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DIA Preview
New Tools, Services, and Products Designed to Improve Drug Development This special Drug Information Association section highlights the new and innovative products being offered by companies exhibiting at the upcoming 2011 DIA — 47th Annual Meeting in Chicago. (Note: briefs are listed alphabetic...
By PharmaVoice Team • May 24, 2011 -
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Last Word
Combating Drug Resistance Roger Pomerantz, M.D., Senior VP and Head of Infectious Disease Research at Merck, talks about why antimicrobial resistance is a major global concern. PV: How big of a problem is antimicrobial resistance? Pomerantz: For the first time since the antibiotic era started in...
By PharmaVoice Team • May 24, 2011 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineArtificial intelligence & machine learning
After years of excited buzz around the potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning, pharma has begun to realize the true implications and potential value of these technologies.
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Talent Pool
Pharmaceutical POOL Dr. Janet HAMMOND Roche Strengthens Translational Medicine Leadership Roche has appointed Janet Hammond, M.D., Ph.D., VP, translational medicine – virology in pharmaceutical research and early development (pRED). Dr. Hammond joins Roche from Valeant Pharmaceuticals Internation...
By PharmaVoice Team • May 24, 2011 -
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Ahn Nyeong: South Korea Emerges
In just three years, South Korea has been reclassified from an emerging market to a developed market by IMS. This is based on South Korea’s GDP level, as well as a well-established and growing economy, rising income levels, better living conditions, and an improved healthcare system that has led ...
By Kim Ribbink • April 25, 2011 -
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Partnering for Diagnostics
Molecular diagnostics, one of the fastest growing segments in the diagnostics market, are key enablers in delivering personalized medicine. According to industry consultants, molecular diagnostics are set to become the dominant platform in clinical medicine. But currently only about 10% of labels...
By Denise Myshko • April 25, 2011 -
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Creating a Personalized Medicine Strategy
Considered broadly, healthcare is personal. The goal of medical practitioners has always been to get the right drug to the right person at the right time at the right dose. But now industry experts say personalized medicine is at a tipping point as a multitude of factors converge, including advan...
By Denise Myshko • April 25, 2011 -
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Last Word
John Gargiulo, Daiichi Sankyo’s new President and CEO, discusses the future opportunities for the company and the industry. Keeping the Patient Front and Center Last Word PV: What are your goals for Daiichi Sanyko? Gargiulo: The healthcare industry is currently experiencing unprecedented challeng...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 25, 2011 -
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UpFront
America’s biopharmaceutical research companies invested a record $67.4 billion last year in R&D, an increase of $1.5 billion. Healthcare Providers Say Pharma Provides Value Almost 8 out of 10 physicians view pharmaceutical companies and their sales reps as useful sources of information on m...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 25, 2011 -
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Letter from the Editor
The mHealth Revolution The Statistics are staggering. According to a report by research2guidance, by 2015 one in five people around the world will have a smartphone. Another report states that mobile app revenue is expected to reach $35 billion by 2014. Finally, company investment in mobile phone...
By Taren Grom • April 25, 2011 -
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The Era of Biosimilars
Although healthcare reform paved the way for a regulatory pathway for biosimilars, the biopharmaceutical industry is facing a world of uncertainty as developers and regulators navigate their way through this shifting landscape. Biosimilar Defined » A “biosimilar" is a biological product that i...
By Denise Myshko • March 29, 2011 -
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Privyet! Russia: Growth and Opportunity
With its promise of expansion, its population of around 140 million potential customers, and a pool of highly qualified staff, Russia has long been recognized as an important market for pharmaceutical companies. The pharma market in Russia has shown stable annual growth of 13% to 20% for several ...
By Kim Ribbink • March 28, 2011 -
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Talent Pool
Pharmaceutical POOL Steve FRY Dr. Sue MAHONY Lilly Announces Leadership Shifts Lilly has promoted Steve Fry to senior VP of human resources and diversity. Mr. Fry was previously VP of human resources for two of Lilly’s business areas, biomedicines and emerging markets. Mr. Fry succeeds Sue Mahony...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 28, 2011 -
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UpFront
» Scott Weintraub Honored Scott Weintraub, founding principle of Healthcare Regional Marketing, has been selected for the 2010 Outstanding Leadership Recognition Award by the U.S. Leaders and Entrepreneur’s Association (USLEA). The USLEA Awards Program recognizes highly regarded individuals...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 28, 2011 -
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Letter from the Editor
The Price of Success THE COST OF INNOVATION. The recent article published in the Feb. 7, 2011, issue of the journal BioSocieties for The London School of Economics and Political Science is causing quite a stir. The authors — Donald W. Light of Stanford University and University of Medicine and De...
By Taren Grom • March 28, 2011 -
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Thought Leaders
Ryan Abbate. President, Pacific Communications, a healthcare communications agency that offers strategic and tactical communications solutions. For more information, visit pacific-com.com. Edward Abrahams, Ph.D. President,The Personalized Medicine Coalition, which brings together the academ...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 7, 2011 -
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Technology at the Speed of Light
The impact that the Internet and follow-on technologies have had on all areas of the life-sciences is well-documented throughout this special section, and the majority of our thought leaders have identified this as the biggest game changer in the last 10 years. Going even further, these same thou...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 7, 2011 -
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Talent Pool
Pharmaceutical POOL Dr. Robert CUDDIHY Sanofi-Aventis Adds to Diabetes Team Sanofi-Aventis U.S. has appointed Robert Cuddihy, M.D., VP, medical diabetes head in the U.S. Dr. Cuddihy is responsible for developing and executing the U.S. medical affairs strategy for Sanofi-Aventis’s diabetes divisio...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 3, 2011 -
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What's New
Through its recent acquisition of MedPage Today, a news organization serving healthcare professionals, Everyday Health has added a significant offering for healthcare professionals to its portfolio of consumer health information brands. MedPage provides healthcare professionals with peer-reviewed...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 3, 2011 -
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Digital Marketing: Dare to be Different
Research shows creativity is one of the most important components of a successful campaign, however, our experts say there are several other elements behind a campaign that need to be present to make the best of what digital media have to offer. Among them are matching the audience with the most ...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 26, 2011 -
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Talent Pool
Pharmaceutical POOL Robert DAVIS Dr. Ludwig HANTSON Baxter International Forms Medical Products Business Baxter International has appointed Robert Davis corporate VP and president of its newly created medical products business, which combines the company’s renal and medication delivery businesses...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 26, 2011 -
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UpFront
Awards… Cephalon wins PRSA Awards CRF Health Wins at Clio Natrel Wins Rx Club Award INDUSTRY at Large Smarty Apps… E-Promotion on the E-Rise Supporting Science Education Lucky 14 Pharma Saves Green by Going Green Disruptive Technology, Disruptive times Top Innovators Podcasts Best Practices for Y...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 26, 2011 -
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Emerging Market: Ola Brazil
With every passing year, the pharmaceutical industry becomes more global in its outlook and reach. In recognition of our shrinking world, PharmaVOICE is taking you on a journey across the globe. Our first stop is Latin America’s largest market, Brazil. Brazil is familiar territory to the pharma...
By Kim Ribbink • Dec. 27, 2010 -
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Biotech: Raising Capital in a Tight Market
The global financial crisis has made it challenging for the biotechnology industry to raise capital to fund innovation. Experts say venture capital money is still available, but often the VC community is looking for lower-risk, short-term projects. As a result, biotech companies are increasingly ...
By Denise Myshko • Dec. 27, 2010 -
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Achieving Global Launch Excellence
The details of what comprise a global launch vary depending upon who is doing the defining, but experts can agree that the launch environment is becoming more challenging. And with the value of the global pharmaceutical market expected to grow 5% to 7% in 2011, according to IMS Health, the incent...
By PharmaVoice Team • Dec. 27, 2010 -
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The Genome: The Next 10 Years
In just one generation medicine will take a huge leap forward. That is, if researchers are right about how data from the human genome can be used to address disease. There has been a great deal of optimism about how sequencing the human genome might create new diagnostics and new medicines. Ten y...
By Denise Myshko • Dec. 27, 2010
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