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Sales, Marketing, and R&D Trends from Industry Analysts Market for Biochips in Clinical Research Expected to expand As biochip technology makes the transition from bench to bedside in the clinical-trial process, improved patient therapies will result, according to a recent report from Frost &...
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On the Calendar

April 2006 On the Calendar April 17-19 2006 World Health Care Congress Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, Washington, D.C. PharmaVOICE is exhibiting at this event. For more information, contact Tracey Fielding, World Congress, at 781-939-2555, e-mail [email protected], or visit worldcongress...
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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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Shifting the Pediatrics Paradigm

By Autumn Konopka The FDA’s push for pediatric studies since the late 1990s has nearly doubled the pediatrics market, which is expected to keep growing in the coming years. Nevertheless, children remain “therapeutic orphans,” and some experts believe that the pediatrics market may never be able t...
By Autumn Konopka • Jan. 2, 2008
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E-Media

Elsevier MDL Introduces Electronic Lab Notebook Elsevier MDL has launched MDL Notebook, the initial release of its major electronic lab notebook (ELN) initiative. MDL Notebook brings systematic efficiency to fundamental research activity by streamlining workflows, improving productivity, and inte...
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A World Vision -- Prof. Paul Herrling

By Kim Ribbink Paul Herrling, head of corporate research at Novartis, appreciates the multidimensionality of life, whether he is conducting experiments in the lab or overseeing corporate decisions. He extends this view to medicine while creating an environment that strives for collaboration and d...
By Kim Ribbink • Jan. 2, 2008
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PharmaTrax

Regulatory Deficiency is High Among Non-U.S. Clinical Investigators In a sharp reversal of previous trends, good clinical practice (GCP) deficiency rates for non-U.S.-based clinical investigators have surged past the corresponding rates for U.S.-based investigators. This is the finding of The Glo...
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UpFront

the winner is … HBA 2006 Woman of the Year Susan Desmond-Hellmann, M.D., President of Product Development at Genentech, has been named the 2006 Woman of the Year by the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA). Dr. Desmond-Hellmann is credited with possessing extraordinary leadership, unwaver...
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PharmaTrax

Consumer Health Market Trends Show Continued Interest in E-Based Sources The population of consumers using the Internet as their primary learning channel for health information continued an upward trajectory in 2005, with 31.6 million consumers reporting that the Internet is their first stop when...
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Drug Delivery: A Pipeline of Research and Market Opportunities

By Denise Myshko Delivery technologies will play an increasingly important role in the drug-development process as a means to improve the efficacy of a drug; make a drug safer, more effective, or convenient; extend its patent life; or differentiate it in the marketplace. In recent years, there ha...
By Denise Myshko • Jan. 2, 2008
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Cover

The Forum for the Industry Executive Cover February 2006 Bridging the Gap Between Sales & Marketing Creating a New Culture with Hiromi Yoshikawa Advancements in Drug Delivery The Depression Market Download PDF
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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...
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E-Media

New Electronic and Web-based Applications, Sites, and Technologies Covance Enhances Web-based Central Lab Tool Covance Inc. has enhanced the capabilities of its LabLink online access tool for central laboratory test data. LabLink now provides clients with access to information pertaining to the m...
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What's New

New Healthcare-related Products, Services, and Companies Quintiles Medical Communications Restructures CME Functions Quintiles Medical Communications has formed two additional businesses and a separate continuing medical education (CME) accrediting division. Soniq and Cospective have joined QED C...
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Depression: The Market for Lifting Moods

By Cynthia Borda The antidepressant market, while mature, is dynamic. Various market shapers — including increased regulatory oversight and safety-labeling changes; imminent loss of patent protection for some leading products; and the development of new drug formulations and classes — are influen...
By Cynthia Borda • Jan. 2, 2008
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E-Media

Skyscape Releases Mobile Drug Usage Reference Software Skyscape Inc. has released FamilyRx: AHFS Patient Drug Information, a mobile medical reference that places trusted, up-to-date information on proper medication usage into the hands of patients and their families. FamilyRx is available for use...
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PharmaTrax

Converting Service Channels Into Sales Channels Promises Profit Growth Faced with escalating market demands to produce greater returns from existing corporate assets, executives at leading Fortune 500 organizations are increasingly converting traditional service channels into high-performance sal...
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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...
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On the Calendar

Mach 2006 On the Calendar March 20-21 2nd Annual Pharmaceutical Accounting and Reporting Congress Crowne Plaza Hotel, Philadelphia For more information, contact Jon Stock, Center for Business Intelligence, at 800-817-8601, e-mail [email protected], or visit cbinet.com. March 20-21 10th Internati...
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Sense and Sensibility -- Pamela Williamson Joyce

With a wide and deep understanding of the inner sanctum of numerous departments in the life sciences, Pamela Williamson Joyce has been able to bring both inventiveness and clear-headed thinking to Serono’s regulatory practice, helping the company to bring many new products to market. The path to ...
By Kim Ribbink • Jan. 2, 2008
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Table of Contents

Table of Contents January 2006 On the Cover Competitive intelligence: The eyes and ears of the industry Shrinking pipelines, increased regulatory scrutiny, and the emergence of clinical-trial registries are just a few of the factors that are creating a tougher environment for industry players and...
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HBA Unleashes the Power of Being

Becoming an Agent of Change Was the Focus of the 2005 Leadership Conference by Marie Tartaglio, M.Ed., Director, Training & Learning Strategy, Scientific Advantage LLC, and Donna Ramer, President, StrategCations Inc., Member, HBA Board of Directors “Successful leaders are adept at mastering c...
By Marie Tartaglio • Jan. 2, 2008
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Letter from the Editor

Ringing in a new year of change Taren Grom, Editor of PharmaVOICE, and Mary Alice Raudenbush, VP of Regulatory Affairs at Endo Pharmaceuticals, share a moment during the recent HBA Leadership Conference in Baltimore, the focus of which was becoming an agent of change. HBA Leadership Conference Ri...
By Taren Grom • Jan. 2, 2008
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Alzheimer's Disease: Untangling the Brain's Mystery

By Cynthia Borda As the population ages, the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease (AD) is expected to increase. But there is no real way to diagnose the disease and drugs currently on the market only treat the symptoms of Alzheimer’s. At the same time, analysts say there is tremendous opportunity fo...
By Cynthia Borda • Jan. 2, 2008
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Letter from the Editor

PharmaVOICE is pleased to present our annual Year in Preview issue. Our thanks to the more than 135 thought leaders who generously took the time to take stock of what they believe are the most-pressing issues the industry will face in the coming year. These hot trends address issues that will imp...
By Taren Grom • Jan. 2, 2008
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Year in Preview -- Featured Experts

Featured Experts Indexed by Section Introduction Introduction Murray Aitken. IMS Health Rudy Bakalov, CISSP. Ernst & Young LLP Daniel B. Carr, M.D. Javelin Pharmaceuticals Inc. Mark A. Goldberg, M.D. Perceptive Informatics, Parexel International Cort Grey. Dendrite Clinical Travis Hollingswor...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008