Veeva Acquires Physicians World

Veeva Systems has acquired Physicians World, a provider of speakers bureau services. Veeva and Physicians World are joining forces to meet the industry’s need for a complete solution to plan and execute live and virtual events for healthcare professionals. Together, the companies are combining cloud software and services to streamline events management and compliance.
 
“Physicians World has been a strategic partner to Veeva for many years and has a track record of delivering exceptional services and customer success,” said Peter Gassner, founder and CEO of Veeva. “We’re excited to welcome the Physicians World team to Veeva. By bringing together best-in-class software and services, we’re making it easier for life sciences to leverage events as part of a more holistic engagement strategy and build stronger customer relationships.”
 
Physicians World is a provider of full-service speakers bureau logistics in the U.S. for life sciences companies of all sizes. Veeva CRM Events Management provides customers modern cloud software to manage in-person and digital events. Bringing together software and services gives customers a single end-to-end offering for planning and compliance.
 
“As the first speakers bureau service provider to partner with Veeva, our collaboration has only gotten stronger over the years,” said Mark Fleischer, CEO of Physicians World. “Becoming part of Veeva is great for our customers and employees. Our companies share a common vision to deliver leading technology and services to meet the industry’s event logistics and compliance needs.”
 
Veeva will continue to give customers choice in working with other speakers bureau providers and support an open partner program to integrate and certify services offerings with Veeva CRM Events Management. Veeva CRM Events Management is fully integrated with Veeva CRM to deliver complete customer insight and a coordinated, personalized experience with speakers and attendees.
 
Physicians World will operate as an independent business unit led by Fleischer and remain focused on services for the U.S. market. For more information, visit here.