How 1IBHub Works — User Manual & Platform Guide

Platform Advantages

Four connected capabilities help pharmaceutical business development teams move from precise discovery to a qualified executive conversation throughout the year.

1. Profile & Executive Tiers

After your first login, you are guided to the Account Settings page to complete your executive profile. Fill in your first name, last name, company, and job title to unlock matchmaking and all platform features.

Your platform activity earns points, which determine your Executive Tier. Points follow a rolling 5-year window — only activity from the past five years counts.

• Standard Executive — the starting tier for every new member (0+ points).
• Bronze Executive — reached at 50+ points.
• Silver Executive — reached at 200+ points.
• Gold Executive — reached at 300+ points and at least 24 months of uninterrupted active membership.

2. The Matchmaker

The Matchmaker works exclusively with anonymous profile criteria — never with company names or personal details. Set up your supply (what you offer) and demand (what you are looking for) preferences: target territories, product types, regulatory scope, and ATC classifications. A "Worldwide" selection overrides individual region choices.

Defining those criteria turns the Matchmaker into an automated sourcing engine: you describe your mandate once, and the system keeps surfacing the aligned counterparties and partnering opportunities that fit it, instead of leaving you to scan the marketplace manually.

The platform then shows you candidate cards ("Verified 1IBHub Executive") whose criteria overlap with yours. You swipe to signal interest or pass — every interaction earns +1 point. When interest is mutual, both identities are revealed and a chat thread is created automatically, so matched users can seamlessly start a conversation.

Multi-select ATC Levels 1–5 and NFC Levels 1–3 make the matching radical rather than keyword-based — precise enough for fast-moving Generics, VAPs, OTC assets, and specialized services across Human and Animal Health. Continuous access also supports focused Partnering Weeks ahead of major industry gatherings, so conversations can begin before the exhibition floor opens and continue after it closes.

3. The Marketplace

The Marketplace lists pharmaceutical products and services anonymously — every entry is a Blind Profile. You can browse and filter global listings by service category, therapeutic area (ATC classification), NFC, development phase, formulation, GMP standard, and target market, narrowing a worldwide catalogue down to a shortlist in minutes rather than reviewing it page by page.

To list your own assets, go to Manage My Listings and publish an anonymous listing — your company identity stays hidden until you decide otherwise. Interested parties use the Contact Request flow: clicking "Request Contact" sends a gated request to the listing owner. The owner alone decides whether to accept, so you never receive unsolicited outreach.

Structured deal tags distinguish Out-Licensing Assets, In-Licensing Mandates, CMO / Contract Manufacturing and Co-Development Opportunities, and Specialized Services across Human and Animal Health.

4. Gated Chat & Communication

All incoming requests from the Marketplace require the listing owner's approval before a two-way chat thread is unlocked. While a request is pending, only the owner sees the thread with an approval bar; the requester simply sees that their request is awaiting review.

Once accepted, both parties can exchange dossier details and negotiate term sheets in a secure, direct conversation. Messages are retained for 365 days and sync in real time — an unread indicator in the header lets you know when something new arrives. This double opt-in principle ensures zero spam across the platform.

Secure platform chat lets BD managers move from a qualified match to an executive discussion without leaving the 1IBHub ecosystem.

5. Gamification & Leaderboard

Meaningful platform activity is rewarded with points:

• +1 point per Matchmaker interaction.
• +5 points per Marketplace contact request sent.
• +10 points per published listing.
• +20 points per approved feature request or problem report.
• +50 points per successful referral (share your personal referral link).

The Leaderboard ranks the top executives based on their rolling 5-year point totals. Your complete point history is available in the expandable Activity log on your Dashboard.