The Sage Group and Talentmark Consulting Announce Strategic Alliance for Services to the Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry

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1 Talentmark Consulting Product Driven People Solutions Press Release The Sage Group and Talentmark Consulting Announce Strategic Alliance for Services to the Global Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Cambridge UK, Basel CH, Frankfurt D, and Boston USA May 2015 The Sage Group and Talentmark Consulting are pleased to announce a new strategic alliance for the global biopharmaceutical and medical technology industry. Sage Group ( is based in the USA, Europe and Asia and is a leader in the field of strategic transaction management for healthcare and life science companies. It has advised over 200 clients in the last twenty years with deal transaction values in excess of $3Bn. Talentmark Consulting ( is based in the USA and Europe and is a leader in the field of product development consultancy, ranging from CRO management & Health Economics Outcomes Research (HEOR) to regulatory approval & commercialisation. Sage and Talentmark see this important alliance as providing a full service, one stop shop to their broad client base, with synergistic services ranging from early stage development through to market entry and partnering or exit transactions. Both Sage and Talentmark Consulting have decades of experience collectively in assisting healthcare and life science companies and their stakeholders to rapidly, intelligently and efficiently monetize their assets. We are very pleased to announce this partnership which we see as a pivotal development for Sage Group, allowing us to offer a broad and relevant range of services to our existing and prospective clients said Dr. Bill Mason, Managing Director of Sage Healthcare. We believe the strategic alliance with Talentmark Consulting combined with our strong healthcare and life science industry backgrounds will bring a strong new dimension to the services we provide our clients, and will assist in the value creation process that Sage brings to all of our clients. This remarkably international alliance allows us to combine the Talentmark Consulting classical Product Driven People Solutions, involving product consultancy and senior permanent & interim recruitment, with the visionary wisdom of the Sage Group financial & transactional business expertise, said Dr. William Neilson, Talentmark Group Chairman. The additional breadth of service will delight our clients. A key note is the positive chemistry between Talentmark & Sage ensuring a seamless quality of work delivery to clients.

2 About The Sage Group, Inc. The Sage Group Inc. is a leader in the provision of strategic and transactional advice to health care companies in the pharmaceutical, diagnostics, medical device, biotechnology and life science fields. Sage currently maintains offices in USA, Europe, Israel, Australia and Japan. Since its founding in 1994, The Sage Group has served more than 200 clients in the US, Europe and Asia, and completed numerous transactions including divestitures, alliances, acquisitions and financings with values ranging from $5 million to $500 million. The establishment of operations in Europe and Japan over recent years allows its clients to reach out beyond their own regions and capture the potential of the global healthcare market. The Sage Group is an organization of experienced and successful executives who are committed to the service of the very vital and dynamic health care industry and its investors. The range of services offered includes: Strategic alliances and licensing/partnering M&A, divestment, buy- and sell- side Global product and technology acquisition searches Strategic assessment and planning Due diligence, technology and molecule assessment, valuation New ventures, interim management Facilitating investment in R&D and/or company equity through introductions, network and brokering The Sage Group's Principals, each an Executive Director, have been Founders, Chairmen, Presidents, CEO's and COO's of a number of emerging health care companies. These Principals have also held senior level management positions in large multi-national organizations. In addition to their management backgrounds, The Sage Group's Principals also have extensive experience in providing professional management consulting services to healthcare industry clients. All these experiences are being applied by The Sage Group to assist industry participants in these challenging times. Website:

3 About Talentmark Consulting Talentmark Consulting works with executives and investors to define and manage efficiently the clinical and commercial development of a product assess the viability of a product, taking into account desirability (unmet medical needs) and feasibility (environment, resources) according to our 7-point plan meet the medical, clinical and regulatory requirements for the marketing of a product evaluate, plan and most importantly implement the expansion from Europe to emerging countries such as China, or from emerging markets to Europe find and set-up operations in appropriate locations employ expert staff (on a permanent or contract basis) and structure organizations develop partnerships and obtain funding sources select and manage Contract Research Outsourcing Organisations (CROs) In therapeutic areas, including: oncology infectious diseases neurological disorders cardiovascular diseases psychiatric disorders allergies / asthma Talentmark Consulting provides international consulting services, from Board to Clinical Trial implementation level - importantly, Talentmark doesn t just provide advice, it also takes responsibility for the implementation. Talentmark Consulting has a 40-year history of service to the Life Sciences industry. It is led by senior management and supported by trusted partners. Website:

4 Contacts: Sage In USA: Mr. Wayne Pambianchi Director, The Sage Group Tel: Sage In Europe: Dr. Bill Mason Director, The Sage Group Tel: +44 (0) Contact Talentmark Consulting Dr. William Neilson, Chairman. Basel Office Swiss mobile Int. mobile

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