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Letter from the Editor
PharmaVOICE is delighted to publish the fourth annual special issue featuring 100 of the most inspiring individuals in the life-sciences industry. This issue has become one of my favorites and, from all accounts, one of yours as well. What’s not to love? This issue celebrates the men and women of...
By Taren Grom • July 27, 2008 -
The Mentors
Brian Corvino Mary Lacquaniti Lelia O’Connor Danita Sutton, Ph.D. MENTORING AND SHAPING THE CAREERS OF OTHERS ARE VENERABLE AND ADMIRABLE TALENTS. MENTORING TAKES PATIENCE, FORESIGHT, AND UNSELFISH DEVOTIONTO OTHERS’ SUCCESS and is a skill that is often unheralded — until now. We salute those who...
By PharmaVoice Team • July 24, 2008 -
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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The Technologists
Valdo Arnera, M.D. Bill Byrom, Ph.D. Philip A. Garland Keith Howells Don Schenker Rodney Spady A creative and passionate approach to pioneering new areas of technology applications and new products has enabled Dr. Bill Byrom to engender real improvements in the drug development process. For the p...
By PharmaVoice Team • July 24, 2008 -
Talent Pool
Pharma POOL Dr. Peter KRUSE Tom MARTIN Dr. Brett E. SKOLNICK Novo Nordisk Expands Clinical Development Staff in U.S. BioPharmaceuticals Division, Promotes IT Staff Member Novo Nordisk has announced the appoint ment of Brett E. Skolnick, Ph.D., as director of clinical research, and Peter Kruse, M....
By PharmaVoice Team • April 24, 2008 -
Bring in the Middlemen
Third-party consultants are an enduring part of the business landscape. These independent mediators can HELP MANAGE THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CLIENTS AND SUPPLIERS, creating a MORE EFFECTIVE AND LONG-LASTING PARTNERSHIP. BY KIM RIBBINK OUTSOURCING is a way of life for the pharmaceutical industry. ...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 21, 2008 -
Biotech Life-Cycle Management
10 J u n e 20 03 PharmaVOICE THE MANAGEMENTTEAM … CAROLCHERKIS,PH.D. Life sciences consultant,NewCap Partners Inc., Los Angeles; NewCap Partners is a private investment banking firm that focuses on the finance needs of middlemarket companies.For more information, visit newcap.com. TILLMAN U.GERNG...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 17, 2008 -
A View on Advertising — A Shifting Landscape
6 Ma r ch 20 08 VIEW on Advertising THE FORUM The advertising focus may be moving away from center — traditional media such as television and print — as emerging media, such as Web 2.0, and alternative vehicles such as Pod casts, search engines, etc., begin to establish a firmer foothold in the m...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 24, 2008 -
On the Calendar
March 1718 3rd Imaging in Preclinical &Clinical Drug Development San Diego For more information, contact Vivian Frankel, GTCBio, at 6262566405, email [email protected], or visit gtcbio.com. March 1718 The Inaugural U.S.Conference on Comparator Studies Doubletree Hotel,Philadelphia For...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 2, 2008 -
E-Media
NEW ELECTRONIC AND WEBBASED APPLICATIONS, SITES, AND TECHNOLOGIES Edge Dynamics has added a flexible desktop module within its Demand Management Suite that offers lifesciences manufacturers a way to easily monitor and analyze channel activity data for their products. The Edge Dynamics Demand Dash...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 2, 2008 -
What's New
WHAT’S NEW NEW HEALTHCARERELATED PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND COMPANIES HealthEd Group has launched HealthEd Encore, which operates as a standalone agency, in response to increas ing client demand for educational patient marketing campaigns. HealthEd Encore offers a fullrange of ser vices, including c...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 2, 2008 -
PharmaTrax
Best practices in planning and targeting and conducting office calls, as well as management of relationships, samples, programs, and salesforces are explored. These include the use of automated for mulary data and thoughtleader information to develop sales messages that anticipate formulary restr...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 2, 2008 -
Biogenerics at a Crossroads
By Cynthia Borda Over the past few years, several forces have begun to converge that will likely shift the entire biomarket’s dynamics. Patents of top-selling biotechnology products have lost or will lose patent protection in the next half dozen years (see chart on page 46 for more information). ...
By Cynthia Borda • Jan. 2, 2008 -
The State of Marketing
6 S e p t e m b e r 2 0 07 VIEW on Marketing THE FORUM MARKETINGTO CONSUMERS, PHYSICIANS,AND OTHER STAKEHOLDERS Our Forum experts outline the biggest challenges their b rand teams face in marketing to consumers, physicians, and other stakeholder groups. ARNOLD. Daiichi Sankyo. The biggest...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008 -
Going Green
By Taren Grom, Editor With the recent resurgence in the movement toward the greening of America, many of the industry’s companies are adopting environmentally friendly initiatives as part of being good corporate citizens. Taking Conservation Seriously In 2006, EMD Serono recycled 53 tons of paper...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008 -
On the Calendar
On the Calendar June 2007 June 17-21 DIA 43rd Annual Meeting Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta PharmaVOICE is exhibiting at this event. For more information, contact Drug Information Association at 215-442-6100, e-mail [email protected], or visit diahome.org. June 18-19 3rd Annual Medical Devi...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008 -
Strategic Patient Adherence Awards
The SPA Awards cosponsored by CBI and PharmaVOICE were presented at the 6th Annual Forum on Patient Compliance, Adherence and Persistency. 6th annual Forum on patient compliance, adherence and persistency Informative presentations, executive thought leadership, and a prestigious awards ceremony p...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008 -
On the Calendar
On the Calendar May 2007 Your Source for Life-Sciences Events and Conference Information Professional education is an ongoing endeavor for most executives. PharmaVOICE has partnerships with every major conference provider serving the life-sciences industry. PharmaVOICE is distributed at more than...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008 -
PharmaTrax
Agencies Ahead of Pharmaceutical Manufacturers in Online Research Despite increased reliance on the Internet, market researchers who work for pharmaceutical companies continue to lag behind those who work for agencies. A new report by Medefield finds that both comfort and perceived credibility of...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008 -
On the Calendar
April 15-19 Society for Biomolecular Sciences 13th Annual Conference & Exhibition Palais de Congres de Montreal, Montreal, Canada For more information, contact Marietta Manoni, Society for Biomolecular Sciences, at 203-743-1336, e-mail [email protected], or visit sbsonline.org. April 16-17 ...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008 -
PharmaTrax
Patient Eduction Programs to Grow in Use Patient education has a strong perceived value across multiple sectors of the healthcare industry. This value is expected to grow in 2007, according to results of a survey on patient education conducted by HealthEd. Among key findings of the first annual s...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008 -
Talent Pool
Pharma POOL Dr. Lou Barbato Tikvah Names VP, Clinical R&D, and Chief Medical Officer Atlanta-based Tikvah Therapeutics has named Lou Barbato, M.D., as VP, clinical research and development, and chief medical officer. Tikvah acquires, develops, and commercializes novel therapeutics related to ...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008 -
On the Calendar
On the Calendar February 2007 Industry Events Your Source for Life-Sciences Events and Conference Information Professional education is an ongoing endeavor for most executives. PharmaVOICE has partnerships with every major conference provider serving the life-sciences industry. PharmaVOICE is dis...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008 -
Talent Pool
Talent Pool Executive Appointments and Promotions Pharma POOL Mark Acosta Diana Bodden Anne Carlson Robert Corrie Cynthia Devereux Barry Gorewit Patrick Gose Darbi James Lawrence Kristoff Richard Laurie Randy Lawson Dr. David Levin Rita Myers June Nguyen Lynda Parker Bradley Pierson John Schillo ...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008 -
PharmaOutlet
Medicare Part D: It’s Crunch Time … Again Manufacturers are facing déjà vu with Part D. While the 2006 Part D year recently came to a close and the 2007 Part D year is nascent, crucial decisions related to 2008 Part D are right around the corner. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CM...
By Kevin Barnett • Jan. 2, 2008 -
UpFront
PDUFA Update FDA Requests $87.4 million increase The FDA has put before Congress its recommendations for reauthorizing the Prescription Drug User Fee program (PDUFA). If adopted, PDUFA IV — the fourth reauthorization since the program began almost 15 years ago — would significantly broaden and up...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008