Biotech: Page 31


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    City Centers of Excellence

    There is no disputing that the top two centers of R&D excellence in the country are San Francisco and Cambridge, Mass. However, there is much friendly debate between the two locations on which hub actually takes first place. While Bloomberg Business recently ranked Massachusetts No. 1 for inn...

    By Robin Robinson • June 1, 2017
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    Innovator's Corner

    Patients with end-stage renal disease need life-sustaining dialysis, an artificial process that removes waste and water from the blood. Dialysis, however, often requires access to blood vessels either through fistulas — a connection between the vein and artery — grafts, or catheters, which can le...

    By Jeffrey Lawson • Sept. 1, 2016
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    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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    Who's On The List by Section

    This article contains the list of 100 honorees. If you want to read the article featuring a particular person, please view the Section in which he/she is featured. Commanders & Chiefs Julie Adrian    Chandler Chicco Agency, inVentiv Health Mary Anderson    Ogilvy CommonHealth Medical Educatio...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2016
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    Born Leaders A Global Perspective

    This year, the homelands of the PharmaVOICE 100 account for almost 20 different countries or territories — from Russia to the West Indies, from Scotland to New Zealand, and from the United States to Australia and various points in between. Six of our honorees — Ken Keller, Stu Libby, Jennifer Mat...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2016
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    Bucket List

    The PharmaVOICE 100 honorees have a wide range of interests. They are interested in travel, adventure, and giving back. Download PDF

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2016
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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...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2016
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    The Innovation Spark Catches Fire

    Medical innovation can help patients live longer, healthier, and more productive lives. Innovative medicines developed by America’s biopharmaceutical research companies have helped increase childhood cancer survival rates from 58% in 1970 to 83% today and have contributed to declining death rates...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2016
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    Reading List

    What are they reading? The PharmaVOICE 100 are continually curious and are always eager to expand their knowledge base. This is a sample of both their professional and personal reading pursuits.                                                     Download PDF

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2016
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    Last Word

    Getting Past the “Pharma Bro" How Smaller Biotechs Continue to Strive for the Well-Being of Patients Denis Corin, CEO of Q BioMed, believes Martin Shkreli’s actions drowned the positive work of hundreds of thousands of good corporate citizens in the industry. PV: Martin Shkreli’s decision to in...

    By Denis Corin • April 1, 2016
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    What's New

    BIO Undergoes a Facelift Trending now:  Innovation is at heart of updated BIO model. To better reflect the remarkable progress and groundbreaking innovations its members achieve in healing, fueling, and feeding the world, BIO — the world’s largest biotechnology trade association — has changed its...

    By PharmaVoice Team • March 1, 2016
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    Tools of the Trade

    Exco InTouch Launches Mobile Technology Suite for Clinical Trials  Trending now:  New product suite supports patients, sites, and sponsors throughout the clinical journey. Exco InTouch, a provider of patient engagement and data capture solutions for clinical research and healthcare providers, has...

    By PharmaVoice Team • March 1, 2016
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    The Calendar

    Coming Attractions The Pennsylvania BIO 2016 Annual Dinner and Awards Celebration is the premier event of the season for the life-sciences industry in Pennsylvania. On March 10th, more than 1,000 attendees will convene for this can’t-miss event Thursday, March 10, 2016, at the PA Convention Cente...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Feb. 1, 2016
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    Reflections and Predictions

    The world today is much different from when PharmaVOICE began publishing 15 years ago. In the United States, George W. Bush had just taken office, replacing Bill Clinton. Today, Jeb Bush and Hillary Clinton are running for president. Okay, so while some of the names in politics remain the same, t...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Feb. 1, 2016
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    The Calendar

    Coming Attractions CNS Summit 2015 will take place Oct. 8 – Oct. 11 at the Boca Raton Resort & Club, Boca Raton, Fla.  The CNS Summit is committed to collaboration among all stakeholders, with the objective of advancing drug development. It is in this spirit of collaboration that all CNS Summ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Oct. 1, 2015
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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
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    The Calendar

    Coming Attractions The Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association’s (HBA) Annual Conference — Influence and Impact: Imagine the Possibilities — will take place November 3-5, 2015, at the Marriott Marquis in Atlanta. More than 1,200 executives — women and men — will convene to engage in meaningful dia...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Sept. 1, 2015
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    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
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    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...

    By Taren Grom • Aug. 1, 2015
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    UpFront

    High School Students from Canada and Arizona Receive Top Honors in BioGENEius Challenge Winners of the annual International BioGENEius Challenge were announced at the 2015 BIO International Convention in Philadelphia. Anvita Gupta (12th Grade, Scottsdale, Ariz.) received top prize for the Global ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015
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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...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015
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    The Calendar

    Coming Attractions The PharmaVOICE 100 Celebration, to be held Sept. 17, at the Apella Event Space Riverpark Tom Colicchio Restaurant located at The Alexandria Center for Life Science, convenes the most influential and inspirational leaders from across all sectors of the life-sciences industry. P...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015
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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...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015
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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...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015
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    Commanders & Chiefs

    Mark Timney Title: President and CEO Company: Purdue Pharma LP Education: Bachelor’s Degree in Sports, majoring in Marketing, Newcastle Polytechnic, (now Northumbria University) Family: Wife, Michelle; son, Aidan, 12 Bucket List: Attend a European Champions League final, in which Liverpool wins A...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015
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    Entrepreneurs

    Elizabeth Holmes Title: Chairman, CEO, Founder Company: Theranos Education: Honorary doctorate degree, Pepperdine University Awards/Honors:  Youngest person to be awarded the Horatio Alger Award; TIME 100 Most Influential People in the World in 2015; Best Health Startup, Crunchies Awards, 2015; T...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015