Research & Development: Page 65


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    R&D's Technology Evolution

    Technology tools are the cornerstones for achieving a drug development process that is faster, cheaper, and easier. Over the last 10 years, there has been increasing use of EDC, ePRO, CTMS, dashboards, and other tools to streamline the drug development process. Now a changing R&D paradigm is ...

    By Denise Myshko • May 24, 2011
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    Pharma 3.0: A Call for Collaboration and Experimentation

    Success or failure in Pharma 3.0 — an ecosystem comprised of established industry members, nontraditional companies, and an increasingly informed data-empowered consumer — will be based on life-sciences companies’ ability to develop innovative, outcomes-focused offerings through structured, syste...

    By Robin Robinson • May 24, 2011
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    Oncology R&D

    Cancer research remains a prime focus for the industry and often leads to pharma’s most impactful breakthroughs.   

    By PharmaVoice staff
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    Last Word

    Combating Drug Resistance Roger Pomerantz, M.D., Senior VP and Head of Infectious Disease Research at Merck, talks about why antimicrobial resistance is a major global concern. PV: How big of a problem is antimicrobial ­resistance? Pomerantz: For the first time since the antibiotic era started in...

    By PharmaVoice Team • May 24, 2011
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    Talent Pool

    Pharmaceutical POOL Dr. Janet HAMMOND Roche Strengthens Translational Medicine Leadership Roche has appointed Janet Hammond, M.D., Ph.D., VP, translational medicine – virology in pharmaceutical research and early development (pRED). Dr. Hammond joins Roche from Valeant Pharmaceuticals Internation...

    By PharmaVoice Team • May 24, 2011
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    PharmaTrax

    Sales, Marketing, and R&D Trends from Industry Analysts Featured Briefs: Specialists More Likely to Open and Click Through Email Sidebar: Email Campaigns to Physicians by Type, July-December 2010 Branded Pharma Sites Help Drive Prospect, Patient Conversions Personalized Medicine Strategy Coul...

    By PharmaVoice Team • May 24, 2011
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    UpFront

    Awards… GSK Medical Officer Honored Merck Scientists ­Recognized by PhRMA Kendle Recieves ­Achievement Award INDUSTRY at Large Going BIOSimiliar Parents Need Education about Nutrition Quote of the Month… Terry Hisey / Deloitte Podcasts Clinical Supply Optimization: Challenges & Solutions Thou...

    By PharmaVoice Team • May 24, 2011
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    Letter from the Editor

    Ready or Not Here Comes Pharma 3.0 Pharma 2.o was so last decade. Thanks to the good folks at Ernst & Young, who have coined the term Pharma 3.0 to describe a new ecosystem of healthcare, we are indeed entering new territory. As noted back in February, nontraditional pharma companies, such as...

    By Taren Grom • May 24, 2011
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    Navigating the New ­Communications Landscape

    The ways patients seek and share information—both in and out of the doctor’s office—are undergoing radical change. From the rise of the Internet to the explosion of social media to the growing patient demand for active participation in treatment decisions, a multitude of forces are converging to ...

    By Chris DeAngelis • April 25, 2011
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    Creating a Personalized Medicine Strategy

    Considered broadly, healthcare is personal. The goal of medical practitioners has always been to get the right drug to the right person at the right time at the right dose. But now industry experts say personalized medicine is at a tipping point as a multitude of factors converge, including advan...

    By Denise Myshko • April 25, 2011
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    Last Word

    John Gargiulo, Daiichi Sankyo’s new President and CEO, discusses the future opportunities for the company and the industry. Keeping the Patient Front and Center Last Word PV: What are your goals for Daiichi Sanyko? Gargiulo: The healthcare industry is currently experiencing unprecedented challeng...

    By PharmaVoice Team • April 25, 2011
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    Talent Pool

    Pharmaceutical POOL Dr. Anirvan GHOSH Roche Selects Head of CNS ­Discovery Global healthcare company Roche has named Anirvan Ghosh, Ph.D., head of discovery for central nervous system (CNS). Dr. Ghosh is based at Roche’s pharma research and early development organization in Basel, Switzerland, an...

    By PharmaVoice Team • April 25, 2011
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    PharmaTrax

    Sales, Marketing, and R&D Trends from Industry Analysts Featured Briefs: R&D Productivity Measures Consistently Undervalued Generics Firms Turning to M&A for Market Foothold Sidebar: Top 10 New Product Approvals in 2010 Specialty, Hospital Sales Forces Anticipate Double-Digit Growth P...

    By PharmaVoice Team • April 25, 2011
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    Letter from the Editor

    The mHealth Revolution The Statistics are staggering. According to a report by research2guidance, by 2015 one in five people around the world will have a smartphone. Another report states that mobile app revenue is expected to reach $35 billion by 2014. Finally, company investment in mobile phone...

    By Taren Grom • April 25, 2011
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    Showcase Feature — IRBs Watching the Protectors

    Ever-changing clinical-trial regulations and continued growth in multicenter and international studies have resulted in an exponential increase in the volume of data generated for IRB review, including large numbers of individual adverse event (AE) reports, which often lack the context and detail...

    By Carolyn Gretton • March 28, 2011
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    Privyet! Russia: Growth and Opportunity

    With its promise of expansion, its population of around 140 million potential customers, and a pool of highly qualified staff, Russia has long been recognized as an important market for pharmaceutical companies. The pharma market in Russia has shown stable annual growth of 13% to 20% for several ...

    By Kim Ribbink • March 28, 2011
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    Talent Pool

    Pharmaceutical POOL Steve FRY Dr. Sue MAHONY Lilly Announces Leadership Shifts Lilly has promoted Steve Fry to senior VP of human resources and diversity. Mr. Fry was previously VP of human resources for two of Lilly’s business areas, biomedicines and emerging markets. Mr. Fry succeeds Sue Mahony...

    By PharmaVoice Team • March 28, 2011
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    What's New

    The INSTITUTE OF CONTINUING HEALTHCARE ­EDUCATION and healthcare simulation technology developer HUMAN CONDITION HEALTH (HCH) are working together to develop learner-driven continuing medical education (CME) for healthcare professionals with a long-term focus on improving patient outcomes. Throug...

    By PharmaVoice Team • March 28, 2011
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    PharmaTrax

    Sales, Marketing, and R&D Trends from Industry Analysts Featured Briefs: Pharma Faces Record Patent Expirations Sidebars: Projected U.S. sales of top products going off patent in 2011 Projected U.S. sales of top products going off patent in 2012 New Product Planning Team Key to Launch Success...

    By PharmaVoice Team • March 28, 2011
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    UpFront

    » Scott Weintraub Honored Scott Weintraub, founding ­principle of Healthcare ­Regional Marketing, has been selected for the 2010 ­Outstanding Leadership ­Recognition Award by the U.S. ­Leaders and Entrepreneur’s ­Association (USLEA). The USLEA Awards Program recognizes highly regarded individuals...

    By PharmaVoice Team • March 28, 2011
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    Thought Leaders

    Ryan Abbate. President, Pacific ­Communications, a healthcare communications agency that ­offers strategic and tactical communications solutions. For more information, visit ­ ­pacific-com.com. Edward Abrahams, Ph.D. President,The Personalized ­Medicine Coalition, which brings together the academ...

    By PharmaVoice Team • March 7, 2011
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    Around the World in 3,650 Days

    Some experts say globalization will be the big story. As companies expand into new geographies to increase their revenue footprint and meet unmet healthcare needs, they will leverage talent wherever it is located to deliver solutions to markets everywhere. “The current model of serving mature mar...

    By PharmaVoice Team • March 7, 2011
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    Business Not As Usual

    A decade ago, our experts identified the need for pharmaceutical companies to begin to re-evaluate the business model in light of commercialization hurdles, a looming patent cliff, pipeline constrictions, mergers and acquisitions to name just a few game changers. Now, 10 years later some of these...

    By PharmaVoice Team • March 7, 2011
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    Agility: Key to Agency Success in the Future

    For anybody involved in healthcare advertising, on the agency as well as the client side, the last decade has been marked by myriad changes and market factors that have impacted all aspects of the business. Client mergers and acquisitions, heightened regulatory scrutiny of messaging, more messagi...

    By PharmaVoice Team • March 7, 2011
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    A Decade of Change

    During the past decade there have been tremendous advances in science, innovation, technology, communications, and ­patient engagement. There have also been some tremendous setbacks, including major drug recalls, intensified regulatory oversight, and let’s not forget the infamous “gas-and-go" tac...

    By Taren Grom • March 7, 2011
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    Last Word

    PV: What are some of the challenges facing ­pharmaceutical companies that technology can address? Kumar: With shrinking drug pipelines, companies are investing in better collaboration, standardization, and analytical tools to improve R&D productivity as well as their sales and marketing opera...

    By PharmaVoice Team • March 3, 2011