December 3 & 10, 2021
Miscellaneous Categories*
Sales & Retail Distribution*
Amazon – Amazon.com, Inc. provides online retail shopping services to four primary customer sets: consumers, sellers, enterprises, and content creators. The company also provides other marketing and promotional services and serves developers and enterprises of all sizes through Amazon Web Services, which provides access to technology infrastructure that enables virtually any type of business. Amazon is guided by four principles: customer obsession rather than competitor focus, passion for invention, commitment to operational excellence, and long-term thinking, and is driven by the excitement of building technologies, inventing products, and providing services that change lives.
Boyd Pharmaceuticals Inc. – Boyd is a privately held Canadian corporation specializing in sales and distribution of OTC consumer products (including DINs, NHPs and personal care). Founded with the acquisition of Canadian rights to the trademarks, and select working capital, of four brands from Wellspring Pharmaceuticals: Colace, Allenburys, Dequadin and Gelusi, which have a long-standing tradition and strong consumer following in the Canadian marketplace. The brands are widely distributed and sold by leading retailers.
Non-Profit/Trade Association*
Global Retailer & Manufacturer Alliance (GRMA) – GRMA was established as a certification program owner over quality standards and protocols in several health and wellness related industries, including, but not limited, to dietary supplements, cosmetics, over-the-counter drugs, medical devices, and consumer products. GRMA provides CHPA members with a widely accepted quality certification program within the retail landscape.
NSF International – NSF protects and improves global human health. Manufacturers, regulators, and consumers look to us to facilitate the development of public health standards and provide certifications that help protect food, water, consumer products, and the environment.
Advertising, Media & Creative Agencies*
Lamar Media Corporation – Lamar is one of the largest outdoor advertising companies in the world, with over 351,000 displays across the US and Canada. Lamar offers a variety of billboard, interstate logo, transit and airport advertising formats, helping both local businesses and national brands reach broad audiences every day. In addition to its traditional out of home inventory, Lamar proudly claims the largest network of digital billboards in the US with over 3,700 displays.
Marketing – Specialized Channels*
US Drug and Device Register, Inc. – US Drug and Device is the link between manufacturers and the US life science ecosystem. They specialize in market access penetration and providing turnkey client solutions that deliver value, exceed expectations, and bring cutting edge products/technology to the US healthcare market. They support global and US based pharmaceutical, device, medical-surgical supply, and OTC clients of all sizes and stages in the life cycle, from start-ups to Fortune 500 companies through proper channel distribution, payer/insurance coverage, and institutional penetration.
*Not all companies from these categories may be listed; the “Spotlight” series will highlight different CHPA Associate member companies in a category on a random, rotating basis