Eric Obscherning is a consultant at C&M International where he supports the firm’s global health practice, advising Fortune 100 biopharmaceutical and medical device companies and their trade associations as they enter emerging markets, navigate policies and regulations, and develop strategic initiatives and public-private partnerships. He works at the intersection of business strategy, public policy, and government affairs on issues related to life sciences innovation, rare diseases, vaccines confidence, healthcare financing, HPV and cervical cancer, tuberculosis, antimicrobial resistance, and regulatory harmonization.
Prior to joining C&M International, Eric was a consultant with Manchester Trade, involved in corporate social responsibility at GlobalGiving, and an early employee of an aquaponics startup. His written work has appeared in Governance in an Emerging New World (Hoover Institution Press), Climate Change & Public Health (Oxford University Press), Journal of the American Medical Association, and Global Heart. He received a BS in biology and English and a Certificate in Global Health from the University of Wisconsin-Madison, and studied NCDs and precision medicine at the U.S. National Institutes of Health.
Publications
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"Addressing Ethical Quandaries in Undergraduate Student-Led Global Health Trips," Health and Human Rights, Special Section on Global Health Fieldwork, Volume 21, Issue 1
(June 2019).
Co-Author: Eric Obscherning.
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"Africa Trade and Technology," Governance in an Emerging New World, Winter Series, Issue 19
(January 14, 2019).
Co-Author: Eric Obscherning.
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"A Global Social Network to Catalyze Solutions for Chronic NCD: A Case Study on the Young Professionals Chronic Disease Network," Global Heart, Volume 11, Issue 4
(December 2016).
Co-Author: Eric Obscherning.
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"Applying Climate Change Science for Public Health," Climate Change and Public Health, Chapter 2, Oxford University Press
(2015).
Co-Author: Eric Obscherning.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"World Leaders Call for Accelerated Progress Towards Universal Health Coverage,"
Regulatory Alert
(September 23, 2019).
Contacts: Patricia L. Wu, Eric Obscherning, Ryan MacFarlane, Joshua Boswell, Michael E. Schmitz, Melissa Morris
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"The Month in International Trade – June 2019,"
International Trade Bulletin
(July 10, 2019).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Snyder, Frances P. Hadfield, Edward Goetz, John B. Brew, Spencer Toubia, Robert Holleyman, Andrew Blasi, Eric Obscherning, Jason M. Crawford, Thomas A. Lorenzen, Daniel W. Wolff, Amanda Shafer Berman, John E. McCarthy Jr., Anuj Vohra, G. Meredith Parnell