Biotech: Page 43

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    Biotech Clusters

    held in Toronto in June, drew exhibitors from 28 countries and 47 U.S. states many of whom were in attendance to unveil their region’s assets as biotechnology centers of excellence. The message being delivered was biotech “cluster.” State and city officials were eager to reach out to the 15,000 p...

    By Alex Robinson and Taren Grom • Nov. 4, 2009
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    Animal Farm — The Promise of Xenotransplantation

    Animal Farm BY DENISE MYSHKO NO ONE WOULD DISPUTE THAT THERE IS A SHORTAGE OF HEARTS, KIDNEYS, OR LIVERS FOR THOSE WHO REQUIRE A NEW ONE. Last year in the United States alone, 6,000 people died while awaiting an organ transplant. Campaigns to increase organ donation have been somewhat successful ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Nov. 4, 2009
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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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    Talent Pool

    Pharma POOL Andrew R.J. BONFIELD Bristol Myers Squibb Appoints New Senior VP and Chief Financial Officer Andrew R.J. Bonfield joins Bristol Myers Squibb as senior VP and chief financial officer. Mr. Bonfield, 39, served most recently as executive director of finance at BGGroup Plc., a multibillio...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Nov. 3, 2009
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    E-Media

    NEW ELECTRONIC AND WEBBASED APPLICATIONS, SITES, AND TECHNOLOGIES West Pharmaceutical Services Inc. has launched eWestDirect.com, the industry’s first ecommerce enabled Website focused on supporting cus tomers with online technical guidance,as well as a source for buying pharma ceutical closures....

    By PharmaVoice Team • Nov. 3, 2009
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    CROs: Mission Possible

    MISSION ANALYSTS … JOSEPH AVELLONE,M.D. President and CEO,Veritas Medicine Inc., Cambridge, Mass.;Veritas Medicine is a leading provider of Internet and patientdatabase services to identify and recruit patients into appropriate clinical trials ALFRED G.CHILDERS,PH.D. Principal and president of ad...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Nov. 2, 2009
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    Debby Jo Blank — Point-Blank

    “IT’S NOT AS HARD AS IT SOUNDS,” Dr. Blank responds when asked how she juggles the myriad tasks assigned to her as chief business officer of healthcare and agriculture at Genencor International Inc. “Genencor has an objectivesetting process every year and we run the company by organizing our acti...

    By Kim Ribbink • Nov. 2, 2009
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    Image is Everything

    Research into the human genome and intricate studies of disease states are opening the door to personalized therapy. But for those therapies to reach the right target audience, accurate and early diagnosis of disease are essential. Amersham Health, which develops and markets diagnostic pharmaceut...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Nov. 2, 2009
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    Talent Pool

    Pharma POOL Robert GELBARD ICN Pharmaceuticals Appoints Former Ambassador to Head International Efforts Former Ambassador Robert Gelbard joins ICN Pharmaceuticals Inc. as senior VP for international affairs and government relations. Mr. Gelbard is the com pany representative with foreign governme...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Nov. 2, 2009
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    E-Media

    NEW ELECTRONIC AND WEBBASED APPLICATIONS, SITES, AND TECHNOLOGIES BioSpace Inc., a provider of Webbased products and information services to the life sciences industry, has formed a collaboration with MediBic, a Japanese bioventure company, to exchange information in an effort to support new biot...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Nov. 2, 2009
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    What's New

    WHAT’S NEW NEW HEALTHCARERELATED PRODUCTS, SERVICES, AND COMPANIES Noonan Russo Communications has agreed to merge its operations with the public relations division of Euro RSCG Healthview, establishing a new company — Noonan Russo Presence Euro RSCG. The new entity, a differentiated communicatio...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Oct. 30, 2009
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    Supplier Showcase

    AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group AmerisourceBergen Corp. 3101 Gaylord Pkwy. Frisco, TX 75034 Phone: 469-365-7000 www.absg.com AmerisourceBergen Specialty Group provides comprehensive resources to market, support and deliver specialty pharmaceutical products to providers and patients. Our ­Knowle...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Oct. 27, 2009
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    Letter from the Editor

    Publisher Lisa Banket Editor Taren Grom Creative Director Marah Walsh EDitorS Carolyn Gretton Denise Myshko Kim Ribbink design associate Ariel Medel national account manager Cathy Tracy CIRCULATION Kathy Deiuliis Copyright 2009 by PharmaLinx LLC, Titusville, NJ Printed in the U.S.A. Vol...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Oct. 27, 2009
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    What's on your mind: Opinions

    WHAT’S on your mind Beyond the Basics A friendly work environment goes a long way. Flexibility to move your schedule around to accommodate issues related to family/kids also is important. An industrysize salary, and a fair bonus system based on work effort com bined with good insurances and 401K ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Oct. 23, 2009
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    Talent Pool

    Pharmaceutical POOL Dr. Per FALK Novo Nordisk Names Clinical Research Head for North America Novo Nordisk, a global healthcare company focusing on diabetes care, has appointed Per Falk, M.D., Ph.D., as VP for clinical, medical, and regulatory affairs for North America. Dr. Falk leads clinical res...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Sept. 28, 2009
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    E-Media

    New Electronic and Web-based Applications, Sites, and Technologies Featured Briefs: Inclinical, Terrosa Offer Collaborative CTMS Subscription Services Pharsight Offers PK Data Management Solution Compass Healthcare Leverages Social Media in Community Website IMS Health Speeds Access to Promotiona...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Sept. 28, 2009
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    PharmaTrax

    Biopharma Firms Increasingly Seek Marketing Role in Licensing Deals Large pharmaceutical companies’ growing reliance on alliances and in-licensing to gain access to technologies and new molecular entities from biopharmaceutical firms has strengthened the bargaining position for firms offering the...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 21, 2009
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    What's New

    New healthcare-related products, services, and companies FDA Anticounterfeiting Draft Focuses on Chemical Identifiers The FDA has issued a draft guidance on the use of inks, pigments, flavors, and other physical-chemical identifiers (PCIDs) by manufacturers of solid oral dosage forms, which inclu...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 21, 2009
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    UpFront

    FDA Vision 6-part Plan to Support Public Health Commissioner of Food and Drugs Margaret A. Hamburg, M.D., has outlined her commitment “to prevent harm to the American people" through swift, aggressive, and effective enforcement of FDA laws and regulations. She highlighted six initial steps design...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 20, 2009
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    What's New

    Ribotsky Worldwide Inc., a fullservice communications company, has expanded its offerings to clients through a new division. Strategic Healthcare Solutions provides healthcare markettrends analy sis, competitive market and brand analysis, and healthcare marketcommunications analysis. Strate gic H...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 12, 2009
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    Who's on the List by Section

    The Commanders & Chiefs 12 Ahsan Awan Ross Bjella Laurie Cooke, R.Ph. John Farinacci Tuan Ha-Ngoc Fred Hassan Thomas Hughes, Ph.D. Greg Johnson Rick Keefer Kyle Kennedy William Maichle John Maraganore, Ph.D. Francois Nader, M.D. Nader Naeymi-Rad Angus Russell Laurent Schockmel, DVM Jeffrey St...

    By PharmaVoice Team • July 30, 2009
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    The Reading List

    NON-FICTION Memo to the President: How We Can Restore America’s Reputation and Leadership • Madeleine Albright Making it all Work: Winning at the Game of Work and the Business of Life • David Allen Who Goes First?: The Story of Self-Experimentation in Medicine • Lawrence K. Altman It’s Not About ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • July 30, 2009
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    What's New

    New Healthcare-related Products, Services, and Companies Featured Briefs: GfK Launches Managed Markets Practice CDM Launches Division Focused on Healthcare Branding Brandtectonics Access Establishes U.S. Office inVentiv Health Rebrands Strategy and Analytics Business GSK, Pfizer Combine HIV Asset...

    By PharmaVoice Team • July 29, 2009
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    PharmaTrax

    Sales, Marketing, and R&D Trends from Industry Analysts Featured Briefs: Clarity of Strategy Crucial to Pharma Licensing Success Personalized Medicine and the Payoff for Diagnostic Companies China Remains Promising Market Despite Global Pharma Challenges Sidebar: China Disclosed M&A Deals...

    By PharmaVoice Team • July 29, 2009
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    Who's on the List by Company

    Acadia Pharmaceuticals Inc. John Kaiser 68 Acorda Therapeutics Inc. Ron Cohen, M.D. 39 Alnylam Pharmaceuticals John Maraganore, Ph.D. 24 AMR Research Hussain Mooraj 107 Amylin Pharmaceuticals Joseph Martinez 76 Astellas Pharma US Charlotte Berlin 64 AVEO Pharmaceuticals Inc. Tuan Ha-Ngoc 20 Avid ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • July 29, 2009
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    Letter from the Editor

    The PharmaVOICE 100: 2009 PharmaVOICE is honored to bring you its fifth annual special issue celebrating 100 of the most inspiring individuals in the life-sciences industry. This issue, which is called the feel-good issue of the year, is packed with in-depth profiles showcasing the industry’s bes...

    By Taren Grom • July 29, 2009