Who we are

“I’m Gary Colleran, the CEO of ADVANCE®AI Ltd. My journey in the pharmaceutical industry spans over 33 years, starting with a decade at SmithKlineBeecham and more recently 23 years as director of Healthcare interAction Ltd, shaping the company’s growth and success.

Today, I’m CEO of ADVANCE®AI. We’re at the forefront of innovation, harnessing the power of SaaS and ground-breaking AI technology. We apply proven observational analysis principles to provide real-time campaign implementation and selling skills insights to senior leadership within the pharmaceutical sector. 

Our mission is to empower pharmaceutical companies with the tools they need to navigate an ever-evolving landscape successfully. ADVANCE®AI is committed to driving positive change in the pharmaceutical sector, helping our clients thrive in a competitive market.”

“As COO of ADVANCE®AI, my role is to help our dedicated team deliver excellence to our customers. Using our truly innovative AI technology, we help life science organisations gain competitive advantage through real-time campaign analysis. We call it continuous visibility.

Having worked in pharma marketing and sales for more than a decade and then providing commercial and medical affairs software to life sciences for the last 14 years at companies including Zinc, Veeva and Envision Pharma Group, I’m able to share my learnings to make software deployments rapidly successful for our customers.”

“My role at AdvanceAI is to ensure that our technological solutions address the needs of our customers and that we continue to innovate to provide best-in-class SaaS products .

Prior to joining AdvanceAI, I worked in a variety of sectors, health, renewable energy, social media, e-commerce, infosec, and in companies of all sizes from global giants like Facebook to being a founding member in two start-ups.”

“Over the years I have focused on building networks of specialists across the globe to accurately analyse field teams across the pharma industry. Fast forward – I’ve spent the last year training IBM AI to do this, and outperform a human.

I am thrilled to offer pharmaceutical companies for the first time,  the opportunity to benefit from continuous visibility… to stay continuously competitive.”

“At the core of my experience is a depth of understanding across all brand lifecycles and therapy areas. For me, the key thing is to partner with my clients to gain a deep understanding of their needs to help accelerate their brand performance.

At ADVANCE®AI we can put a spotlight on your brand no matter the stage by providing real time visibility on the behaviours that drive high quality HCP interactions.”

“Previously I had experience in pharma with Johnson & Johnson and GSK before moving over to ‘tech for life science companies’ with Veeva where I helped build a team to enable life science companies to be successful with large-scale tech rollouts.  

With my previous marketing experience, I am excited to bring AI to the commercial side of pharma allowing them, for the first time ever, to have real-time feedback on their in-field marketing campaigns every day of the year.”

“I am delighted to be part of the senior leadership team driving the development of the service and global expansion, both building local teams and establishing ADVANCE®AI with the top pharmaceutical companies.

In particular, I am building on my PhD experience in Advance Informatics and my 7 years at STEM Healthcare where I had the privilege of leading diverse teams across multiple global regions including LATAM, Europe, Russia, APAC and International Markets. 

My core strengths lie in strategic thinking and delivering significant results. I have a strong passion for continuous learning and innovation and embrace my teams and clients to approach the future with a visionary growth mindset.“