New Managing Partner for Basis Health New York

London-based strategy and insight consultancy Basis has appointed Paul Eccles as Managing Partner its Health division in New York.

Basis Health partners with LifeScience companies to inform and drive strategic decisions, powered by research and analytics. Eccles (pictured) joins with more than fifteen years of healthcare industry experience, most recently working as a Partner in Trinity Life Sciences' Strategic Advisory division, leading a team of more than 30 team members across the US and UK. Prior to this he was a Partner at BluePrint Research Group, spent more than seven years at Cello Health, latterly as Director of Business Development, and worked at Opinion Health as an RE.

Eccles' work spans commercialization strategy and execution, market landscaping, opportunity assessment, early asset prioritization, business development and licensing, platform forecasting, and portfolio positioning and prioritization.

Basis Group CEO Rune Mortensen comments: 'We had an impressive field of candidates for this position, but Paul stood out to us not only because of his industry experience, but also his exceptional leadership skills. As we continue to grow Basis Health, adding Paul to the team only strengthens our commitment to invest and deliver thoughtful and strategic guidance to our people, partners and clients'.

The firm also has offices in Los Angeles and Chicago, and is online at www.basisresearch.com .