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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 -
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 -
Explore the Trendline➔
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TrendlineArtificial intelligence & machine learning
After years of excited buzz around the potential of artificial intelligence and machine learning, pharma has begun to realize the true implications and potential value of these technologies.
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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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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...
By Taren Grom • Aug. 1, 2015 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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 -
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...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015 -
Fun Facts About the PharmaVOICE 100
Where they were born? The PharmaVOICE 100 may come from all over, but what they have in common is a sincere desire to improve the lives of patients everywhere. What was their first job? We thought it would be fun to know how these highly successful executives earned their first paychecks. As it t...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015 -
Overcoming the Challenges that Hinder Innovation
PharmaVOICE 100 honorees discuss the challenges that the industry needs to overcome to support future innovation. Between 2009 and 2014, the annual growth rate for the top 25 life-sciences companies slowed from the prior decade’s double-digit average to only 1% annually, according to a recent rep...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015 -
Innovation In a Patient-Centric World
From healthcare reform to the push for value in medicines to personalized healthcare, the patient is now at the center of, well, everything. This means that pharmaceutical companies are now required to create a new paradigm, with the patient at the center. An initiative that began last year withi...
By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 1, 2015 -
Letter from the Editor
In the rare disease community there is saying: Alone we are rare, together we are strong. Wendy White, senior VP, for rare diseases, at Dohmen Life Science Services, a board member of Global Genes, and the president of the Heathcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA), shared her personal rare dis...
By Taren Grom • June 1, 2015 -
The Calendar
Coming Attractions The annual BIO International Convention, June 15-18, 2015, in Philadelphia covers the wide spectrum of life-sciences innovations and application areas. Drug discovery, biomanufacturing, genomics, biofuels, nanotechnology, and cell therapy are just a few of the industries repre...
By PharmaVoice Team • June 1, 2015 -
Talent Pool
Biopharma Pool David Allsop Amicus Therapeutics Appoints Senior VP, International Amicus Therapeutics, a biopharmaceutical company at the forefront of therapies for rare and orphan diseases, has appointed David Allsop as senior VP, international. He is responsible for Amicus’ international organi...
By PharmaVoice Team • June 1, 2015 -
Talent Pool
Biopharma Pool Steven Ertel Dr. Matthew Sherman Acceleron Pharma Announces Executive Appointments and Promotions Acceleron Pharma, a clinical stage biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of novel therapeutic candidates that regulate cellular growth...
By PharmaVoice Team • May 1, 2015