Our History & Vision
Founded in 2011 by Dave Melin, Innovation Partners was created to bring biopharmaceutical, medical technology, and medical device manufacturers together with decision makers in the US and around the globe in order to accelerate access to innovative therapies for patients.
Building upon a foundation of influential and wide-reaching relationships, our core team of experts boasts more than 150 years of combined industry, public and private sector experience. Our clients include “top cancer start-ups to watch” as well as “top pharmaceutical giants in the global oncology business”. Our greatest achievement has and continues to be clients and partners who turn to us year after year as a preferred partner for market and payer access, market research, and medical affairs strategies aimed at growing patient access to novel therapies, devices, and technologies – across the US and around the world.
“IP has continued to be critical in our strategy. From day one they have worked closely with [us] as an extended part of our company, understanding our challenges and working with us to find solutions putting a clear strategy in place, and ultimately delivering on their word. Our relationship is incredibly strong and they feel like family.”
Our Core Values
RELATIONSHIPS
Relationships are the foundation and priority of our team and the clients we serve; they sustain us.
PARTNERSHIPS
We commit to partnership through collaboration and teamwork seeking to respond flexibly and responsibly to client needs.
HUMILITY
We always ask if we can do more, always strive to learn and grow.
INQUISITIVE
Seeking first to understand, we inquire, illuminate and then inform. We pursue proactive and creative problem solving.
ACCOUNTABILITY
With focus, determination, and unwavering tenacity we collaborate with a sense of urgency.
ADAPTABILITY
We see opportunity in ambiguity. We always strive to learn, grow and improve.
Services to Guide You
Choose your starting point within the product development life cycle to learn how we can support your team with immediate solutions on your path to healthcare access. Or use our Strategy Builder tool to develop a customized plan tailored to your specific needs and interests – targeting your long-term success across your product’s development, through commercialization, and beyond.
Looking Ahead
Although we’ve changed over the years, we continue to leverage our experience and expertise to provide support in Market Access, Market Research, and Medical Affairs. We have successfully completed nearly 300 Client Projects and provided support for more than 70 brands across oncology, hematology, and rare disease.
To all of our partners – we thank you for your support; for your commitment to your work and to patients, and for the great partnerships and oftentimes friendships we have formed over the history of IP. We look forward to continuing to work with you as we Inquire, Illuminate, and Inform Healthcare Access, for many more years to come and encourage you to reach out to us at any time so that we may continue to collaborate in partnership, to Make Lives Better.
IP Gives Back
In 2021 IP launched the IP Gives Back Campaign – a project intended to celebrate the company’s success and propel us into the future by supporting causes that deeply align with our Core Values and Focus.
2021 – Through the IP Gives Back campaign, employees and their families were invited to participate in “Hiking for Hope” to raise funds and awareness for American Breast Cancer Foundation (ABCF). Over the course of several weeks, the staff made personal commitments to hike or walk, raising funds in support of their personal goals. From San Francisco to Philadelphia, our team came together in spirit – committing to miles, steps, and elevations that empowered them to raise funds and awareness in support of ABCF’s programs and services.
2023 – IP was thrilled to support the Breathing Room Foundation (BRF) in 2023. The BRF is a non-profit whose mission is to provide individualized care and support to families affected by cancer by addressing their most critical needs so that they can concentrate their efforts on regaining their physical health. IP supported BRF’s 2023 Thanksgiving Program, which provided Thanksgiving meals to more than 1,000 people through the delivery of all of the ingredients needed to cook a traditional Thanksgiving meal. While they still need a chef in the kitchen, we were able to save them some of the financial stress that comes with hosting a big holiday, as well as the physical stress of going grocery shopping.
