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    Opportunity Knocks: As Doctors Join the Blog Party

    Opportunity Knocks: As Doctors Join the Blog Party The E-Arena Heather Greene Program Director, Avenue-e Health Strategies, an S&H Company Anthony Manson Executive VP, Avenue-e Health Strategies, an S&H Company Celeste Kolanko Director of Education, Avenue-e Health Strategies...

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    Who's on the List

    The Commanders and Chiefs Thomas L. Adams, L.H.D., CAE Mark J. Ahn, Ph.D. Glenn Bilawsky John Cline Scott D. Cotherman Cameron Durrant, M.D., MBA Matt Giegerich Dennis Gillings, CBE, Ph.D. Joseph L. Herring Louisa Holland Nancy Lurker Alan MacKenzie David Mott Barbara Pritchard Robert R. Ruffolo ...

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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 Practitioners

    The Practitioners These world-class practitioners are leading the charge to bring advanced medical solutions to the fore to improve medical outcomes. Dr. Stephen Sener Facilitating the evolution of the concepts of “quality care” and “healthcare access” into the current lexicon and consciousness i...

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    The Mentors

    The Mentors In addition to their day-to-day responsibilities, these corporate leaders carve out substantial amounts of time to mentor and develop the next generation of industry leaders. Mario Nacinovich Jr. A 360-Degree Visionary With an all-around perspective that balances the needs of his staf...

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    The Brand Builders

    Jay Carter The Brand Builders The Michael Jordan of Medical Advertising Although he aspires to humility, Jay Carter is described by those who know him as the “Michael Jordan of Medical Advertising.” His staff members refer to this team captain’s management style as “bench strength.” When extra he...

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    The Technologists

    The Technologists Dr. Robert Lyons A Technological Visionary When Persuading pharmaceutical companies to adopt new technologies and ideas that are foreign to them it helps if the one doing the persuading is a force in driving the industry’s evolution from paper-based data collection to electronic...

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    The Researchers & Scientists

    The Researchers & Scientists Through their contributions to research and science, these exemplary individuals make the R&D engine run. Dr. Giulio Vita A Proud Legacy Dr. giulio vita, former president of science and technology at bristol-myers, is remembered by his colleagues and peers as ...

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    Who's on the List

    The PharmaVOICE 100 Who’s on the List — 2005 Indexed by Company Affiliation August 2005 Abelson-Taylor Inc. Jay Carter Abelson-Taylor Inc. Dale Taylor Abgenix Inc. Lorin Roskos, Ph.D. Advanced Health Kevin McMurtry Media Inc. Alcon Inc. Susan Orr, O.D. Alfacell Corp. Kuslima Shogen Alta Partners ...

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    The PharmaVOICE 100 - Letter from the Editor

    The PharmaVOICE 100 was inspired by the men and women who graciously consent to share their insights on the various trends and challenges facing the life-sciences industry on a monthly basis. We are continually fired up by their knowledge and willingness to raise their voices and bring their uniq...

    By Taren Grom • Jan. 2, 2008
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    Table of Contents

    Table of Contents The Commanders and Chiefs From the presidents of major pharmaceutical companies to top executives at specialty and biotechnology companies to the leaders of companies that support the industry, these men and women are shaping the life-sciences industry. The Risk Takers The archi...

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    The Commanders and Chiefs

    PharmaVOICE 100 These top-level executives are at the forefront, leading change within the industry and guiding their companies to success. Guided by Values David Mott It has been said that how individuals respond to adversity often defines their character. David Mott, president, CEO, and vice ch...

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    PharmaOutlet

    HIPAA’s Impact on Informed Consent The first-ever federal privacy standards — Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) — to protect patients’ medical records and other health information provided to health plans, doctors, hospitals, and other healthcare providers took effect Ap...

    By Lynn Meyer and Sandra Young • Jan. 2, 2008
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    PharmaTrax

    Sales, Marketing, and R&D Trends from Industry Analysts PharmaTrax Licensing Activity Key Component For Future Business-Development Strategies As competition in the pharmaceutical market continues to grow, effective business-development strategies are expected to become critical to maintain m...

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    PharmaCounsel

    The Effects of the HIPAA Privacy Policy Rule on Clinical Research and Registries On April 14, 2003, the privacy rule took effect and most covered entities must now comply with its provisions. The rule establishes minimum federal standards for safeguarding the privacy of individually identifiable ...

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    A More Efficient FDA for the Device World

    A More Efficient FDA for the Device World By Denise Myshko Quicker review times are an expected result of user fees, but in the device industry they provide a valuable resource as the sector employs technological advances as part of its submissions. If user fees work for prescription drugs, they ...

    By Denise Myshko • Jan. 2, 2008
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    Accurately Costing a Clinical Trial

    Accurately Costing a Clinical Trial By Denise Myshko Streamlining the budget process not only leads to more accurate resource allocation, it also allows for better predictions and creates more accurate clinical-trial planning. July 2003 Clinical-trial spending has increased considerably over the ...

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    Advocacy Relations: Finding Common Ground

    Advocacy Relations: Finding Common Ground Forum By Elisabeth Pena Villarroel Where patient health is concerned, the goals of pharmaceutical companies and advocacy groups intersect. Teri Cox Cox Communications Partners People know about Breast Cancer Awareness Month and Prostate Cancer Awareness M...

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    Clinical Data Strategies for Performance Optimization

    Octagon Research Solutions Inc. Data Standards Organizations that hesitate to embrace these standards as opportunities will be at a competitive disadvantage. They will continue to struggle with the tactical “cost” of transforming the ...

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    E-Media

    New Electronic and Web-based Applications, Sites, and Technologies E-Media June 2005 PharmaVOICE SAS Upgrades Scientific Discovery Solutions In response to the need for modernization in the drug-development process, SAS Institute Inc. has made significant upgrades and additions to its Scientific ...

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    E-Media

    November 2003E-media MDS Pharma Express is intuitive, user-friendly, and designed to operate with minimal computer requirements and the highest level of Internet security –providing easy access to current study status information in real time, anytime. MDS Electronic Data-Delivery System Allows f...

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    The Continuing Evolution of EDC

    Paper may still reign supreme, but the EDC industry is coming of age. There is widespread agreement — at least intuitively — that the use of an electronic device or software application that allows direct data entry into electronic format has the potential to reduce time and money within the drug...

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    After They Walk Out the Door

    After They Walk Out the Door By Elisabeth Pena Pharmaceutical companies recognize that direct-to-consumer campaigns have to address compliance with treatment regimens if they are to hold on to patients after they leave the doctor’s office. The messages in direct-to-consumer advertising are shifti...

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    Dr. Sidney Pestka -- A Father of Invention

    Dr. Sidney Pestka — A Father of Invention by Kim Ribbink With a wealth of discoveries and other scientific achievements to his name, Sidney Pestka, Ph.D., has positioned his company — PBL Biomedical Laboratories and its subsidiary PBL Therapeutics — to lead the charge in cutting-edge research. Si...

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    What's New

    Society of Hospital Medicine Launches New Medical Journal The Society of Hospital Medicine plans to launch a new peer-reviewed medical journal, The Journal of Hospital Medicine, in 2006. The journal will promote the science and practice of hospital medicine and the enhancement of in-patient care....

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    Talent Pool

    Pharma POOL Kevin Guthrie Thom Rowland Solvay Promotes VPs Solvay Pharmaceuticals, Marietta, Ga., a pharmaceutical company focused on cardiology, gastroenterology, mental health, women’s health, and select specialized markets, has promoted Kevin Guthrie to VP of commercial operations, neuroscienc...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008