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    Talent Pool

    Talent Pool executive appointments and promotions in the healthcare industry Pharma Pool DR. UDIT BATRA EMD Millipore Introduces CEO and President EMD Millipore, the life-sciences division of Merck KGaA, has appointed Udit Batra, Ph.D., as president and CEO, responsible for the organization’s str...

    By Ann Grey • May 29, 2014
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    On the Calendar

    The Calendar Industry Events and Conferences, including Special Discounts Coming Attractions This year marks the 50th Anniversary of the DIA Annual Meeting, the largest multidisciplinary event that brings together a global network of life-sciences professionals to foster innovation that will lead...

    By Heather Hummel • May 29, 2014
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    Trendline

    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.

    By PharmaVoice staff
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    PharmaTrax

    Spending on Compounded Medications More Than Doubled in 2013 Cost increases drive higher drug trend for worker’s compensation Significant increases in cost-per prescription drove drug trend for workers’ compensation payers higher in 2013, according to research by Express Scripts. Overall pharmacy...

    By Denise Myshko • May 29, 2014
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    Tools of the Trade

    QualityHealth Develops Opt-In Program to Recruit Patients Trending Now: Clinical Trial Connection deepens patient recruitment insight and improves reach and conversion. QualityHealth has expanded its clinical trial recruitment services to include an advanced opt-in program, the QualityHealth Clin...

    By Denise Myshko • May 29, 2014
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    What's New

    Roska Healthcare Advertising Is Now PulseCX TrendIng Now: Customer experience is focus of rebranded agency. Roska Healthcare Advertising has changed its name and brand identity to PulseCX to capture the agency’s focus on the healthcare customer experience, or CX. “The ways in which customers and ...

    By Ann Grey • May 29, 2014
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    Malaysia Focuses on Growth with Healthcare a Top Priority

    Malaysia presents an attractive market to pharmaceutical companies thanks to growing government support, good infrastructure, and a trusted manufacturing environment. Malaysia is a federal constitutional monarchy with a population of about 29 million and an open and growing economy. According to ...

    By Kim Ribbink • April 28, 2014
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    HBA's 2014 Rising Stars

    Joyce Acbay Senior Director, Regulatory Affairs Actelion Pharmaceuticals Joyce is passionate about mentoring women and helping others reach their professional goals. Lorrie Albinson Associate Director, Sales Training and Development Actavis Brand Sales Actavis Lorrie is a distinguished leader at ...

    By Taren Grom • April 28, 2014
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    Data-Driven Patient Recruitment

    New tools are being introduced to help pharmaceutical companies identify, screen, and retain patients in clinical trials. Patient recruitment delays and low-retention rates are key factors in increasing development costs. To optimize both recruitment and retention, there needs to be a plan based ...

    By Denise Myshko • April 28, 2014
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    Last Word

    Antibiotic Resistance Facts The CDC’s Action Plan Last Word Tackling Antibiotic Resistance Tom Lowery, Ph.D., Chief Scientific Officer, of T2 Biosystems, discusses the growing threat of antibiotic resistance. PV: Why is antibiotic resistance an issue? Lowery: Antibiotic resistance is something th...

    By Tom Lowery • April 28, 2014
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    Talent Pool

    By Ann Grey Pharma Pool Dr. William Pao Roche Names Industry Veteran to Lead Oncology Research Roche has named William Pao, M.D., Ph.D., professor of medicine and head of the hematology-oncology division at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, to Roche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED...

    By Ann Grey • April 28, 2014
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    PharmaTrax

    New Technology is Driving Breakthroughs Trending now: Cloud-based applications, embedded analytics, and integrated systems are lowering pharma and payer costs and improving patient outcomes. Life-sciences companies are aggressively embracing new technology-driven approaches to commercialize their...

    By Denise Myshko • April 28, 2014
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    Tools of the Trade

    New electronic and web-based applications, sites, and technologies   Veeva Launches Communications Channel Trending Now: New Web-based channel enables life-sciences companies to interact with healthcare professionals online anytime, anywhere, and on any device. Veeva Systems has introduced Veeva ...

    By Denise Myshko • April 28, 2014
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    What's New

    New Healthcare-related Products, Services, and Companies Parexel Launches Regulatory Outsourcing Service Trending Now: Regulatory information management solutions to enhance client value. Parexel, a global biopharmaceutical services provider, has launched a new service line designed to provide a ...

    By Ann Grey • April 28, 2014
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    Innovator's Corner

    Allergy Immunotherapy Without the Shots Jens Bager of ALK talks about the company’s allergy tablet, which addresses the specific substance causing the immune system to overreact. Allergies have become increasingly common worldwide and have a tendency to aggravate with time. Currently, more than 2...

    By Jens Bager of ALK • April 28, 2014
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    UpFront

    Almac Wins Business Awards Almac has received two Belfast Telegraph Business Awards. The awards are in their 12th year and ­showcase Northern Ireland commercial, industrial, and social enterprise achievements. Almac’s ­“Excellence in Innovation" entry focused on the ­development of the company’s ...

    By Denise Myshko • April 28, 2014
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    Letter from the Editor

    Letter from the Editor Electronic Health Records Open Up New Opportunities Talk of electronic medical records (EMR) and electronic health records (EHR) is a hot topic. These systems assist medical practitioners in the creation, storage, and organization of electronic medical records, including pa...

    By Taren Grom • April 28, 2014
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    Mobile and the Patient-Centered, Collaborative and Connected Future

    Only when we accept that our best efforts so far have produced marginal results can we tap the willingness of a mobile culture that wants help. When we embrace the need to focus on “me, you, and each of us that is an N of one," we will change things. By Sean Hartigan, Senior VP, Multichannel/Digi...

    By Sean Hartigan • March 27, 2014
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    SHOWCASE FEATURE: Mobile: Going Mobile

    Going Mobile Mobile technology offers tremendous opportunities for the healthcare industry to address some of the most pressing global challenges: make healthcare more accessible, improve patient outcomes, and reduce costs. Expectations are high that mobile technology will help to increase access...

    By Taren Grom • March 27, 2014
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    Pharma Doors Begin to Open in Indonesia

    Pharma Doors Begin to Open in Indonesia By Kim Ribbink Though many challenges continue for pharma companies bringing products to market in Indonesia, a growing middle class and improving healthcare access make it a desirable market. Indonesia is the world’s fourth largest country in terms of popu...

    By Kim Ribbink • March 27, 2014
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    C-Suite: CROs

    C-Suite: CROs By Taren Grom, Editor Contract Research Organizations We asked C-suite executives throughout the CRO arena to provide their insights on what the biggest opportunities and barriers for innovation are for improving the drug development process, as well as identify a recent innovation ...

    By Taren Grom • March 27, 2014
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    PharmaTrax

    Pharma Trax Sales, Marketing, and R&D Trends from Industry Analysts Featured Briefs: Diagnosis of Rare Diseases Remains Difficult Breakthrough Designation Has Potential to Shorten Development Time Cross-Functional Communication of Regulatory Strategy Boosts Impact Growth Expected in eClinical...

    By Denise Myshko • March 27, 2014
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    Tools of the Trade

    Tools of the Trade New Electronic and Web-based Applications, Sites, and Technologies Featured Briefs: PharmaKinnex Launches Physician Engagement Tool ZS Associates Releases Business Intelligence Tool Accelrys Launches Cloud for ­Discovery Partnerships TrialNetworks Launches Directory for Trial C...

    By Denise Myshko • March 27, 2014
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    What's New

    What’s New New Healthcare-related Products, Services, and Companies Featured Briefs: New Janssen Group To Target Unmet Global Health Needs Caplan Associates Launches Grad Advantage New Agency Network Deloitte Launches ConvergeHealth PDR Launches 4th Channel FDA and European Medicines Agency Stren...

    By Ann Grey • March 27, 2014
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    Social Buzz

    New Social Media News, Events, and Strategies Featured Briefs: Novo Nordisk Tackles Diabetes FDA Seeks Help with Digital Monitoring Android App Provides Power for Clinical Research Pfizer CEO Ian Read Featured on LinkedIn’s Influencer Page PROTECT Act Causing a Stir, But Doubtful to Pass Greater ...

    By Taren Grom • March 27, 2014
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    Innovator's Corner

    Innovator’s Corner DNA Analysis at the Site of Care Max Perelman, Co-founder of Biomeme, wants to turn your smartphone into a lab for quick DNA ­diagnostics and on-site disease tracking. We want to empower anyone to do the entire qPCR process from start to finish, and to do this we’ve dramaticall...

    By Max Perelman • March 27, 2014