Thinkphar is a company specialising in medical marketing research, whose joint owners, Dr. Ana Gutierrez and Dr. Thomas Sheehan, are both medically qualified and have extensive experience in medical marketing research. They are personally responsible for all the work undertaken by the company and direct an experienced team of highly qualified moderators, translators and analysts.

Thinkphar conducts medical marketing studies in Spain, has an in depth knowledge of the Spanish market and has performed studies involving individual face to face and telephone interviews and focus groups in all the major medical specialties with GP’s, specialists, KOL’s, nurses and patients.

When the client so desires, Thinkphar can function as a “one stop shop”, organising recruitment, translation of the relevant documents and materials, facilities, simultaneous translation, moderation, analysis, report writing and presentations. While Thinkphar always accomodates the client’s wishes in every project, whenever possible we try to recruit and interview through Estudios Silvia Roca, a company which, in our experience, offers a first class service in terms of recruitment and facilities.

Dr. Ana Gutierrez, Director and Co-owner, received her medical degree from the University of Alcala de Henares in Madrid, Spain in 1990. She worked in Internal Medicine in Glasgow, UK, then completed her postgraduate training in Obstetrics and Gynecology, which included a year of full-time medical research.

Since 1998, she has been working full-time in medical marketing and market research in Spain. She has extensive experience conducting focus groups and interviews (face to face and by telephone) with doctors, KOL’s, nurses and patients. She is an accomplished analyst and writer; the fruits of her research have provided many pharmaceutical and marketing organizations with a deep understanding of the Spanish market.

She is also well-versed in all the laws, regulations, and industry practices pertinent to conducting market research in Spain. Ana is completely fluent in Spanish and English, and has worked across disease areas, including: hematology, oncology, women’s health, primary care, cardiology, rheumatology, endocrinology, dermatology, ophthalmology, gastroenterology, neurology, infectious diseases, respiratory medicine, urology, renal medicine and many other specialties. Ana has several years’ experience conducting ethnographic projects in such areas as HIV, cancer, and diabetes.

Dr. Thomas Sheehan, former Head of Hematooncology, Clinica Vistahermosa, Alicante, Spain; Leukemia Research Fellow, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, UK; and Cancer Research Fellow, University of Southern California, Los Angeles, USA , is Director and Co-owner of the company. He has extensive experience in medical research and management and has a Diploma in Management Studies and has been involved in full time medical marketing research for the past 4 years.

Thomas has a deep understanding of the British, American and Spanish healthcare systems based on personal experience and is fluent in Spanish and English. He is responsible for briefing Thinkphar’s moderators on every project, ensuring that they understand the technical and medical aspects of the studies they are involved in, and supervises the reports written by Thinkphar.