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The Technologists
Sam Anwar Title: VP, Engineering Company: eClinical Solutions Education: Engineering, Ain Shams University Family: Wife, Inas Dawoud, who has been with him every step of the way; parents, whose hard work helped him to become the person he is today Hobbies: Photography, playing soccer, swimming Bu...
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First Jobs
What was their first job? They may be industry stars today, but many of our PharmaVOICE 100 started out working like everyone else. Download PDF
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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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The Challenges Facing Pharmaceutical Leaders
The pharmaceutical industry is at an unprecedented time in its evolution. Our PharmaVOICE 100 say the shifting influences of the patient, the payer, and technology are changing how medicines are developed and how care is delivered. The convergence of mobile technologies, diagnostics, and personal...
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Talent Pool
Pharma pool Bob Chib Cassie Hogenkamp Astellas Announces Key Leadership Appointments Astellas has named Bob Chib and Cassie Hogenkamp to key leadership roles within its corporate development function to advance the strategic capabilities of Astellas’ Americas operations and further strengthen the...
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Talent Pool
BioTech pool Amy Fix Dr. Louis Fries III Dr. Glenn Gregory Novavax Announces Management Promotion Novavax, a clinical-stage vaccine company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of recombinant nanoparticle vaccines and adjuvants, has made several promotions. Amy Fix has bee...
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Talent Pool
Biopharma pool Rowena Choudrie Kevin Zikaras Actinium Pharmaceuticals Adds to Product Development and Clinical Research Teams Actinium Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical company developing innovative, targeted payload immunotherapeutics for the treatment of advanced cancers, has appointed Rowen...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 1, 2016 -
Creating a Culture of Innovation
The culture of an organization, defined by top leadership, along with the personnel and resources allocated to new ideas, sets the tone for innovation. According to McKinsey, there are eight essential attributes — aspire, choose, discover, evolve, accelerate, scale, extend, and mobilize — that ar...
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Innovation Financing, Venture Capital, and more
For smaller companies, the ability to find funding and form alliances is the key to continuing research on innovative new medicines. For other companies, venture capital plays a huge role in financing. But some companies are also looking at alternative ways to fund their research, including publi...
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Talent Pool
Biopharma pool Mark Alles Dr. Jacqualyn Fouse Bob Hugin Scott Smith Celgene Strengthens Leadership Team Celgene has made several organizational changes to strengthen its leadership team and position the company for long-term growth. Mark Alles has been promoted to CEO. Mr. Alles is a three-decade...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 1, 2016 -
Last Word
Addressing the Gender Gap Laurie Cooke, CEO of the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association, talks about the importance of gender diversity and the HBA’s role in moving the needle. PV: The HBA recently updated its mission to include addressing the gender gap that exists within the executive leaders...
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SHOWCASE FEATURE: Talent Optimization
According to PwC’s 2015 US CEO survey, CEOs say they want a workforce that reflects an increasingly diverse customer base that’s more global and tech-savvy. They are also creating new models to pave a new path forward. They are using data-supported talent strategies; fostering innovation-friendly...
By Taren Grom • March 1, 2016 -
Talent Pool
Pharma pool Paris Panayiotopoulos Ariad Names President and CEO Paris Panayiotopoulos has been appointed president and CEO of Ariad, an integrated global oncology company focused on transforming the lives of cancer patients with breakthrough medicines. Most recently, Mr. Panayiotopoulos was presi...
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Talent Pool
Pharma pool Paul Biondi Bristol-Myers Squibb Appoints Senior VP, Head of Business Development Bristol-Myers Squibb has appointed Paul Biondi as senior VP, head of business development. In this role, he is responsible for leading the development of strategic partnerships and pursuing scientific in...
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Talent Pool
Pharma pool Dr. James Bradner Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research Appoints President Dr. James (Jay) Bradner, physician-scientist from Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, has been appointed president of the Novartis Institutes for BioMedical Research (NIBR) and a memb...
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Reputation: Solving the Reputation Challenge
There is no denying that the pharmaceutical industry has a problem. The industry continues to field questions about its pricing, off-label prescribing, and salesforce practices. These forces culminated this fall when Turing CEO Martin Shkreli — dubbed the most hated man in America at the time — r...
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Talent Pool
Pharma Pool Susan Benton Tracey Dawson Shire Appoints New Executive Team Leads Susan Benton, an industry veteran with more than 25 years of commercial business experience, including 17 years focused in ophthalmology, has been named head of business development, ophthalmics, Shire. She is responsi...
By PharmaVoice Team • Oct. 1, 2015 -
Talent Pool
Biotech Pool Dr. Nathalie Adda Enanta Names Chief Medical Officer Enanta Pharmaceuticals, a research and development-focused biotechnology company dedicated to creating small molecule drugs for viral infections and liver diseases, has appointed Nathalie Adda, M.D., as senior VP and chief medical ...
By PharmaVoice Team • Sept. 1, 2015 -
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...
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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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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...
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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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Researchers & Scientists
Dr. Anish Suri Title: Senior Scientific Director, Discovery Immunology Company: Janssen Research & Development, LLC, one of the Janssen Pharmaceutical Companies of Johnson & Johnson Education: Ph.D., Immunology, Washington University St. Louis; B.S., Biology, Angelo State University Famil...
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Patient Advocates
Dr. Stella Blackburn Title: VP, Global Head of Risk Management, Real World & Late Phase Research Company: Quintiles Education: M.B., B.S., Medicine, Guy’s Hospital Med School, London University; M.Sc., Epidemiology, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, U. of London; M.A., Medical S...
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Mentors
David Baker Title: Chief Commercial Officer Company: Alcobra Pharma Education: MBA, Duke University, Fuqua School of Business; B.A., Duke University Family: Wife, Irene; son, Adam, 22; daughter, Rachel, 18 Hobbies: Avid Philadelphia and Duke sports fan; restaurants; travel; sampling fine wine, wh...
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Technologists
Tim Slevin Title: Senior VP, OpenData Global Company: Veeva Systems Education: MBA, BBA, University of Missouri-Kansas City Family: Wife, Susan; children, Ben and Grace; dog, Lucy Hobbies: Golfing, cycling Bucket List: Play golf at Pebble Beach with Huey Lewis; perform a three-minute stand-up co...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015