Policy & Regulation: Page 18
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Innovation Through Drug Delivery
By Denise Myshko The increasing demand for effective delivery mechanisms of novel biopharmaceuticals is driving the growth of the drug delivery market. With formulation playing such a key role in the making of a successful product, the right delivery platform, partnership sourcing, and management...
By PharmaVoice Team • May 29, 2012 -
Last Word
The New Business Model: Developing Payer-Friendly Drugs Through Partner Innovation John Chiminski, President and CEO of Catalent Pharma Solutions, discusses why a business model that uses technologies and new ways of working with providers to bring to market innovative products is critical to...
By John Chiminski • May 28, 2012 -
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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UK Revival: Rebuilding a Life Sciences World Leader
Kim Ribbink A long history as a world leader in innovation, talented scientists from well-respected universities, mature biotech clusters, and government incentives to attract innovative companies give the U.K. a clear edge, but this great scientific nation still has challenges with which to c...
By Kim Ribbink • Jan. 27, 2012 -
Safety and Pharmacovigilance: A Moving Target
Robin Robinson The industry has always been under extreme scrutiny by regulators and the public, but the current business environment creates even more pressure on the pharmaceutical industry to stay compliant. Regulations and procedures are not only tightening but continually developing and c...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 27, 2012 -
Pharma 3.0 Next Steps
Robin Robinson Pharma Expands Disease Categories of 3.0 Efforts Between 2006 and 2009, 24% of Pharma 3.0 initiatives focused first on diabetes and metabolics. In 2010, oncology moved to the top with 15% of the year’s initiatives, and diabetes and metabolics tied for second with immunoscience/...
By PharmaVoice Team • Dec. 22, 2011 -
Talent Pool
executive appointments and promotions in the healthcare industry By Carolyn Gretton Pharmaceutical POOL Alex AZAR Maria CROWE Dave RICKS Lilly Makes Management Changes Lilly has announced a number of key management appointments. Alex Azar has been promoted to president of Lilly USA, the company’s...
By Carolyn Gretton • Dec. 22, 2011 -
Tools of the Trade
New electronic and web-based applications, sites, and technologies By Carolyn Gretton ImpactRx Adds Tablet Detailing to Analytics Offerings Trend: Growing physician adoption of tablet computers is prompting pharma brand teams to design and execute messaging strategies that more effectively employ...
By Carolyn Gretton • Dec. 22, 2011 -
Building a Culture of Innovation
Pharmaceutical R&D is under pressure to counter rising costs, depleted pipelines, and impending patent expiries. The industry is facing not only a productivity crisis, but also a crisis in innovation. Industry analysts say many pharmaceutical and biopharma companies are turning their focus aw...
By PharmaVoice Team • Nov. 11, 2011 -
C-Suite: Executive Insights
CEOs, presidents, and executive management team members from across the industry — pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and service companies — discuss the most crucial factors driving change in the industry, as well as their strategies for meeting the challenges of business in the coming years. Jed Be...
By PharmaVoice Team • Nov. 11, 2011 -
What's Ahead for 2012
Our readers identified the top trends and game changers they expect to define the various industry sectors in the coming year. John Blakeley Executive VP and Chief Commercial Officer ERT, a clinical research service provider that assesses the safety of newly developed drugs by major pharmaceutica...
By PharmaVoice Team • Nov. 11, 2011 -
On the Calendar
Industry Events and Conferences, including SPECIAL DISCOUNTS Coming ATTRACTIONS Attendees interested in maximizing their clinical trial performance by bridging the gap between identifying and implementing metrics, learning about best practices on processing data and on-site performance to improve...
By PharmaVoice Team • Nov. 11, 2011 -
Talent Pool
Pharmaceutical POOL Greg IRACE Anne WHITAKER Sanofi Shifts U.S. Leadership Sanofi has named Greg Irace senior VP, global services. Mr. Irace leads the global information systems function and is responsible for shared support functions across all Sanofi businesses in North America. He also plays a...
By PharmaVoice Team • Sept. 27, 2011 -
2011 PharmaVOICE 100 - Who's on the List by Section
The Commanders & Chiefs Frank Baldino Jr., Ph.D. Cephalon Inc. Donna Beardsworth. Beardsworth Group Calep A. (Joe) Boyd III MCS Healthcare Public Relations Randall Carpenter, M.D. Seaside Therapeutics N. Anthony Coles, M.D. Onyx Pharmaceuticals B. Reid Connolly evoke interaction Donna Cryer C...
By PharmaVoice Team • July 26, 2011 -
2011 PharmaVOICE 100 - Who's on the List by Company
Acorda Therapeutics Andrew Blight, Ph.D. ACT Biotech Inc. Ali Fattaey, Ph.D. Acucela Inc. Ryo Kubota, M.D., Ph.D. Alliance Healthcare Information LLC Mary Anne Greenberg Almac Group Sir Allen McClay The Avoca Group Inc. Patricia Leuchten AXON US Mario Nacinovich Beardsworth Group Donna Beardswort...
By PharmaVoice Team • July 26, 2011 -
Letter from the Editor
Taking Inspiration to the Next Level This is our favorite issue of the year, and we hope it’s yours too. It has been a joy and a privilege to have had a chance to get to know this year’s PharmaVOICE 100. They certainly illustrate what it means to think bigger, do more, and lead with passion and i...
By Taren Grom • July 26, 2011 -
Changing Oncology Regulations
Developing oncology therapies can be complex. These products often have a tough time making it to the market. In fact, a study released in February by the Biotechnology Industry Organization and BioMedTracker shows that oncology products had the lowest Phase III success rate among seven therapeut...
By Denise Myshko • May 24, 2011 -
Navigating the New Communications Landscape
The ways patients seek and share information—both in and out of the doctor’s office—are undergoing radical change. From the rise of the Internet to the explosion of social media to the growing patient demand for active participation in treatment decisions, a multitude of forces are converging to ...
By Chris DeAngelis • April 25, 2011 -
Be Successful in the New World of Accountable Care Organizations
In a few months, there will be a fundamental shift in how some Medicare providers operate with the beginning of the Medicare Shared Savings Program. In January 2012, Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) identified by the U.S. secretary of Health and Human Resources will emerge that practice diff...
By Keith Mandia Senior Director • April 25, 2011 -
mHealth: Pharma's Next Blockbuster
The practice of mobile health, or mHealth as it is now known, has been around for decades. The first initiatives were designed to provide greater healthcare access to remote populations, mostly in developing countries. This trend continues and grows daily, providing many patients with a higher qu...
By PharmaVoice Team • April 25, 2011 -
The Era of Biosimilars
Although healthcare reform paved the way for a regulatory pathway for biosimilars, the biopharmaceutical industry is facing a world of uncertainty as developers and regulators navigate their way through this shifting landscape. Biosimilar Defined » A “biosimilar" is a biological product that i...
By Denise Myshko • March 29, 2011 -
What's New
The INSTITUTE OF CONTINUING HEALTHCARE EDUCATION and healthcare simulation technology developer HUMAN CONDITION HEALTH (HCH) are working together to develop learner-driven continuing medical education (CME) for healthcare professionals with a long-term focus on improving patient outcomes. Throug...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 28, 2011 -
Thought Leaders
Ryan Abbate. President, Pacific Communications, a healthcare communications agency that offers strategic and tactical communications solutions. For more information, visit pacific-com.com. Edward Abrahams, Ph.D. President,The Personalized Medicine Coalition, which brings together the academ...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 7, 2011 -
The End of the Arms Race
After more than a decade of crowding physicians’ offices with as many sales reps who would fit, the pendulum has swung dramatically in the other direction. The industry’s field ranks have been reduced dramatically, and now sales reps are crowding unemployment offices. Not just a Hired Gun Terren...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 7, 2011 -
Everyone is Watching
The advent and growth of federal and state compliance regulations and the monitoring of those regulations have absolutely been game changers in the life-sciences industry over the last 10 years, says Peter Sandford, executive VP of NXLevel Solutions, a developer of technology-delivered learning a...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 7, 2011 -
The Patent Cliff
As companies look to fill the estimated $16 billion in annual revenue expected to be lost to generics over the next five years alone, they must become more adept at life-cycle management, pursuing viable reimbursement strategies, and developing evidence-based communications. If it seems as thoug...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 7, 2011