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On the Calendar
Coming Attractions Denice Torres, president of McNeil Consumer Healthcare, a Johnson & Johnson company, has been named the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association’s 2015 Woman of the Year (WOTY). She will be honored at the 26th Woman of the Year event at the New York Hilton Midtown on Thursday...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 1, 2015 -
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Talent Pool
Biotechnology Pool Tony Hunt Repligen Names CEO Repligen, a life-sciences company focused on the development and commercialization of high-value consumable products used in the process of manufacturing biological drugs, has appointed Tony Hunt as CEO. Mr. Hunt, currently Repligen’s chief operatin...
By PharmaVoice Team • March 1, 2015 -
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Last Word
Engaging Patients Through Social Media Siva Nadarajah, General Manager of Social Media, IMS Health, talks about how pharma companies can be successful in social media. PV: Why is social media important for pharmaceutical companies? Nadarajah: Social media can provide a great lens into sentiment, ...
By Siva Nadarajah • March 1, 2015 -
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The Internet of Things: Beyond Hype and Into Reality
Still high from the excitement of the hundreds of innovative and extreme IoT gadgets featured at the International Consumer Electronic show held in Las Vegas every year, healthcare thought leaders are buzzing with the plethora of healthcare opportunities presented by biosensing technology and rem...
By Robin Robinson • March 1, 2015 -
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The Wearables Craze
The coolest thing about wearable devices used for tracking biometric data is not what they are today, but what they will be in the future. Wearables, now used by about 20% of the population, are predicted to become as second nature to consumers as mobile phones, providing seamless and valuable in...
By Robin Robinson • March 1, 2015 -
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Closed Formularies Making A Comeback
Pharmacy benefit managers (PBM) over the last few years have been reverting to a once-common practice of closed formularies and formulary exclusions. This is happening, PBM leaders say, for a number of reasons, including the growing number of new and high-cost specialty products, cost increases a...
By Denise Myshko • March 1, 2015 -
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Cancer: Understanding The Patient Journey
Industry leaders talk often about being focused on patients, developing outcomes-based solutions, providing value to patients, and developing personalized and precision medicine. But what does it mean to be patient-centric in the pharmaceutical industry? Is it patient engagement? Is it addressing...
By Denise Myshko • March 1, 2015 -
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Venezuela: Finding Opportunities Among the Challenges
Venezuela, officially known as the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, is one of the most urbanized countries in South America. The vast majority of its population — about 30 million people — live in cities in the north, particularly in the capital Caracas. Best known for its vast oil industry, Ven...
By Kim Ribbink • March 1, 2015 -
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SHOWCASE FEATURE: Market Research: Data Are Driving Decisions
According to the authors of the GreenBook Blog, which provides original insight into the challenges faced by the market research industry today, there are several major trends (see related box on this page) that collectively paint a picture of an industry that is facing many challenges, but also ...
By Taren Grom • March 1, 2015 -
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Creating a Multichannel Marketing Approach
No one in the pharma industry who is charged with building relationships with physicians should be surprised about the increasing need to engage in the digital space with HCPs, and to provide clear, concise brand and product messages that can be easily shared across multiple channels. What might ...
By Dan Brilot • March 1, 2015 -
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Payer Perspectives on PROs: Now and in the Future
“Let’s talk." That’s what we said to a cross-section of health care payers to gauge how they felt about using evidence from patient reported outcome surveys (PROs) when making coverage decisions for pharmaceuticals. The input we received during our in-depth conversations provided valuable insight...
By Martha Bayliss • March 1, 2015 -
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C-Suite: EHR/EMR
Electronic Heath Records/ Electronic Medical Records We asked C-suite executives from the EHR/EMR arena where the greatest opportunities for improvement lie and what the greatest barriers to adoption are. Rob Cosinuke Chief Marketing Officer, athenahealth President, Epocrates, an athenahealth ser...
By Taren Grom • March 1, 2015 -
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Letter from the Editor
The Evolution Revolution Over the past couple of years, PharmaVOICE has been reporting on the industry’s move from a pill-based model to one in which the customer, or patient, is at the center. We’ve heard from analysts and thought leaders why this shift — driven by myriad factors, such as the ch...
By Taren Grom • Feb. 1, 2015 -
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UpFront
Film to Shed Light on Neurological Condition The film crew chats with Kirk J., a young stroke victim currently coping with PBA. Avanir Pharmaceuticals has begun production of The PBA Film Project, a documentary to provide an intimate look at six real people living with a little-known neuro...
By PharmaVoice Team • Feb. 1, 2015 -
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The Network
Instagram Emerging as Pharma Friendly Trending Now: Verified badges and a high number of disease state group users bring Instagram within pharma marketing reach. Instagram began offering verified badges for brands at the end of 2014. The badges are designed to make it easier for people to identi...
By PharmaVoice Team • Feb. 1, 2015 -
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What's New
Dohmen Life Science Services Acquires Siren Interactive Trending now: Holistic patient-service model complemented by rare disease expertise. Dohmen Life Science Services, a provider of outsourced business services for biopharma and medtech innovators, has acquired Siren Interactive Corp., a rar...
By PharmaVoice Team • Feb. 1, 2015 -
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Pharma Trax
Top 30 Pharma Companies R&D Spending Increases Trending Now: The overall increase in R&D spending was partly due to drug makers advancing their pipeline programs into later-stage clinical trials. The world’s leading 30 pharmaceutical companies spent a combined $112 billion on research and...
By PharmaVoice Team • Feb. 1, 2015 -
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Talent Pool
Executive appointments and promotions in the healthcare industry Pharma Pool Dr. Julie Gerberding Merck Strengthens Executive Team Merck has named Julie Gerberding, M.D., as executive VP for strategic communications, global public policy and population health. In this newly created executive comm...
By PharmaVoice Team • Feb. 1, 2015 -
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Last Word
Addressing the Needs of THOSE WITH RARE DISEASES Peter Saltonstall, President and CEO of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), talks about recent orphan drug approvals. PV: 2014 was a record year for orphan drug approvals. What are your predictions for the orphan drug space for 201...
By Peter Saltonstall • Feb. 1, 2015 -
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Re-Imagining the Future of the Life-sciences Industry
The pharmaceutical industry — after facing dramatic changes over the past 10 years or so — has more transformative changes ahead. With an increasingly restrictive physician landscape, an ever-changing payer market, and technological advances that are speeding processes and improving data collecti...
By Robin Robinson • Feb. 1, 2015 -
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Marketing in a Digital World
As consumer use of mobile — especially smartphones — reaches critical mass, a truly integrated digital strategy is not only necessary, but positions the channel as the central port of entry for the customer experience. Back in the dawn of mobile marketing, pharma companies often viewed mobile as ...
By Robin Robinson • Feb. 1, 2015 -
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Gen Y - Gen How
Whether you want to hire them or sell them a product, meeting the needs of Millennials requires new strategies. As the newest generation of healthcare consumers and employment pool, the Gen Y population — all 77 million of them — want you to know something. They want to be happy, they want to ...
By Robin Robinson • Feb. 1, 2015 -
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Ireland: Set to Soar Again
The Irish pharmaceutical market has grown exponentially over the past 50 years thanks to a skilled talent pool, trusted environment, and good government incentives. The Republic of Ireland, a country of about 4.7 million people, is a member of the European Union and today ranks as one of the we...
By Kim Ribbink • Feb. 1, 2015 -
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SHOWCASE FEATURE: Outsourcing: Outsourcing in a New Era
Companies continue to examine new ways to optimize operations and capitalize on efficiencies through partnerships. As the industry continues to move to a more patient-centric model, which encompasses all aspects of the continuum from R&D through commercialization, CROs and other service partn...
By Taren Grom • Feb. 1, 2015 -
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A New and Better Commercial Model for Enhanced Value
By combining the expertise of a CRO with that of a contract commercial organization, an outsourced provider can help clients bring business strategy to science and scientific expertise to business. Those companies able to take strategic advantage of this new model will be better positioned to foc...
By Michael Griffith • Feb. 1, 2015
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