Highly Tailored, Expertly Executed

When your business questions demand precision, our custom research transforms complexity into clear, actionable direction. Designed around your unique challenges, our bespoke studies help you make smarter, faster, and more confident decisions.

Fully Customized Methodology
Every research design is crafted around your business objectives, with the flexibility to combine qualitative and quantitative approaches, and to integrate secondary data to enrich and validate our analysis.
Expertise Across Therapeutic Areas
Our international healthcare panel and medical expertise ensure relevant, credible insights, regardless of the disease area or healthcare market.
Flexible & Collaborative Approach
Whether you need end-to-end support or targeted modules, our collaborative approach includes regular check-ins, transparent communication and the ability to refine scope if your needs shift.
Global Reach
We conduct custom studies in 75+ countries, leveraging trusted local partners and a multicultural team of 35+ nationalities to ensure culturally relevant, high-standard execution.
Use Cases
  • Define pipeline strategy and make confident early investment decisions.
  • Guide forecasts and go-to-market plans to drive product launches.
  • Monitor execution and spot opportunities to strengthen positioning and performance.

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Paul Taylor
Strategic Partnership Director
Manuel Guzman Martin
Global Vice President Commercial
Mélanie Marrot, PhD
Vice President Commercial France

Paul Taylor

Strategic Partnership Director

Paul brings over 20 years of pharmaceutical business development and client partnership experience across Europe, the US, Japan, and Latin America. He has a long term exposure to longitudinal hospital data and strong expertise in oncology, neurology, and other complex and emerging therapeutic areas.

At APLUSA, Paul focuses on building and growing strategic client collaborations.. He works closely with clients, external partners and internal teams to create long-term value, unlock new mutually beneficial opportunities, and ensure joint initiatives translate into concrete business impact for clients.

Most people we know have been affected by cancer or a life-changing medical condition in some way. By working collaboratively and combining our efforts, we can improve patient outcomes, and we must all believe in our ability to make a meaningful difference for patients. Paul has a passion for sport (Cricket) and travel as well as trying to play golf!

Manuel Guzman Martin

Global Vice President Commercial

Manuel is a senior healthcare market research and commercial leader with strong expertise in client engagement and growth. He has built his career across pharma, biotech and medtech, with a particular focus on oncology, immunology and cardio-metabolic diseases. His background spans senior roles in global consulting as well as in-house positions, giving him a grounded view of both strategy and execution.

At APLUSA, Manuel leads the global commercial organization, partnering with Key Account Directors, Customer Success Managers and Strategic Partnership Directors to drive sustainable growth by staying close to client needs and market dynamics. He works with teams to translate complex business and scientific questions into clear, decision-enabling strategies, while building long-term, trusted partnerships and ensuring high levels of client satisfaction. He also plays a key role in shaping APLUSA’s commercial strategy and international expansion.

Driven by curiosity and collaboration, Manuel is motivated by helping teams and clients turn robust insights into confident decisions that make a real impact.

Mélanie Marrot, PhD

Vice President Commercial France

Mélanie is a PhD-trained scientist who moved from academic research into healthcare marketing and has built more than 15 years of experience in medical market research. She combines strong analytical depth with a practical understanding of how pharma markets work, and is known for anticipating client needs and turning complex data into clear, decision-ready insights across a wide range of therapeutic areas.

At APLUSA, Mélanie is a key client-facing leader for France, partnering closely with teams to design the right methodologies, guide studies from proposal to recommendation, and ensure consistently high scientific and strategic standards. She plays an active role in strengthening long-term client relationships, leading high-volume programs smoothly, and bringing added value through sharp interpretation and tailored recommendations.

A mountaineer at heart, Mélanie builds client relationships as true partnerships, grounded in trust, collaboration, and shared ambition, bringing the resilience, discipline, and adaptability of the mountains to every project.

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