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Women in Science: A Work in Progress
It’s a fact that gender discrepancy in the field of science exists. It’s a fact that changes in legislation, academic policies, and an overall increased awareness of gender bias are improving a woman’s chances of succeeding in all the STEM (science, technology, engineering, and math) fields. Howe...
By PharmaVoice Team • Sept. 29, 2010 -
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Tomorrow's MSL: Specialist or Generalist?
MSLs have been around for 40 years, and with the evolution of technology, increased regulations and government scrutiny, and the squeeze of the declining salesforce, today the role may be even more crucial to the drug-development and commercialization process. According to Robin Winter-Sperry, M....
By PharmaVoice Team • Sept. 29, 2010 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineOncology R&D
Cancer research remains a prime focus for the industry and often leads to pharma’s most impactful breakthroughs.
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Pharma is Taking Its Byte of the Apple
Sales reps have been using mobile CRM applications on their smart phones and laptops for years, but the larger screen and “wow" factor of the iPad may bring additional benefits and functions to bear. Novelty of iPad Increases Mobile Technology Demand With the recent emergence of more s...
By PharmaVoice Team • Sept. 29, 2010 -
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Last Word
Current Challenges in BioScience What are some of the hot button issues in biotechnology today? Molineaux. For small companies, it is all about funding and the difficulties associated with raising capital. There is a great deal of risk aversion in the capital community today, which is making thin...
By PharmaVoice Team • Sept. 28, 2010 -
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E-Media
New Electronic and Web-based Applications, Sites, and Technologies Featured Briefs: CenterWatch Service Matches Sponsors, Investigative Sites PPD, Microsoft Collaborate to Improve REMS Management Cegedim Dendrite Streamlines Tracking, Reporting Capabilities QPharma Assists with Marketing Spend ...
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UpFront
Awards Sanofi-Aventis Receives HBA’s ACE Award The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) has named Sanofi-Aventis US as the winner of the 2010 HBA ACE Award. The Sanofi-Aventis US program, WISE (Women Inspiring Sanofi-Aventis Excellence), is an internal women’s network with more than 1,000...
By PharmaVoice Team • Sept. 28, 2010 -
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Letter from the Editor
The appeal of the iPad… It’s hard not to be seduced by the power of the 9.7-inch, high-resolution LED-backlit IPS display and incredible multi-touch capabilities, all bundled in a sleek casing that is light enough to take anywhere. The iPad, what will Steve Jobs and his techno-creatives think of ...
By Taren Grom • Sept. 28, 2010 -
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Last Word
USING MONOCLONAL ANTIBODIES What are the opportunities for using monoclonal antibodies to treat Alzheimer’s disease? CHAIN: It took a long time to understand the hallmarks of Alzheimer’s disease. The beta amyloid plaques that appear in the brains of patients with Alzheimer’s are just a sign of wh...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 26, 2010 -
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The MENTORS
The MENTORS People’s People We salute those who take the time out of their own busy careers to help others to develop their paths to success; provide guidance; and exhibit patience, foresight, and unselfish devotion to mentoring. Knowledge is most valuable when shared, and Wendy Blackburn is one ...
By PharmaVoice Team • July 28, 2010 -
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The TECHNOLOGISTS
Not many people have created two health-related companies, nor have had them both successfully acquired before their 30th birthday. But Hugo Stephenson, M.D., has an ability to see what others cannot and the energy to make things happens. As he says, he’s never yet met a challenge that could not ...
By PharmaVoice Team • July 28, 2010 -
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Talent Pool
Pharma POOL Dr. Mike BURGESS, Roche Dr. Mikael DOLSTEN, Pfizer Kenneth FRAZIER, Merck Adam SCHECHTER, Merck Biotechnology POOL Robert BRADWAY, Amgen Dr. Henry LI, Kylin Therapeutics Kenneth MOCH, Chimerix Dr. George PAINTER, Chimerix Dr. Thomas PITLER, Chimerix Biopharmaceutical POOL Dr. John ALA...
By PharmaVoice Team • July 28, 2010 -
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2010 DIA Preview
PharmaVOICE is pleased to once again publish this Special Feature showcasing the new products, services, tools, and executive appointments and promotions at clinical-services companies that will be exhibiting at the DIA 46th Annual Meeting, June 13-17, 2010, in Washington, D.C. For your convenie...
By PharmaVoice Team • May 24, 2010 -
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Last Word
GLOBAL NEEDS What do you think is the biggest global health need? Joseph. As citizens of the developed world, we don’t often think about infectious and tropical diseases but malaria and tuberculosis, along with HIV, are alarmingly prevalent among the poorest people in the world. Every year, these...
By PharmaVoice Team • May 24, 2010 -
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UpFront
Awards CURE Awards Bioscience Achievements Pfizer was awarded the CURE (Connecticut United for Research Excellence) Award for Excellence for its investment in multiple approaches to treating Alzheimer’s disease. Pfizer has seven Alzheimer’s clinical projects ongoing and several more programs i...
By PharmaVoice Team • May 24, 2010 -
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The Healthcare Businesswomen's Association's Rising Stars
Amy Weickert. InfoMedics. Leaders need to have a clear vision and be able to articulate that vision and consistently drive others to believe that they can accomplish it. Leaders who I have admired are honest, communicate well, and create a positive environment of trust among their team members, a...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 28, 2010 -
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E-Media
New Electronic and Web-based Applications, Sites, and Technologies Featured Briefs: BioClinica Launches System for Clinical-Trial Supply Planning New Quintiles Tool Accelerates Trial Recruitment Sidus Group Adds Life-Sciences Hosting Solution Paragon, NextDocs Collaborate on Clinical Optimizat...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 28, 2010 -
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What's New
New Healthcare-related Products, Services, and Companies Featured Briefs: TGaS Model Helps Solve Managed Markets Staffing Dilemma Razorfish Launches Independent, Dedicated Health Division FDA, NIH Collaborate to Speed Release of Medical Innovations Sidebar: On The Shelves PSKW Adds Loyalty Relat...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 28, 2010 -
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UpFront
Market Report U.S. Prescription Sales Grow U.S. sales of ethical pharmaceuticals and insulins through retail and non-retail channels grew 5.1% in 2009, reaching $300.3 billion, compared with growth of 1.8% in 2008. While the 32 innovative products launched last year brought important new treatm...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 28, 2010 -
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Table of Contents
10 Molecule to Market The drug development process from lead generation to patent expiration is complex, fraught with risk, and extremely time and cost intensive. 16 Drug Discovery Pharmaceutical companies are using state-of-the-art technologies to understand the basis of disease as a way to brin...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 5, 2010 -
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James Sapirstein: Steering a Winning Course
In a troubled economic environment the recipe for success in the biotech industry requires several key ingredients: take one part optimist, mix with some business innovation, cultural adaptability, and promising science in a significant therapeutic field, and allow time to brew. It’s this combina...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 23, 2010 -
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UpFront
Honors and Awards Kendle, Quintiles Named to Training Top 125 Kendle and Quintiles have been named to Training magazine’s Training Top 125, an annual list of the 125 companies that are unsurpassed in harnessing human capital. The Training Top 125 rankings are based on a wide array of benchmarkin...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 22, 2010 -
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Biomarkers Across Drug Development
Biomarkers have a multitude of applications, such as detecting disease early on, identifying potential drug targets, predicting patient response to medication, and accelerating clinical trials. The promise of biomarkers to shorten drug development time and decrease costs in the long term is likel...
By Denise Myshko • March 4, 2010 -
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Letter from the Editor
In our lifetime… There are few, if any, of us who can say we have been lucky enough to escape the ravaging effects of cancer — be it ourselves, a significant other, family member, or friend. For more years than I care to remember, “a cure for cancer" has been just around the corner. Recently, Pre...
By Taren Grom • Jan. 25, 2010 -
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E-Media
NEW ELECTRONIC AND WEBBASED APPLICATIONS, SITES, AND TECHNOLOGIES The Rosetta Luminator system, a clientserver bioinformatics system for storing and analyzing microarray data, has been launched by Rosetta Biosoftware and Agilent Technologies Inc. The geneexpression data analysis solution was deve...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 13, 2010 -
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What's on your mind: Opinions
R&D will tell I am not sure that the mega company strategy/structure will support the trend toward biopharmaceutical products (and fur ther into the future, gene therapies) that offer therapeutic solutions for more specific diseases. The trend toward blockbuster product launches will give way...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 13, 2010
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