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SHOWCASE FEATURE: Outsourcing: Adding Value to the Model
SHOWCASE FEATURE: Outsourcing: Outsourcing: Adding Value to the Model By Tarem Grom, Editor Outsourcing has become a standard worldwide business practice and management imperative and stakeholders are looking for more than cost- savings. A relatively small number of BPO clients — 20% of those par...
By Taren Grom • Jan. 28, 2014 -
C-Suite: Biotechnology
Biotechnology C-suite executives identify the biggest opportunities for innovation as well as the biggest barriers. Lloyd Everson, M.D CEO MolecularHealth Opportunities: The greatest opportunity for innovation within the biotechnology space lies in the rapidly increasing amount of data furthering...
By Taren Grom • Jan. 28, 2014 -
Trendline
Commercialization, 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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Singapore a Pharma Hub for Asia
Singapore a Pharma Hub for Asia By Kim Ribbink The pharma industry is increasingly drawn to Singapore, thanks to its commitment to research and innovation, good talent base, and trusted regulatory and IP environment. Singapore is fast becoming a leading regional and even global center for the lif...
By Kim Ribbink • Jan. 28, 2014 -
Global Regulations Becoming More Uniform
Pharmaceutical companies must navigate a changing regulatory environment both here and abroad. As the digital age brings the clinical world closer together and research and development become more global, the industry needs to find a way to address regulatory requirements across myriad regions. T...
By Denise Myshko • Jan. 28, 2014 -
Specialty Drugs: An Evolving Commercial Model
A changing marketplace creates new challenges and new business models for specialty medications. At the same time the industry is increasing its focus on developing specialty drugs — a projected 40% growth by 2014 and 67% by 2015, according to Express Scripts — the reimbursement, marketing, and s...
By Robin Robinson • Jan. 28, 2014 -
Last Word
Biopharmaceutical companies are becoming more fully engaged with patients as well as patient advocacy groups. Millennium’s head of patient advocacy, Tom Sellers, discusses the barriers and opportunities that early engagement entails. PV:What has precluded biopharmaceutical companies from early ...
By Tom Sellers • Jan. 28, 2014 -
Talent Pool
Pharma Pool Dr. Yong-Jun LIU Medimmune Names New Head of Research MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, has named Yong-Jun Liu, M.D., Ph.D., as the company’s new head of research. Most recently, Dr. Liu served as VP and chief scientific officer at the Baylo...
By Ann Grey • Jan. 28, 2014 -
The Philippines: Global Pharma Appeal
With 14 of the top 20 pharma companies establishing manufacturing facilities in the Philippines, the country is clearly a go-to destination. The Philippines, an island nation in Southeast Asia, has a population of more than 95 million people, making it the 12th most populated country in the world...
By Kim Ribbink • Dec. 28, 2013 -
Talent Pool
Talent Pool Pharma Pool Greg Barrett Dr. Glenn Gormley Daiichi Sankyo Makes Two New Executive Appointments Greg Barrett has been appointed as the new acting head of the Commercial Division of Daiichi Sankyo. He holds the new title of acting president, Daiichi Sankyo Administrative & Commercia...
By Ann Grey • Dec. 28, 2013 -
R&D Trends: The Innovation Challenge
The Innovation Challenge Innovation continues to be a hot topic in pharma R&D. But developing truly innovative medicines will require companies to embrace nontraditional partnerships, have a focus on genomics to get a better understanding of disease, and adopt systems biology and big data app...
By Taren Grom • Nov. 12, 2013 -
Talent Pool
Pharma Pool Jesper Høiland Novo Nordisk Appoints New Leader of North American Affiliate Jesper Høiland has been named as president of Novo Nordisk Inc., the company’s North American affiliate. Mr. Høiland was previously Novo Nordisk’s head of International Operations where he oversaw all of the c...
By Ann Grey • Nov. 12, 2013 -
On the Calendar
The Calendar MHealthSummit — where technology, business, research, and policy connect. The largest event of its kind, the fifth annual mHealth Summit, December 8-11, 2013, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Washington, D.C., brings together leaders in government, the private sector, i...
By Heather Hummel • Nov. 12, 2013 -
What's New
TrendIng Now: Strategic initiative helps clients with changes to U.S. healthcare policy. New Healthcare-related Products, Services, and Companies Featured Briefs: inVentiv Health and Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Launch Breakaway Policy Strategies FDA Forms Program Alignment Group INC Research Offers...
By Ann Grey • Nov. 12, 2013 -
UpFront
INDUSTRY at Large Lilly’s Global Day of Service Supports Indy DO Day Initiative Counterfeit Medicines: The New Face of Organized Crime Veeva Goes IPO In Memoriam Kathleen Drennan Awards… Genentech Researcher Receives Albert Lasker Award PhRMA Honors Vaccines Pioneers Wolters Kluwer wins Awards Po...
By Denise Myshko • Nov. 12, 2013 -
Letter from the Editor
2014 — Year in Preview From the ACA to social media, industry executives are providing their predictions on what’s hot for 2014. For this special annual issue of PharmaVOICE, we invited dozens of industry experts to provide their predictions on the emerging and current trends they expect to impac...
By Taren Grom • Nov. 12, 2013 -
Oh Canada, Land of Pharma Opportunity
Oh Canada, Land of Pharma Opportunity A research leader with a strong healthcare network, a stable democracy, a rich talent resource, Canada remains a powerful draw for the pharma industry. The second largest country in the world, based on land mass, Canada enjoys a strong economy and extensive d...
By Kim Ribbink • Sept. 27, 2013 -
HIV Prevention Makes Strides
HIV Prevention Makes Strides New research is leading to vaccines and other pre-exposure prophylaxis therapies against HIV/AIDS. A modern day plague unchecked. That’s how the Centers for Disease Control describes HIV/AIDS. HIV, along with malaria and tuberculosis, represents a huge area of unmet n...
By Denise Myshko • Sept. 27, 2013 -
Talent Pool
BIOTECH POOL Kelly BLACKBURN aTyr Pharma Expands Leadership Team aTyr Pharma has expanded its executive leadership team. Kelly Blackburn joins aTyr as VP, clinical affairs. Ms. Blackburn was formerly VP, clinical development operations, at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, where she was responsible for the...
By Ann Grey • Sept. 27, 2013 -
What's New
New Healthcare-related Products, Services, and Companies Featured Briefs: WebMD Launches Interactive Tools to Navigate Healthcare Reform UPS Launches Healthcare Insurance and Risk Management Solution WorldCare Clinical Introduces New Service for Oncology Imaging Studies TransCelerate BioPharma Es...
By Ann Grey • Sept. 27, 2013 -
The Changing Face of South Korean Pharma
The Changing Face of South Korean PHARMA A growing market, regulatory changes, and a new global competitive environment are changing the face of the Korean pharma industry. With a population of close to 50 million people and an established economy, the Republic of Korea is now recognized as a dev...
By Kim Ribbink • Aug. 23, 2013 -
Talent Pool
Emerging POOL Dr. Deborah DUNSIRE EnVivo Pharmaceuticals Appoints President and CEO EnVivo Pharmaceuticals, a privately held company working to convert its broad pipeline into a range of CNS therapies that leverage novel mechanisms of action by altering the progression of disease and providing im...
By Ann Grey • Aug. 23, 2013 -
What's New
New Healthcare-related Products, Services, and Companies Featured Briefs: Accenture Launches Accelerated R&D Services Parexel Launches New Functional Services Unit Hudson and QuantiaMD Partner to Provide Personalized Service to Physicians TransCelerate BioPharma Unveils Collaborative Methodol...
By Ann Grey • Aug. 23, 2013 -
UpFront
INDUSTRY at Large Raising Awareness About MS Medicare Patients are Satisfied with Pharmacy Choices Side Effects Limit Prescription Drug Compliance Understanding Gout New Drug Approvals to Treat Neglected Diseases Double Healthcare Spending to Slow Awards… Ariad CEO Awarded by EY Catalent Wins Two...
By Denise Myshko • Aug. 22, 2013 -
Letter from the Editor
Behavior Change — Easier Said Than Done Lose 10 pounds, eat healthier, exercise more, reduce stress, take our medication as directed, Etc. Knowing what to do is the easy part. Doing what we are supposed to do is a whole lot harder. Let’s face it, it’s much easier to be noncompliant, and the healt...
By Taren Grom • Aug. 22, 2013 -
Giving Back Through Mentoring
Giving Back Through Mentoring By Robin Robinson The PharmaVOICE 100 honorees talk about why being a mentor is important in today’s business environment. Many of our PharmaVOICE 100 honorees credit their mentors for helping them succeed in their own careers, and they participate either in formal o...
By Taren Grom • July 30, 2013