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    Talent Pool

    Pharma Pool Jesper Høiland Novo Nordisk Appoints New Leader of North American Affiliate Jesper Høiland has been named as president of Novo Nordisk Inc., the company’s North American affiliate. Mr. Høiland was previously Novo Nordisk’s head of International Operations where he oversaw all of the c...

    By Ann Grey • Nov. 12, 2013
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    On the Calendar

    The Calendar MHealthSummit — where technology, business, research, and policy connect. The largest event of its kind, the fifth annual mHealth Summit, December 8-11, 2013, Gaylord National Resort and Convention Center, Washington, D.C., brings together leaders in government, the private sector, i...

    By Heather Hummel • Nov. 12, 2013
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    Oncology

    As investments in cancer R&D stay high, waves of innovative new treatments are on the horizon.

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    PharmaTrax

    Trending Now: Shortcomings in e-prescribing systems hinder brand prescribing, challenging pharma to help improve systems. Sales, Marketing, and R&D Trends from Industry Analysts Featured Briefs: Physicians Find Obstacles for E-prescribing Study Addresses Launch and Pre-launch Budgets Mobile A...

    By Denise Myshko • Nov. 12, 2013
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    Tools of the Trade

    New Electronic and Web-based Applications, Sites, and Technologies Featured Briefs: Almac Tool Streamlines Trial Supply Administration Accelrys Offers Integrated Predictive Sciences Solutions Intouch Enables Communications with Providers Updates Tools of the Trade Trending Now: Online tool provid...

    By Denise Myshko • Nov. 12, 2013
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    What's New

    TrendIng Now: Strategic initiative helps clients with changes to U.S. healthcare policy. New Healthcare-related Products, Services, and Companies Featured Briefs: inVentiv Health and Mehlman Vogel Castagnetti Launch Breakaway Policy Strategies FDA Forms Program Alignment Group INC Research Offers...

    By Ann Grey • Nov. 12, 2013
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    UpFront

    INDUSTRY at Large Lilly’s Global Day of Service Supports Indy DO Day Initiative Counterfeit Medicines: The New Face of Organized Crime Veeva Goes IPO In Memoriam Kathleen Drennan Awards… Genentech Researcher Receives Albert Lasker Award PhRMA Honors Vaccines Pioneers Wolters Kluwer wins Awards Po...

    By Denise Myshko • Nov. 12, 2013
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    Letter from the Editor

    2014 — Year in Preview From the ACA to social media, industry executives are providing their predictions on what’s hot for 2014. For this special annual issue of PharmaVOICE, we invited dozens of industry experts to provide their predictions on the emerging and current trends they expect to impac...

    By Taren Grom • Nov. 12, 2013
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    Postmarket Surveillance Comes to the Device Industry

    Postmarket Surveillance Comes to the Device Industry Device manufacturers have to meet new regulations that require them to have a more integrated postmarketing process for their products. The global medical device market was valued at $331 billion in 2012, 3% higher than 2011. Source: Kalorama I...

    By Denise Myshko • Sept. 27, 2013
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    HIV Prevention Makes Strides

    HIV Prevention Makes Strides New research is leading to vaccines and other pre-exposure prophylaxis therapies against HIV/AIDS. A modern day plague unchecked. That’s how the Centers for Disease Control describes HIV/AIDS. HIV, along with malaria and tuberculosis, represents a huge area of unmet n...

    By Denise Myshko • Sept. 27, 2013
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    Talent Pool

    BIOTECH POOL Kelly BLACKBURN aTyr Pharma Expands Leadership Team aTyr Pharma has expanded its executive leadership team. Kelly Blackburn joins aTyr as VP, clinical affairs. Ms. Blackburn was formerly VP, clinical development operations, at Vertex Pharmaceuticals, where she was responsible for the...

    By Ann Grey • Sept. 27, 2013
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    PharmaTrax

    Trending Now: The U.S. healthcare system could avoid hundreds of millions of dollars in medical costs if medication adherence rates improved. Sales, Marketing, and R&D Trends from Industry Analysts Featured Briefs: Adherence Can Lead to Healthcare Savings Sidebars: Adherence Trends Therapeuti...

    By Denise Myshko • Sept. 27, 2013
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    Tools of the Trade

    New Electronic and Web-based Applications, Sites, and Technologies Featured Briefs: CenterWatch and Study Scavenger Partner for Mobile Trials Solution RxVantage Unveils Free iPhone App for Pharma Reps Updates Communication Expert Launches New App Library Trending Now: The companies are partnering...

    By Denise Myshko • Sept. 27, 2013
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    The Changing Face of South Korean Pharma

    The Changing Face of South Korean PHARMA A growing market, regulatory changes, and a new global competitive environment are changing the face of the Korean pharma industry. With a population of close to 50 million people and an established economy, the Republic of Korea is now recognized as a dev...

    By Kim Ribbink • Aug. 23, 2013
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    Where Have All The Investigators Gone?

    The investigative site landscape has become highly fragmented and unstable with high turnover rates, declining numbers of experienced professionals, and limited infrastructure. More than half of all clinical trials worldwide that are regulated by the FDA were conducted by independent, community-b...

    By Denise Myshko • Aug. 23, 2013
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    Patient Recruitment in the Online Era

    Patient Recruitment in the Online Era Recruiting patients for clinical trials continues to be challenging. Social media may just be the answer. Despite the time, effort, and money spent on improving patient recruitment and retention, these two areas of clinical development remain among the bigges...

    By Denise Myshko • Aug. 23, 2013
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    Last Word

    Bridging Science and Patients Dr. Victoria Richon, VP of discovery and preclinical research oncology at Sanofi Oncology, discusses how translational medicine efforts are moving the company forward. Sidebar: Sanofi’s Commitment to Translational Medicine The Last Word PV: How do you define translat...

    By PharmaVoice Team • Aug. 23, 2013
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    Talent Pool

    Emerging POOL Dr. Deborah DUNSIRE EnVivo Pharmaceuticals Appoints President and CEO EnVivo Pharmaceuticals, a privately held company working to convert its broad pipeline into a range of CNS therapies that leverage novel mechanisms of action by altering the progression of disease and providing im...

    By Ann Grey • Aug. 23, 2013
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    What's New

    New Healthcare-related Products, Services, and Companies Featured Briefs: Accenture Launches Accelerated R&D Services Parexel Launches New Functional Services Unit Hudson and QuantiaMD Partner to Provide Personalized Service to Physicians TransCelerate BioPharma Unveils Collaborative Methodol...

    By Ann Grey • Aug. 23, 2013
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    UpFront

    INDUSTRY at Large Raising Awareness About MS Medicare Patients are Satisfied with Pharmacy Choices Side Effects Limit Prescription Drug Compliance Understanding Gout New Drug Approvals to Treat Neglected Diseases Double Healthcare Spending to Slow Awards… Ariad CEO Awarded by EY Catalent Wins Two...

    By Denise Myshko • Aug. 22, 2013
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    Letter from the Editor

    Behavior Change — Easier Said Than Done Lose 10 pounds, eat healthier, exercise more, reduce stress, take our medication as directed, Etc. Knowing what to do is the easy part. Doing what we are supposed to do is a whole lot harder. Let’s face it, it’s much easier to be noncompliant, and the healt...

    By Taren Grom • Aug. 22, 2013
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    Giving Back Through Mentoring

    Giving Back Through Mentoring By Robin Robinson The PharmaVOICE 100 honorees talk about why being a mentor is important in today’s business environment. Many of our PharmaVOICE 100 honorees credit their mentors for helping them succeed in their own careers, and they participate either in formal o...

    By Taren Grom • July 30, 2013
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    Hidden Talents

    Hidden Talents What are their hidden talents? Our honorees have and share a multitude of talents. They are creative, innovative, ­encouraging, visionary, engaging, etc. But they also have some lesser known abilities that make them uniquely them. Dr. Dan Baker throws a mean curveball. Dr. Scott ­C...

    By Taren Grom • July 29, 2013
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    Reading List

    Reading List What are they reading? The PharmaVOICE 100 are constant learners and are tapping into new and ­ time-tested books on a variety subjects, of particular note business and leadership topics. We’ve included a selection of what’s hot on their reading list. The Lean Start Up is on the read...

    By Taren Grom • July 29, 2013
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    Cloak of Invisibility

    If they were invisible, where would they go? While several of our honorees indicated they like to be present at all times, many of our PV 100 honorees wouldn’t mind donning a cloak of invisibility in some ­unusual places. Andrew Burns would like to have been in the locker room to hear Herb Brooks...

    By Taren Grom • July 29, 2013
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    Favorite APPs

    Favorite APPs Social Media Mavens Follow and connect with the PV 100 via Twitter, LinkedIn, and Facebook to find out what they have to say about the state of healthcare. And check out the apps that keep them organized and entertained. Favorite APPLICATIONS Uber Request a private car in any city t...

    By Taren Grom • July 29, 2013