Leadership: Page 20
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Women & Health: Addressing the Gender Gap
With 90% of CEOs in S&P 500 companies still being promoted or hired from line roles — only 20% of women in senior VP positions hold line roles — narrowing the gender gap in the C-suite will take upward of 100 years based on current trends, per research by McKinsey Global Institute. Unfortunat...
By Taren Grom • Sept. 1, 2018 -
SHOWCASE: Big Data: Tapping into Big Data for Optimal Outcomes
As the industry’s reach expands to include access to anonymized electronic health record (EHR) data and genomic data, the opportunity to gather learnings on disease and treatment patterns continues to grow. The question companies face is how can they best manage big data to gain insights that wil...
By PharmaVoice Team • Sept. 1, 2018 -
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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Analytics — The Secret Sauce that Makes Data Big
“If we build it, they will come." Most biopharmaceutical companies have spent the last few years focused on a Big Data strategy targeted at reducing costs and increasing effectiveness. Big Data platforms have been built — but did they, “they" being the patients and physicians with whom we need to...
By Susan Abedi • Sept. 1, 2018 -
Not Your Grandfather's Graphs
Bar chart, pie chart, line graph, Kaplan-Meier… we’ve all been there and done that. In today’s information-saturated, time-challenged environment, while the tried and tested ways still have their place, it’s time for our data presentations to catch up to the needs of those who we hope will consum...
By Uma Ginde • Sept. 1, 2018 -
A "People First" Approach to Data Visualization
We live in an age of “data abundance" — although some might say “overload," especially if you’ve just been confronted with a mass of information you know you need (probably even asked for), but now don’t know what to do with. You may have said you wanted information, but what you really needed wa...
By Joe DeSalvo • Sept. 1, 2018 -
Creating a New Legacy: The Next Chapter
So you want to serve on a board. For many, serving on a board is a next step up the career ladder once they have reached senior leadership status. For others, serving on a board is the next chapter after their professional career has come to a successful conclusion. Serving on a board can be very...
By Robin Robinson • Sept. 1, 2018 -
Mentors
Ramita Tandon For Being a Powerful Voice Title: Executive VP, Commercialization and Outcomes Research Company: ICON Plc. Education: MD/MPH, Boston University School of Medicine and Public Health Family: Her parents, who are immigrants from India, shaped her values and beliefs, including: respect,...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2018 -
Technologists
Sabina Ewing For Creating a Global Impact by Leveraging Technology Title: VP Company: Pfizer Family: Parents, John and Martina; grandfathers were Paul (Mary) and Randolph (Lucita); husband, Derby; daughters, Kerrine and Malia Hobbies: Traveling, reading, spending time with family and friends, and...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2018 -
Red Jacket Bill Drummy
Bill Drummy For Putting the Heart Into Healthcare Communications Title: Founder and Chairman Emeritus Company: Heartbeat Education: BA, Rutgers College; Henry Rutgers Scholar, Glasgow University Family: Wife Barrie Gillies, whose humor and tolerance have helped him succeed; 13-year-old son, Will,...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2018 -
Red Jacket Dr. Sanjit Singh Lamba
Dr. Sanjit Singh Lamba For Building A Bridge Between People and Technology Title: Managing Director Company: Eisai Pharmaceuticals India Education: MBA, Kellogg’s School of Management; PhD, Gitam University; PGDMS, University of Mumbai; MPharm, Pharmaceutical Technology, Panjab University Family:...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2018 -
Red Jacket Andrea McGonigle
Andrea McGonigle For Being a Health Technology Convener Title: National Managing Director, Health and Life Sciences Company: Microsoft Education: BS, University of Phoenix Family: Husband, Anthony; two children, Haley, 16, and Patrick, 12 Hobbies: Kids sports, Broadway shows, blogging, and travel...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2018 -
Red Jacket Lynn O'Connor Vos
Lynn O’Connor Vos For Creating a Greater Impact in the Nonprofit Industry Title: President and CEO Company: Muscular Dystrophy Association Education: BS and BSRN, Alfred University Awards/Honors: HBA Woman of the Year Associations: Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Social Media: Tweet: @lynn...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2018 -
Red Jacket Melinda Richter
Melinda Richter For Empowering the Extraordinary Title: Global Head Company: Johnson & Johnson Innovation, JLABS Education: B Commerce, University of Saskatchewan; MBA, INSEAD Family: Victor Casale, her partner, her biggest fan and inspiration Hobbies: Heli-boarding in Alaska, diving with sha...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2018 -
Upfront
Bayer Unites with Advocacy Groups to Raise Awareness about Colorectal Cancer Bayer has announced another year of its partnership with patient advocacy organizations Colorectal Cancer Alliance and Fight Colorectal Cancer. Bayer is touring with the alliance on the national Big Colon Tour in 2018 to...
By PharmaVoice Team • June 1, 2018 -
HealthTech
Caffeine-Containing Biocompatible Gels for Drug Delivery Trend Watch: Gels and AR advances create new methods of disease treatment, monitoring and diagnosis Researchers at MIT may use caffeine to jump start their day, but they are also working on using it as a catalyst for a biocompatible polymer...
By PharmaVoice Team • June 1, 2018 -
R&D Leaders On Leadership
What makes for a great leader? Many books and articles exist to try to tease out the qualities and behaviors that make good leaders great. Many of these detail that leaders inspire employees, position their companies for innovation and change, and they have integrity and the courage to lead. A Mc...
By Denise Myshko • June 1, 2018 -
Last Word
Women in Science Gwen Nichols, M.D., Chief Medical Officer at The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, outlines what is needed to bring more women into the sciences. PV: What are some of the big takeaways from The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society’s (LLS) survey on women in science? Nichols: There was ...
By Gwen Nichols • May 1, 2018 -
Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
The field of artificial intelligence (AI) research was founded at Dartmouth College during the summer of 1956. Fast-forward more than 60 years to the year 2018 and we are seeing expansive growth in the development of AI, referred to in the business as the “Summer of AI." AI by no means languished...
By PharmaVoice Team • May 1, 2018 -
Upfront
Amicus Therapeutics Launches Healing Beyond Disease Amicus Therapeutics has launched Healing Beyond Disease, a global, employee-driven initiative inspired by people living with rare diseases and their families. Healing Beyond Disease is designed to enhance and expand the company’s support for pat...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 1, 2018 -
HealthTech
Patient-Centered Apps Trend Watch: Pharma Increases Consumer-Facing Apps and Digital Tools Pfizer Launches Novel Programs To Put Important Support Services At The Fingertips Of Cancer Patients Pfizer has developed enhanced offerings to help patients manage their life with cancer. Pfizer Oncology ...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 1, 2018 -
Last Word
Acquisition and Integration Jane Griffiths, Ph.D., Global Head of Actelion, discusses the process of integration post acquisition by Johnson & Johnson in November 2017. PV: Why did J&J acquire Actelion? Griffiths: J&J had spotted Actelion several years prior to the acquisition because...
By Jane Griffiths • April 1, 2018 -
Upfront
CSL Behring Trains Employees to Save Lives in Their Communities CSL Behring is taking its workplace wellness initiatives to a whole new level by providing the American Heart Association’s (AHA) hands-only cardiopulmonary resuscitation (CPR) training to employees. With the help of the AHA and the ...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 1, 2018 -
Last Word
Partnering for Public Health Rajeev Venkayya, M.D., President of the Global Vaccines Business Unit at Takeda, discusses why the pharmaceutical industry has to be a partner in public-health issues. PV: Why is it important for pharmaceutical companies to play a part in public-health discussions, pa...
By Rajeev Venkayya • March 1, 2018 -
Upfront
Merck Expands Donation Program Merck has expanded the Mectizan Donation Program (MDP) to reach an additional 100 million people a year through 2025 as part of its global effort to eliminate lymphatic filariasis (LF). Through the MDP, established by Merck in 1987, the company donates Mectizan for ...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 1, 2018 -
Industry Gears Up For Track and Trace
Counterfeit medicines have taken a huge toll, both in terms of human costs as well as financially. Interpol estimates that 1 million deaths each year can be linked to counterfeits. According to PwC, counterfeit pharmaceuticals are a $200 billion-plus annual business. The problem is most severe in...
By Kim Ribbink • Jan. 1, 2018