BioVoice News December 2017-January 2018 Issue 7 Volume 2 | Page 30

bio chat ::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: “Human Data Science is our revolutionary new way to to deliver solutions that drive healthcare forward” The global company, QuintilesIMS that came into existence due to merger between Qunitiles and IMS Health, has recently been rebranded as IQVIA. In an exclusive interview with Mr Naz Haji, Managing Director, IQVIA India, the Biovoice News tried to understand the logic behind renaming, fresh priorities of the company and its focus on human data science. Read the interesting details below BY RAHUL KOUL Why was it necessary to rename the QuintilesIMS as IQVIA? What effect would it have on the overall brand value of the company? IMS Health and Quintiles came 30 BioVoiceNews | Dec 2017 - Jan 2018 together because our customers were asking for better, faster ways to bring innovations to patients and capture the improvements the industry has been pursuing for years. Having completed the majority of our integration activities, we were ready to refocus our attention outward and introduce a new brand to the market. A brand that demonstrated our courage to reimagine what is possible and create solutions for a bold, better future of healthcare. Our new brand sends a clear signal to our