Leadership: Page 25

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    The Risk Takers

    These entrepreneurs are redefining the life-sciences industry through innovative approaches to improving technologies, processes, services, and ultimately patient care. Susan Miller Viray Concrete Concepts There are two things Susan Miller Viray always tells her direct reports: always show grace ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    Special Feature: DIA Preview

    A Note from the Editor PharmaVOICE is pleased to publish this Special Feature showcasing the new products, services, tools, as well as analysis and trends from dozens of clinical-services companies that will be attending and exhibiting at the DIA 43rd Annual Meeting in Atlanta, June 18-22, 2007. ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    Clinical trial diversity

    As pharma wises up to the fact that the current playbook for improving clinical trial diversity has yet to make a meaningful impact, the quest is on to refine that approach.

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    New Directions for Clinical Directors

    By Denise Myshko As drug development continues to become global and more complex, the clinical director’s role is changing as well. The function of the clinical director has broadened from a purely medical and scientific advisory role to being the clinical leader responsible for the design and de...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    On the Calendar

    On the Calendar May 2007 Your Source for Life-Sciences Events and Conference Information Professional education is an ongoing endeavor for most executives. PharmaVOICE has partnerships with every major conference provider serving the life-sciences industry. PharmaVOICE is distributed at more than...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    Marketplace

    AXIOM Professional Health Learning 790 Township Line Rd. Ste. 175 Yardley, PA 19067 Phone: 267-757-0200 axiom-health.com Prepared. Consistent. Confident. AXIOM learning simulations provide sales representatives with a realistic, risk-free environment where they can practice applyin...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    A Constellation of Talent

    By Taren Grom, Editor A salute to this year’s Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association Rising Stars. The HBA Rising Star Class of 2007 is personified by 81 outstanding women who demonstrate clear leadership abilities, have an appreciation for mentors and role models, and who are not afraid to chart...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    On the Calendar

    April 15-19 Society for Biomolecular Sciences 13th Annual Conference & Exhibition Palais de Congres de Montreal, Montreal, Canada For more information, contact Marietta Manoni, Society for Biomolecular Sciences, at 203-743-1336, e-mail [email protected], or visit sbsonline.org. April 16-17 ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    Talent Pool

    Pharma POOL Dr. Lou Barbato Tikvah Names VP, Clinical R&D, and Chief Medical Officer Atlanta-based Tikvah Therapeutics has named Lou Barbato, M.D., as VP, clinical research and development, and chief medical officer. Tikvah acquires, develops, and commercializes novel therapeutics related to ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    On the Calendar

    On the Calendar February 2007 Industry Events Your Source for Life-Sciences Events and Conference Information Professional education is an ongoing endeavor for most executives. PharmaVOICE has partnerships with every major conference provider serving the life-sciences industry. PharmaVOICE is dis...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    Talent Pool

    Talent Pool Executive Appointments and Promotions Pharma POOL Mark Acosta Diana Bodden Anne Carlson Robert Corrie Cynthia Devereux Barry Gorewit Patrick Gose Darbi James Lawrence Kristoff Richard Laurie Randy Lawson Dr. David Levin Rita Myers June Nguyen Lynda Parker Bradley Pierson John Schillo ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    PharmaOutlet

    Medicare Part D: It’s Crunch Time … Again Manufacturers are facing déjà vu with Part D. While the 2006 Part D year recently came to a close and the 2007 Part D year is nascent, crucial decisions related to 2008 Part D are right around the corner. The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CM...

    By Kevin Barnett • Jan. 2, 2008
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    UpFront

    PDUFA Update FDA Requests $87.4 million increase The FDA has put before Congress its recommendations for reauthorizing the Prescription Drug User Fee program (PDUFA). If adopted, PDUFA IV — the fourth reauthorization since the program began almost 15 years ago — would significantly broaden and up...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    PharmaOutlet

    Greg Sarian discusses executive trading rules. Contributed by Greg Sarian In an age when corporate scandals are top of mind and full financial disclosure is a must, executives may find it difficult to trade their company’s stock without raising eyebrows about how their insider knowledge may have ...

    By Greg Sarian • Jan. 2, 2008
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    A Commitment to Public Health -- Dr. Barbara DeBuono

    By Kim Ribbink Dr. Barbara DeBuono, as Senior Consultant to the WHO, was assigned to the organization’s SEARO, Southeast Asia Regional Office in New Delhi, India, to review public-health aspects of the tsunami relief and recovery operations. She worked with the WHO offices in India, Maldives, and...

    By Kim Ribbink • Jan. 2, 2008
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    Table of Contents

    On the Cover Sales and marketing compliance As pharmaceutical manufacturers continue to refine and adjust their compliance policies to meet a slew of regulations over the past five years, they also are looking ahead and preparing for regulatory changes that could create many challenges. Features ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    On the Calendar

    January 16-17 Pharma Pricing Strategies Radisson SAS, Rome For more information, contact Martin Manik, Jacob Fleming Group, at 42-12-5825-2729, e-mail [email protected], or visit jacobfleming.com. January 16-18 Pharmaceutical Leaders’ Summit Delray Beach Marriott, Delray Beach, Fla. F...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    On the Calendar

    November 15 Turn Market Research into a Competitive Advantage McCann Erickson Building, New York For more information, contact Laura DeGroot, Healthcare Marketing & Communications Council, at 610-868-8299, e-mail [email protected], or visit hmc-council.org. November 15-16 International Pa...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    Addressing the Silo Mentality

    The industry is made up of hundreds of companies, public and private, large and small, some with highly developed R&D and commercial capabilities, and some with little more than two brilliant scientists and a molecule. cross-functional communications Anyone who works in the pharmaceutical and...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    The Winds of Change Continue for the CME Community

    medical education The updated criteria for CME means there will be an increased emphasis on measuring the outcomes of education. In recent years, the CME community has demonstrated the ability to manage complex change in the processes related to seeking funding, as well as assuring independence a...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    Letter from the Editor -- A Year in Preview

    As another year comes to a close, it’s natural to stop and take stock of the events that have shaped the industry and to look ahead in anticipation of what’s next on the horizon. Once again, PharmaVOICE appreciates the time that so many industry executives took out of their busy schedules to comm...

    By Taren Grom • Jan. 2, 2008
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    On the Calendar

    Industry Events October 2006 Your Source for Life-Sciences Events and Conference Information Professional education is an ongoing endeavor for most executives. PharmaVOICE has partnerships with every major conference provider serving the life-sciences industry. PharmaVOICE is distributed at more ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    On the Calendar

    Your Source for Life-Sciences Events and Conference Information Professional education is an ongoing endeavor for most executives. PharmaVOICE has partnerships with every major conference provider serving the life-sciences industry. PharmaVOICE is distributed at more than 150 industry events a ye...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    On the Calendar

    May 10 2006 HBA Woman of the Year Luncheon Hilton New York, New York For more information, contact Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association at 973-575-0606, e-mail [email protected], or visit hbanet.org. May 10-12 PharmaDiscovery Bethesda North Marriott Hotel & Conference Center, North Bethesda...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    Table of Contents

    On the Cover Creative marketing: New challenges, new tools, new attitudes Marketers are turning to a vast array of tools to meet today’s challenges. The hot tools are predominately patient focused instead of the broader, mass- marketing approach of DTC. FEATURES Combination products: Drugs and de...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008
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    UpFront

    Biotech pioneer recognized Dr. Zaffaroni Receives 2006 Biotech Heritage Award The Chemical Heritage Foundation (CHF) and Biotechnology Industry Organization (BIO) presented the 8th Annual Biotechnology Heritage Award to Alejandro Zaffaroni, a pioneer of the biotechnology revolution and a legendar...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008