly three decades of experience in healthcare and technology strategy and deal-making within the industry as well as in investment banking and private equity. He has extensive M&A experience, having closed over $20 billion in transaction value, and has established and structured a number of large commercial partnerships.

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Executive Vice Chairman

Alan Raffensperger

Alan Raffensperger has a robust leadership background in the pharmaceutical industry, having served as CEO of Inceptua and COO of Sobi (Swedish Orphan Biovitrum), along with significant international executive roles at Amgen, Roche, and Pharmacia.

He has also been CEO for venture capital-owned medical device companies, showcasing his versatility in healthcare leadership. Alan’s early career as an advanced life support paramedic provided a strong foundation in emergency healthcare.

He holds an MBA and a BA in Emergency Health Care Management.

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Member of the Board

Blake Goodner

Blake Goodner is a founder member of the investment firm Bridger Capital. He previously worked as a healthcare analyst at Tiger Management and a healthcare investment banker at Morgan Stanley. He currently serves as an advisor and board member for a range of healthcare companies. Mr. Goodner has been a member of the Trinity College Board of Visitors and the Duke Annual Fund Executive Committee. He is a current advisory board member with The Duke Margolis-Center for Health Policy.

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Member of the Board

Adam Feinstein

Adam Feinstein is the Managing Partner of Vesey Street Capital Partners. Mr. Feinstein has 30 years of investment experience exclusively in the healthcare services sector. Prior to founding Vesey Street Capital Partners in 2014, he was a Managing Director on Wall Street and a healthcare industry executive. He held the position of Senior Vice President of Corporate Development, Strategic Investments, and Office of the Chief Executive Officer at LabCorp. Before his tenure at LabCorp, he spent 14 years as the Managing Director in Equity Research at Lehman Brothers/Barclays Capital. Mr. Feinstein is the Chairman of VSCP’s investment committee. He is also actively involved in working with portfolio company executives and sourcing new investment opportunities. At the same time, he oversees all of the firm’s investment activities and employees.

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Member of the Board

Larry Marsh

Larry is a General Partner of Vesey Street Capital Partners and serves as a member of the Firm’s Investment Committee. He joined VSCP in 2016, and currently sits on the Board of QualityMetric, Safecor Health, and HRGi. He is responsible for portfolio company management and for evaluating new investment opportunities. Prior to VSCP, Larry was EVP, New Market Development & Chief Strategy Officer at Fortune 10 AmerisourceBergen. Prior to that, Larry was the #1 ranked Healthcare Technology & Distribution analyst on Wall Street for over a decade, at Barclays, Lehman Brothers, Salomon Smith Barney, and Wheat First Butcher & Singer. Larry worked with Adam, Bryan, Dan, and Joe at Barclays and Lehman. Larry received a B.S. in Economics & Management as well as an M.B.A. from the University of Richmond, and an M.P.H. from Columbia University.

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Member of the Board

Heyward Donigan

Heyward Donigan is a seasoned healthcare CEO, Board Member, and Private Equity Advisor with broad industry experience and a track record of profitable growth. From 2019 to 2023, Ms. Donigan served as Rite Aid’s president and chief executive officer, making her one of the few women CEOs of a Fortune 500 company. While at Rite Aid, Ms. Donigan led the company to through a major brand, merchandise and technology transformation, debt reduction/refinancing, while also leading the company through a pandemic. Ms.Donigan is currently a strategic advisor to Vesey Street Capital Partners, Arima Health, and a board member of OnMed.

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Executive Chairman

Doug Cook

Doug Cook is the Executive Chairman at Inceptua. Mr. Cook began his career driving the early success of Livingston Healthcare, leading to the purchase by UPS to become what is today UPS’s Global Healthcare business. After Livingston Healthcare, Mr. Cook moved to AmerisourceBergen (now called Cencora/COR) in 1998 and had an impressive career overseeing most of Cencora’s high growth, manufacturer-facing business. Mr. Cook ultimately served as the Executive Vice President, President Commercialization and Animal Health for COR.

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