Research & Development: Page 85
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Letter from the Editor
rug development is a lengthy, complex, and expensive process, requiring hundreds of moving parts to act in concert to bring a therapeutic agent safely to market. According to the Association of Clinical Research Organizations, bringing a new drug or medical device to market can take 20 years an...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008 -
Pharma Solutions and Services: The Wider Landscape
Pharma Solutions and Services: The Wider Landscape by Jeffrey Smith, Managing Director Given the central role of pharmaceuticals in the single largest U.S. economic sector, and the extent to which the pharma industry is information-driven, the already very act...
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Explore the Trendline➔
Stock via Getty ImagesTrendlineClinical 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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Clinical Resource Management: New Strategy Minimizes Co-Employment Risk
Clinical Resource Management: New Strategy Minimizes Co-Employment Risk inVentiv Clinical Solutions LLC The approval of a new drug candidate is typically impacted by hundreds, if not thousands, of people during the development cycle. Without talented people, the clinical development plan is...
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An Emissary for Patients -- Kathy Giusti
An Emissary for Patients — Kathy Giusti Nonprofit and successful business are terms seldom spoken together, yet demonstrably this is the way to achieve results. Make no mistake, uniting these two concepts takes a truly special individual. Kathy Giusti, founder and CEO of the Multiple Myeloma Rese...
By Kim Ribbink • Jan. 2, 2008 -
Last Word
ACRO’s Chair Jeffrey McMullen In December 2006, Jeffrey McMullen, president and CEO of PharmaNet Development Group, was elected chair of the Association of Clinical Research Organizations (ACRO), Washington, D.C. (For more information about ACRO, visit acrohealth.org.) He is joined on the board b...
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UpFront
ACRP conference Record Attendance The 2007 ACRP Global Conference and Exposition in Seattle drew more than 2,700 attendees, making this year’s event one of the most successful for the organization. The association is positioned as the primary resource for clinical research professionals in the ph...
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Managed Markets: Pharmacists
Playing a Pivotal Role Experts believe that pharmacists are ideally positioned to help patients better manage their drug therapies, as such they play a pivotal role helping seniors navigate the new Medicare Part D prescription drug plan. By Denise Myshko Pharmacists across the United States conti...
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E-Media
New Electronic and Web-based Applications, Sites, and Technologies HealthCentral Introduces Online Network The HealthCentral Network (THCN) has relaunched its network of sites to better meet the needs of today’s patients. Each Website offers interactive medical information targeted to a specific ...
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Talent Pool
Pharma POOL Dr. Zhi Hong GSK Appoints Head, Infectious-Diseases Research Center Healthcare company GlaxoSmithKline, Philadelphia, has appointed Zhi Hong, Ph.D., to lead a newly organized research unit dedicated to discovering therapies for infectious diseases. Dr. Hong heads the Infectious Diseas...
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Raise Your Voice -- Letters
Project Teams Can Benefit from Better Data The one thing we see more than anything else, regardless of company size, is a lack of trustworthy data. — Karen Briegs, Director, 3C Company Embracing Business Intelligence It was so interesting to read the thoughts of the various project managers on th...
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On the Calendar
On the Calendar June 2007 June 17-21 DIA 43rd Annual Meeting Georgia World Congress Center, Atlanta PharmaVOICE is exhibiting at this event. For more information, contact Drug Information Association at 215-442-6100, e-mail [email protected], or visit diahome.org. June 18-19 3rd Annual Medical Devi...
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Strategic Patient Adherence Awards
The SPA Awards cosponsored by CBI and PharmaVOICE were presented at the 6th Annual Forum on Patient Compliance, Adherence and Persistency. 6th annual Forum on patient compliance, adherence and persistency Informative presentations, executive thought leadership, and a prestigious awards ceremony p...
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What's New
New Healthcare-related Products, Services, and Companies TGaS Advisors Offers Collaborative Benchmarking Services for Pharmaceutical Companies Pharmastance operational resource lets companies learn where they stand. TGaS Advisors has launched the Pharmastance family of benchmarks. These collabora...
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The Commanders & Chiefs
These champions of industry demonstrate their commitment to their employees, their companies, and their communities by setting high personal and corporate standards. Mehmood Khan, M.D. Mehmood Khan, M.D.’s favorite quote is from Michelangelo: Ancora Imparo, which translates into “I am still learn...
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Nanotech Comes of Age
By Kim Ribbink The once futuristic science of nanotechnology has come of age and branched into a broad spectrum of applications. Among these is nanomedicine: medicinal intervention at the molecular level for curing disease, repairing damaged tissue, and monitoring biological systems. The National...
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Section 199 Deduction for Qualified Production Activity Income
In October of 2004, the U.S. Congress and President Bush signed into law the American Jobs Creation Act of 2004. The Act is the first major corporate tax act in over a decade. A key provision of the Act is a new domestic manufacturing deduction designed to improve the global competitiveness of U....
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One Step Ahead -- Dr. Mitchell S. Steiner
Bio An apt descriptor for Mitchell S. Steiner, M.D., F.A.C.S., is a man ahead of his time. This character trait has helped him in his academic background, in helping patients, and in establishing a biopharmaceutical company focused on novel hormonal therapeutics for cancer, muscle wasting, osteop...
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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...
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E-Media
New Electronic and Web-based Applications, Sites, and Technologies CIS Launches Pharma Compliance Exchange Website Compliance Implementation Services (CIS) recently released the Pharma Compliance Exchange (PCX), a new subscription-based source for government guidance documentation. For the first ...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008 -
Table of Contents
May 2007 Table of Contents On the Cover Pharma’s Commitment to Public Health A natural extension of the industry’s mission of providing safe, lifesaving medicines is participation and sponsorship of myriad public-health initiatives around the world. Features Nanotech Comes of Age With products al...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008 -
Letter from the Editor
If you are feeling downtrodden by the continuing barrage of negative news about our industry, then this issue is the cure for what ails you. This issue showcases dozens of individuals who exemplify the best of the best in terms of their commitment, passion, and conviction to improving the health ...
By Taren Grom • Jan. 2, 2008 -
UpFront
Consumer-Driven Healthcare Retail Primary Care One in 10 retail clinic users is replacing his or her primary-care physician with a retail clinic for the treatment of common ailments, according to a recent study by Market Strategies Inc. The study indicates substantial interest by consumers to rec...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008 -
Raise Your Voice -- Letters
Connecting the Dots: The Big Picture in Connected Health While the adoption of electronic medical records (EMR) is enormously important — and a robust connected health vision depends on EMR — it is only one aspect of connected health as it exists today and as we envision it for tomorrow. — Joseph...
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Table of Contents
Letter from the Editor The Forum Biotech: The States of the Industry — To harness talent and leverage the niche characteristics to grow business, the biosciences require the specific capabilities certain regions have to offer. In this special Forum, Governors from five biotech-centered states rep...
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An Agile Approach to Benefit Biotechnology Research
An Agile Approach to Benefit Biotechnology Research The biotechnology industry can take advantage of building upon the lessons learned by experienced contract research organizations that have performed clinical studies on behalf of pharmaceutical and medical-device sponsors. One of the best p...
By PharmaVoice Team • Jan. 2, 2008