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The Patient Journey: Moments of Care
We’ve all seen them: the patient-centric diagrams that represent as many as seven or even up to 20 stakeholders per patient, all of whom are somehow involved in that patient’s care. From drug and device manufacturers, to healthcare providers, to social media sites and even fitness centers, there ...
By Robin Robinson • Sept. 1, 2015 -
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Letter from the Editor
Celebrating Inspiration When we first conceptualized this special issue 11 years ago, the idea was that it would be nice to showcase the people who are having a positive impact on the industry. We didn’t know then that this issue would come to mean so much more than a metaphoric high five. Over t...
By Taren Grom • Aug. 1, 2015 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineCommercialization, marketing and social media
As the pharma industry stares down a historic patent cliff, macroeconomic headwinds and challenging R&D costs for increasingly complex medicines, nailing the launch of new medicines has become increasingly critical.
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Who's on the list by Company
AbelsonTaylor Inc. Keith Stenlund Achillion Pharmaceuticals Kevin Kucharski Advanced Clinical LLC Leo Sheridan Alcobra Pharma David Baker Altasciences Chris Perkin AmerisourceBergen Corp. Marc Kikuchi Artcraft Health Marc Sirockman Astellas Pharma US Inc. Jim Robinson Astr...
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Pharma Trax
Prescription Drugs Under the Affordable Care Act Trending Now: The newly insured are driving prescription volume and the balance point between cost and value may be shifting with the entrance of a new patient population and continued concerns over rising costs of care. Of the top 10 physician sp...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015 -
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Talent Pool
Pharma Pool Marcello Agosti Takeda Names Head of New Global Commercial Organization Takeda has named Marcello Agosti head of global commercial, based in Zurich. The company established the global commercial organization as part of its plans to structure operations to become more agile and custome...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015 -
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Who's On The List by Section
Commanders & Chiefs Dr. Michelle Berrey Chimerix Rob Cosinuke athenahealth and Epocrates Jim Curtis Remedy Health Media Dr. Bruce Feinberg Cardinal Health Specialty Solutions Lisa Giles Giles & Associates Consultancy Inc. and Optivara Inc. Peter Goldschmidt Sandoz Inc. D...
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Entrepreneurs
Elizabeth Holmes Title: Chairman, CEO, Founder Company: Theranos Education: Honorary doctorate degree, Pepperdine University Awards/Honors: Youngest person to be awarded the Horatio Alger Award; TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2015; Best Health Startup, Crunchies Awards, 2015; T...
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Clinical Experts
Kevin Kucharski Title: Senior VP, Clinical Operations Company: Achillion Pharmaceuticals Education: B.S., Biology Research, University of Scranton Family: Wife, Marion; son, Kevin, 23; daughter, Alison, 21 Hobbies: Golfing, landscaping, traveling, wine Bucket List: Golf at Pebble Beach with his s...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015 -
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Fun Facts About the PharmaVOICE 100
Where they were born? The PharmaVOICE 100 may come from all over, but what they have in common is a sincere desire to improve the lives of patients everywhere. What was their first job? We thought it would be fun to know how these highly successful executives earned their first paychecks. As it t...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015 -
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Overcoming the Challenges that Hinder Innovation
PharmaVOICE 100 honorees discuss the challenges that the industry needs to overcome to support future innovation. Between 2009 and 2014, the annual growth rate for the top 25 life-sciences companies slowed from the prior decade’s double-digit average to only 1% annually, according to a recent rep...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015 -
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Innovation In a Patient-Centric World
From healthcare reform to the push for value in medicines to personalized healthcare, the patient is now at the center of, well, everything. This means that pharmaceutical companies are now required to create a new paradigm, with the patient at the center. An initiative that began last year withi...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015 -
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Letter from the Editor
In the rare disease community there is saying: Alone we are rare, together we are strong. Wendy White, senior VP, for rare diseases, at Dohmen Life Science Services, a board member of Global Genes, and the president of the Heathcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA), shared her personal rare dis...
By Taren Grom • June 1, 2015 -
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Pharma Trax
Uptake of Digital Records Not sufficient to Drive Better Care Trending now: Despite increased use of electronic medical records, fewer U.S. doctors believe it improves health outcomes. Most U.S. doctors are more proficient using electronic medical records (EMR) than they were two years ago, but f...
By PharmaVoice Team • June 1, 2015 -
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Patient Engagement: Not Just For Physicians Anymore
When Pfizer wanted to engage with people living with chronic pain, it used an online crowdsourcing model and social media campaign that connected thousands of people, from patients and caregivers, to nurses and doctors. In what was the first initiative of its kind by a pharmaceutical company, Pfi...
By Robin Robinson • June 1, 2015 -
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2015 DIA Preview
The DIA Annual Meeting brings together key thought leaders and innovators from industry, academia, government and regulatory agencies, health, patient, and philanthropic organizations from around the globe and across all disciplines involved in the discovery, development, and life-cycle managemen...
By PharmaVoice Team • June 1, 2015 -
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SHOWCASE FEATURE: Clinical Solutions: Clinical Services Market Poised For Growth
According to a recent report from JZ Med, the global clinical trial service market is expected to reach more than $64 billion by 2020, up from $38.4 billion at present, representing a CAGR of 9% between 2015 and 2020. By 2020 the average clinical trial outsourcing penetration will likely reach ar...
By PharmaVoice Team • June 1, 2015 -
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Patient or Partner? Building An Innovative Relationship for the Future
The healthcare industry has struggled with many changes in the last 10 years, including the inevitable patent cliff, the emergence of patient advocacy, increased regulatory and healthcare reform, and the rising cost of doing business. However, even in this age of rapid innovation and adaptability...
By Marc Sirockman • June 1, 2015 -
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Which Patients Are Really at Risk For Becoming Non-Adherent?
If you’re targeting only the most obvious patients with your medication adherence programs, you’re missing out on a big opportunity. Quite often, outreach programs focus on individuals hovering around the 80% threshold for proportion of days covered (PDC). It makes sense. Why not use your resourc...
By Craig Schilling • June 1, 2015 -
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Seeing the Big Picture With Visual Data Analytics
Pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies are facing a gigantic increase in data — not just in volume, but in complexity. The number of clinical trials in the National Institute of Health’s registry has jumped from 5,635 in 2000 to 183,991 in 2015 — an increase of more than 30 times. The data la...
By Greg Moody • June 1, 2015 -
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Five Tips for Expediting Clinical Trial Recruitment and Enhancing Patient Retention
According to the National Institutes of Health (NIH), more than 80% of clinical trials in the United States fail to meet their patient recruitment timelines. These delays increase costs, deplete resources, and prolong the time to market introduction. Patient recruitment is challenging as it invol...
By Lou Shapiro • June 1, 2015 -
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Everything You Wanted to Know About Pharmacovigilance But Have Been Afraid to Ask
From the time humans begin taking an investigational new drug, pharmacovigilance measures play a critical role in every phase of a product’s lifecycle. However, understanding pharmacovigilance requirements can be daunting even for seasoned industry pros. This overview will answer all the question...
By Veronique Basch • June 1, 2015 -
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Early Cancer Detection
For most cancers, diagnosis happens too late, when the cancer has worsened or metastasized. But when cancers are diagnosed early, survival statistics are much higher. For example, the five-year survival rate for patients diagnosed with colorectal cancer is around 90% if diagnosed when the cancer ...
By Denise Myshko • May 1, 2015 -
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UpFront
Industry at Large Olympic cross-country skier Kris Freeman at the ADA camp. Mr. Freeman is one of the motivational speakers Lilly Diabetes provides as part of the Lilly Camp Care Package program. Lilly Supports Camps for Children with Diabetes Lilly Diabetes is supporting the American Diabetes As...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 1, 2015 -
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What's New
Next20 Launched as Healthcare Thought Partnership Firm Trending now: Senior pharmaceutical industry executives establish new company and business model. Three highly experienced pharmaceutical and healthcare industry executives have formed next20, a new “thought partnership," which provides strat...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 1, 2015 -
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Tools of the Trade
PHT Provides Mobile Engagement Apps for Increased Patient Retention in Clinical Trials Trending now: Patient-focused mobile apps designed to increase patient engagement and protocol compliance can help reduce participant dropout rate. PHT is expanding its suite of patient-centric apps for improve...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 1, 2015
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