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For Art's Sake
Each month, this department pays homage to memorable advertising and marketing campaigns. The highlighted executions have been identified by leading creative executives for their noteworthy use of copy, art, photography, whimsy, uniqueness, etc. — in combination or as single branding elements. Cr...
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On the Calendar
November 18-20, 2003, Westin Copley Place — Boston LogiPharma 2003 This is an opportunity for attendees to hear how competitors and peers are maximizing every facet of their supply-chain strategy. The event provides the opportunity to hear more than 25 confirmed case studies delivered by senior-l...
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Table of Contents
On The Cover Flying high on a vision Even as pharmaceutical companies merge to form giant conglomerates, business leaders are choosing to step out on their own and are taking some calculated risks. They embrace the challenges that come with being an entrepreneur and strive to make a difference in...
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Letter from the Editor
Letter from the Editor By Taren Grom Editor Driving business forward According to the U.S. Small Business Administration, more than 50% of small businesses fail in the first year and 95% fail within the first five years. Some entrepreneurs describe their decision to set up their own business as a...
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What's on Your Mind -- Opinions
Opinions What’s on your mind What have you heard lately? In the September issue of PharmaVOICE, we asked readers to relate the most surprising statistics or strange facts that they have come across. PharmaVOICE learned that every human spent about half an hour as a single cell and that 70% of con...
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What's New
New Healthcare-related Products, Services, and Companies PMI Appoints Task Force to Oversee CME Compliance Pri-Med Institute (PMI) has named a task force of medical and educational experts to ensure that all of its continuing medical education (CME) programs meet and exceed the new Standards of C...
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On the Calendar
June 6-7 Pharmaceutical Marketers KnowledgeShare Forum 2005: Building Brand Differentiation in the Current Regulatory Climate Airport Marriott, Philadelphia This is a PharmaVOICE event, subscribers are eligible for a 15% discount; register using code PVMKS05. For more information, contact Micah L...
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Table of Contents
on the cover The time for transparency The government, medical journal editors, and general public are clamoring for the pharmaceutical industry to provide complete information about ongoing and completed clinical trials. There has been a flurry of activity, announcements, and mandates in this ar...
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Cover
Clinical-Trial Transparency: The Pros and Cons Representing Biotech with David King DTC: The Next Evolution PharmaVOICE www.pharmavoice.com June 2005 Volume 5, Number 6 Download PDF
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For Art's Sake
Each month, this department pays homage to memorable advertising and marketing campaigns. The highlighted executions have been identified by leading creative executives for their noteworthy use of copy, art, photography, whimsy, uniqueness, etc. — in combination or as single branding elements. Cr...
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Raise Your Voice -- Letters
Letters Informative DTC ads still have a long way to go. Hold the dogs, skateboards, straw hats, happy motorcycling couples, and all those grandkids. — Carol Bohach, B.S.Pharm. Clinical Research Consultant November 2003 Advertising and patient education need to join hands Back in the 1980s, I wro...
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Outsourcing: A Vital Clinical Strategy
Outsourcing: A Vital Clinical Strategy A large, unmet need exists for improved research and development productivity within pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies. Outsourcing discovery research, clinical trials, and formulation manufacturing ...
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Ideology Vs. Science: The Stem-Cell Battle
Ideology Vs. Science: The Stem-Cell Battle By Kim Ribbink Across the globe, scientists are extolling the potential of stem- cell research to cure debilitating diseases, in spite of limits on federal funding as well as controversy surrounding the research. States and private investors have begun t...
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DTC: The Next Phase
In light of FDA guidances, more public scrutiny, and trending corporate citizenship, DTC advertising is subtly shifting to direct-to-education. Direct-to-consumer advertising has been mainly focused on creating brand awareness for major blockbuster products, or creating awareness for new therapeu...
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Talent Pool
Pharma POOL Jean-Louis Anspach Michael R. Dornhecker Ann Willmoth Solvay Pharmaceuticals Announces Key Promotions Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Marietta, Ga., has named Jean-Louis Anspach as VP, commercial operations, responsible for managing all aspects of the primary-care business unit, including sal...
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Flying High On A Vision
Flying High on a Vision By Kim Ribbink Entrepreneurs are individuals who make innovation possible; they are the people who stake their reputation, finances, and future on running their own businesses and achieving something different. As pharmaceutical and service companies continue to merge, bus...
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The Continuing Evolution of EDC
Paper may still reign supreme, but the EDC industry is coming of age. There is widespread agreement — at least intuitively — that the use of an electronic device or software application that allows direct data entry into electronic format has the potential to reduce time and money within the drug...
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Talent Pool
Pharma POOL Michael J. DuBois Jeffrey A. Winton Schering-Plough Announces VP Appointments Schering-Plough, Kenilworth, N.J., has appointed Michael J. DuBois senior VP of global licensing. In this role, Mr. DuBois, 56, is responsible for the acquisition of new products discovered outside Schering-...
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Solid Strategic Support for Evolving Brand Management
Solid Strategic Support for Evolving Brand Management Debbie Fletcher Senior VP and Senior Account Planner Paul D. Giroux Executive VP and Director of Brand Planning and Market Analysis Account planning, a relatively new function within the traditional agency structure, is rapidly be...
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The Time for Transparency
June 2005 PharmaVOICE Trial transparency The Time for Transparency by Elisabeth Pena Villarroel The movement toward clinical-trial transparency and public registries is not a new idea, however, the highly publicized lawsuit by Eliot Spitzer against GlaxoSmithKline and the terms of the settlement ...
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Biotech's Perfect Storm
Biotech’s Perfect Storm A relatively more favorable funding environment, cutting-edge technologies, and a strong position at the partnership table have many of today’s biotechnology companies poised for success. Biotechnology companies have come into their own. A report from Ernst & Young fi...
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Talent Pool
Pharma POOL Kevin Guthrie Thom Rowland Solvay Promotes VPs Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Marietta, Ga., a pharmaceutical company focused on cardiology, gastroenterology, mental health, women’s health, and select specialized markets, has promoted Kevin Guthrie to VP of commercial operations, neuroscienc...
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Sales Training
The Sales Process Plan Pre-Sale Sale Grow Building Relationships Grow Usage Customer Relationship Management Referral Systems Target Thought Leaders Territory Management Sales Call Product Knowledge Presentation Customer Service Value-Added Programs Support Support District Manager ...
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Letter from the Editor
PharmaVOICE June 2005 Letter from the Editor In 1990, some very smart women realized that to effect change in the industry, HBA was going to have to take an active role in recognizing women in leadership positions and increasing their visibility in the industry. “Since then, we have been recogniz...
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What's on Your Mind -- Opinions
What’s on Your Mind — Opinions Opinions Blogs, which often combine a mixture of what is happening in a person’s life and what is happening on the Web into a type of hybrid diary/guide site, are quickly becoming important online resources for consumers and patients. Bloggers share personal informa...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008