About us.

We’re a trusted advisor for health and life science companies that leverages connected solutions and intelligence to turn science into strategy and execution for every stage of the journey from early commercialization to product launch and beyond.

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Create long-term value for patients.

Your work is for patients. Our work is to help you help them. We do this through end-to-end advisory that creates long-term value for patients. Our integrated, multi-disciplinary team will help you better understand your markets through advanced data and insights.

We will crystalize your brand to effectively manage and accelerate its performance. When it’s time to launch your product, we’re here to maximize its potential with sound and successful launches. Beyond that, we empower you and your people to expand your footprint by accessing new markets, commercializing, and optimizing your strategies and portfolios to do more good in the world.

Depth by Design

Inizio Advisory businesses.

Putnam

We help clients make better strategic decisions for their products and portfolios.

 

Strategically solving the most complex and dynamic problems facing the global life science industry today, Putnam specializes in new product strategy, portfolio licensing and development strategy, value, pricing, and access strategy, established product and franchise strategy, enterprise strategy, and medical and scientific affairs strategy.

Research Partnership

We help clients understand their market & brands better through our strategic insights.

 

As the market research specialist of the ecosystem, Research Partnership combines evidence with therapeutic and market expertise to bridge the gap between research and consultancy. We collaborate with clients from the global pharmaceutical, MedTech and biotech industries to deliver fresh insights and strategic recommendations that elevate healthcare brands and help them thrive in a complex and challenging environment.

STEM

We help clients align their strategy with execution to accelerate growth.

 

In a rapidly evolving market landscape, STEM can help Commercial and Medical Affairs leaders make informed decisions to optimize strategy execution at the customer interface. STEM partners with 29 of the top 30 large pharma companies and emerging biotechs to further accelerate brand performance. Our unique observational methodology and proprietary benchmark database, combined with our trusted advisors, enables STEM to provide our clients with strategic insights and actionable recommendations.

Vynamic

We help our clients transform by bridging the gap between strategy & execution.

 

Driving healthier business results across the interwoven sectors of healthcare, Vynamic’s team of accomplished leaders with consulting and industry expertise helps clients transform their business through actionable strategy, operational intelligence, and healthy culture. While Vynamic takes pride in what they deliver, it’s how they do it that makes them unlike any other consulting partner.

Our approach.

We leverage connected solutions and intelligence to turn science into strategy, executed with success for every stage of the product lifecycle. Here’s how we do it.

Product lifecycle partner: Actionable advice for every stage of the product lifecycle

Connected intelligence: Diverse perspectives for inclusive + conclusive insights

Sector-specific expertise: Unparalleled sector depth for sound and savvy strategy, execution and measuring impact

Fully integrated, top talent: Integrated team of highly experienced, multi-disciplinary experts

Inizio family of companies: Access to 10,500 experts in 50 countries covering all markets

Patient-centered: Patient-inspired strategies that create long-term value

Our people.

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Matthew Riordan

Chief Executive Officer & Partner, Putnam

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Matthew Riordan

Chief Executive Officer & Partner, Putnam

Matt serves clients within the life science industry on commercial strategy issues. He has led projects that leverage detailed and integrative analytics to inform critical strategic decisions, focused on market opportunity identification (including physician and patient segmentation), product positioning and launch strategies, and customer engagement model design. He has deep expertise in complex hematology/ oncology, immunology, and orphan disease markets, with significant experience in cardiovascular, CNS, and infectious disease markets. He has led multiple internal knowledge development initiatives for the firm, including research on state-of-the art approaches to segmentation, understanding adherence from a business perspective, and integrating clinical and access research to inform comprehensive assessments of market potential. Matt is a guest lecturer at Harvard, MIT, and the Broad Institute. He earned his MBA from the Yale School of Management in Yale’s Healthcare MBA program and his BA in Economics from Boston College.

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Gareth Phillips

CEO, Research Partnership

Gareth Phillips

CEO, Research Partnership

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Emma Dennehy

Vice President, Strategy and Key Initiatives, Inizio Advisory

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Emma Dennehy

Vice President, Strategy and Key Initiatives, Inizio Advisory

Emma has deep experience supporting organisations across the utilities, public and private sectors to deliver strategic projects and large-scale transformation programmes. At Inizio Advisory, Emma is responsible for driving all aspects of the Inizio Advisory strategy and bringing initiatives to life. Emma will also oversee the organisation's change programme. Prior to joining Inizio, Emma was a Director of EY's People Consulting business and also held the position of Chief of Staff for Ireland Consulting. Prior to joining EY, Emma also worked with Accenture Management Consulting.

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Emer Jameson

Vice President HR, Inizio Advisory

Emer Jameson

Vice President HR, Inizio Advisory

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Martin Curry

CFO, Inizio Advisory

Martin Curry

CFO, Inizio Advisory

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Remco op den Kelder

President, Inizio Advisory

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Remco op den Kelder

President, Inizio Advisory

President of Inizio Advisory, Remco leads the Advisory leadership team in facilitating continued growth globally, connecting the organization’s expertise to drive results for clients and create a positive impact on patients. Remco joined Putnam, a strategy consulting firm and part of Inizio Advisory, in 2000, spending the first 12 years as a strategic advisor to a number of top 20 biopharmaceutical companies. After becoming a Partner in 2012, Remco supported the growth of the firm from a small boutique to one of the leading global life science strategy consultancies. In 2019, Remco became the CEO of Putnam and supported the team in driving strong organic growth and managing strategically relevant acquisitions to make the firm what it is today – a strong 400+ team and leading advisory organization for the life sciences. In 2025, Remco became the President of Inizio Advisory. He grew up in the Netherlands and received his Bachelor’s degree in International Management from the Fontys University, Eindhoven and his Master’s degree in International Marketing from the University of Strathclyde in Glasgow, Scotland.

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Jeff Dill

CEO, Vynamic

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Jeff Dill

CEO, Vynamic

Jeff Dill is the CEO of Vynamic, a leading healthcare industry management consulting company helping innovative clients in the US, UK, and Europe achieve actionable strategy, operational intelligence, and healthy culture. With over 20 years of experience in consulting, Jeff started his career at Accenture and joined Vynamic in 2005 – inspired by their purpose: We Believe There Is A Better Way. Jeff is driven by his professional passion for ‘TACT’ - Transparency, Awareness, Clarity, and Trust - and has used this approach to clear communications to create a better experience for Vynamic team members and the clients they serve. Key elements of the healthy corporate culture Jeff leads have been featured on CNBC and The Wall Street Journal.

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Dermot Kenny

CEO, STEM

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Dermot Kenny

CEO, STEM

With a broad experience in the pharmaceutical industry spanning over more than 25 years, Dermot joined STEM as CEO in November 2021. As CEO, Dermot is responsible for driving growth and innovation within STEM. Prior to joining STEM Dermot spent 5 years at Novartis in the Clinical Development arena, first leading a major transformation in clinical data operations and then leading the broader clinical technology and innovation function. In this role, Dermot had responsibility for the support, oversight and evolution of Novartis’ end to end clinical technology platform and for driving digitization and innovation in the execution of clinical trials.

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What makes us, Inizio.

Change-makers. Market-shapers. Champions of positive company culture. Our environment has been intentionally designed to inspire, empower, and enable everyone to thrive. As individuals with diverse backgrounds, as a team with shared values, as professionals ready to reimagine health and life sciences—we are Inizio.

We empower everyone

We act with integrity

We rise to the challenge

We work as one

We ask ‘what if?’

Where we are.

Inizio Advisory is a global partner and part of the Inizio family of companies, with 11,700 experts in over 50 countries covering all major health and life sciences markets. Wherever you are and wherever you need us to be, we’re there.

Get in touch.

Let’s talk about your needs and goals. We’ll deliver an integrated, multidisciplinary team for everything you need. Complex market? Need to accelerate your brand’s performance? Aggressive launch date? Planning a Transformation Program? Big aspirations? We’re built for all of it.