Ian Talmage has held several significant positions in the pharmaceutical industry, in which he has gained Strategic Planning, Partnering and Global Launch experience. He currently works with Bayer where he has held senior positions in both Pharma Strategic Planning and Global Strategic Marketing. Prior to this, Ian worked with a number of global pharma organisations, including Astra where he carried commercial responsibility for their global Cardiovascular and Gastrointestinal interests, Novartis where he held senior positions in both global marketing and business development & licensing, SmithKline where he worked in a number of roles including International strategic marketing and brand management and in Yamanouchi where he carried responsibility for their European Marketing Team.

His launch management experience includes a number of key global brands, including 'Losec'/'Prilosec' and 'Diovan', and he has gathered significant cross-TA experience in areas including Gastroenterology, Cardiology, Oncology, Respiratory, Transplantation, CNS, Dermatology and Ophthalmology. In addition, Ian has worked in many different geographies, having been based in the UK, US, Sweden, Switzerland, The Netherlands and now Germany.