August Scientific Consulting and Medical Writing

Medical Writing, Clinical Research & Development Consulting

Individualized Consulting Services

Sonja K Billes, PhD, specializes in the design, interpretation, and communication of clinical, preclinical, and translational research. Sonja also has expertise in leading clinical research and development projects and communications for biotechnology, pharmaceutical, digital health, nutrition, medical communication, medical education, and healthcare professionals.

Areas of expertise include preclinical and clinical drug development, systems neuroscience, behavior, neuropharmacology, endocrinology, nutrition, metabolism, obesity, diabetes, MASH/MAFLD, interoception, thermoregulation, pharmacology, women’s health, menopause, fertility, obstetrics, addiction, rare diseases, infectious disease, and translational science.

August Scientific Medical Writing & Consulting Services

Publications

Scientific Communications

Publication Planning

Manuscripts, abstracts, posters, white papers, reviews. Offering flexible partnerships to lead publications development from start to finish. Develop posters to meet requirements of Scientific Congresses. Print and ship to your destination.

Publication Planning

Scientific Communications

Publication Planning

Develop publication plans for manuscripts and scientific congresses to ensure communication with target audiences.

Scientific Communications

Collaborate with cross functional teams on messaging, competitive intelligence, data analysis and interpretation, critical scientific review, reference library management, and more.

Medical Writing Standards

Scientific Communications

Experienced in training companies and medical writers on Good Publication Practice guidelines for publishing company-sponsored biomedical research and ICMJE recommendations for the conduct, reporting, editing and publication of scholarly work in medical journals.

Research Consulting

Medical Writing Standards

Editing & Formatting

Expertise in advising cross functional teams, internal and external collaborators, and KOLs to deliver high quality deliverables including study protocols, investigator brochures, SBIR applications, and more.

Editing & Formatting

Medical Writing Standards

Editing & Formatting

Services include copy editing, QC/QA, comprehensive content and messaging review, and rewriting, as well as formatting for journal requirements.

Testimonials

"Sonja is a very knowledgeable scientist who is not only an excellent writer, but understands the science and is a real contributor to a writing project. Sonja and I worked together on the description of a phase III trial that was published in Lancet, and I believe her excellent suggestions and writing skills were a major reason the paper was accepted in such a high-impact journal."

Frank L. Greenway, MD
Medical Director and Professor, Pennington Biomedical Research Center
Louisiana State University System

"I collaborated with Sonja on a poster presentation for a scientific meeting. Throughout the process she was patient, cooperative and knowledgeable, and careful to preserve the scientific integrity of our report. Together, we created a very useful and clear presentation."

Patrick M. O'Neill, PhD
Professor, Medical University of South Carolina