On the TechTO stage ×1
First seen on the TechTO stage in 2018. Every talk is searchable — ask the archive about Sharon ↗
In their words
More than half of doctors in the US do not allow pharmaceutical reps into their offices and those that do give them just two minutes of their time.
We don't want to be sold to — pharmaceutical companies are spending billions of dollars researching diseases to better understand them and manufacture drugs that change people's lives — that's what we want to know about.
Quick answers
What does Sharon Vorona do?
She is a senior scientific director at Avalere Health. She previously led medical strategy at Figure 1, the medical case-sharing platform used by healthcare professionals worldwide.
What was her TechTO talk about?
Why doctors shut the door on pharmaceutical reps, and why reaching them on their phones with science rather than samples works better. Presented in October 2018.
How big was Figure 1 when she spoke?
More than 2.5 million healthcare professionals across 190 countries, as she told the TechTO stage in October 2018.