Who we are
AMS Advanced Medical Services GmbH was founded by Dr. Christian Carls in 1997 in Mannheim as an owner-managed and bank-independent service provider for the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.
Over the last 25 years, AMS has established itself nationally and internationally as a service provider in the fields of Clinical Research, Medical Science and Marketing & Sales.
Based on honesty, integrity and trust, AMS stands for open communication and proactive cooperation.
Team company
AMS has been a competent partner of the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry in the business areas Clinical Research, Medical Science, Marketing & Sales as well as Training / 1st Internet Pharma School (1. IPS) since 1997.
As an experienced CRO (Contract Research Organization), AMS offers a comprehensive range of services in clinical research for Phase I-IV clinical trials as well as for non-interventional studies (NIS). The service portfolio includes project management, clinical monitoring, data acquisition and data management, biometrics, pharmacovigilance / drug safety and medical writing and includes quality assurance and the performance of audits as well as support in the area of regulatory affairs and product approval.
Medical Science is an interdisciplinary team from the fields of medical writing, biostatistics, health economics, public health, and project management.
Our team is supported by medical experts with over 15 years of experience
in global clinical development. As pioneers, we have been successfully active in the field of benefit dossiers since the AMNOG (German Act on the Reorganization of the Pharmaceutical Market) came into force in 2011.
Our clients include leading international pharmaceutical companies as well as companies from the biotech sector. Due to our extensive experience in the field of pharmaceuticals, we are also a strong European partner in the field of Health Technology Assessments (HTAs), Rapid Relative Effectiveness Assessments (rapid REAs) and in the field of benefit assessment of new examination and treatment methods with medical devices in Germany. Our clients benefit from our experience as a competent and reliable partner for projects in the product life cycle of your drug or medical device.
Marketing & Sales offers a comprehensive range of customizable services, from profile-differentiated recruitment and employee leasing of leasing sales representatives (pharmaceutical consultants, pharmaceutical sales representatives, specialist sales representatives, clinic consultants, key account managers (KAM); pharmacy sales representatives and medical device consultants to the provision of complete leasing sales services in strategic partnership as a CSO (Contract Sales Organization), which are consistently oriented to the needs and requirements of our clients.
In the area of training, the spectrum of our services is also broad. It ranges from online training to face-to-face seminars and on-the-job coaching.
Since 2001, our 1st Internet Pharma School has been proven and is extremely successful in the supervised online training of certified pharmaceutical sales representatives as well as in the implementation of product training and sales force training.
Our History
AMS Advanced Medical Services GmbH has approximately 300 permanent employees worldwide
QPPV Service Implementation
Completion of more than 50 additional analyses projects in the field of benefit dossiers since 2016
Partnership with Oracle related to the implementation of their EDC system Clinical One at AMS
ShinyViz – Empowering Data Strategy Development through Advanced Visualization for Informed Decision-Making and Effective Communication
Establishment of an AMS-wide EU HTA-Networks
EudraVigilance (EV) Responsible Person Service
Global PV Audit Service
25 Years AMS
Fundamental renewal of the global electronic systems in clinical research
AMS Pioneering in routine practice data collection (AbD) – Post-launch comparative evidence generation mandated by the German HTA body G-BA
AMS is a pioneer in European benefit assessment (EU HTA)
AMS among the first 100 participants in the EMA Trainer Programme for Clinical Trial Regulation (CTR)
AMS ready for medical device studies in accordance with the new Medical Device Regulation (MDR)
AMS is a pioneer in digital health applications (DiGA)
HTA Methods Working Group – Providing comprehensive, in-depth strategic consultancy and contributing to scientific discourse on advanced statistical methodologies
Founding of AMS Inc. in Boston, USA
CRO of the year – Abbvie, for excellent AMNOG services
First additional analyses project in the field of benefit dossiers
AMS launches AMS-ePRO®, its proprietary BYOD-type patient reported outcomes solution
AMS „Best CRO“ in Roche´s CRO Benchmarking in 2013 and 2016
AMS is a pioneer in the field of early benefit assessment
New AMS office in Munich
Launch of the 1st Internet Pharma School (1.IPS)
Relocation to larger business premises in Mannheim
Foundation AMS LTD., London
Foundation of AMS GmbH, Mannheim – Founded in 1997, AMS GmbH is a leading provider of comprehensive services in clinical research, medical science, and marketing and sales. Based in Mannheim, we are committed to transparent, reliable, and innovative solutions that bring life-saving therapeutics and medical devices to patients faster. With a focus on excellence and expertise, AMS Advanced Medical Services GmbH is your trusted partner in the pharmaceutical and healthcare industry.
Culture and Values
AMS Advanced Medical Services was founded in 1997 in Mannheim, Germany, as an independent company with an international orientation.
As a modern service company for clinical research, sales and marketing, we are active throughout Europe for our national and international clients. We carry out transatlantic projects with our long-term cooperation partners.
We are proud of our steadily increasing number of our long-term customer relationships. Our customers particularly appreciate the consistent implementation of our values:
- Reliability
- Competence
- Orientation to their needs
- Fast and direct communication
- Availability in the office, on the road and at home
- Continuity in customer and project support
- Economic independence
Our greatest assets are well-trained, creative and innovative employees who enjoy their work. Another important success factor is the combination of complementary expertise gained from many years of experience. The broad horizon of the project teams individually assembled for our customers enables us to provide tailor-made services.
Our consistently lean organizational structure, interdisciplinary communication and openness to new approaches contribute to finding effective solution.
We strive to preserve our values and continue to grow organically with satisfied customers.
