Biotech’s current funding crisis is unlike any previous funding challenge the sector has faced. In the past, funding droughts were largely driven by investor sentiment toward the biotech industry. When investors were bullish about the sector’s prospects — for instance, […]
Read MoreThe topic of comparative effectiveness research (CER) took off with a bang as the Obama Administration boosted funding for the activity in its January stimulus package by $1.1 billion, as reported in last month’s issue. Commentary from Washington officials and […]
Read MoreSpecialty pharmaceuticals are the fastest growing segment of drugs in healthcare in the United States. With projected US growth of 178% from 2003-2010, the dollar value of available specialty drugs will surpass that of generic prescription medications.[1] Sales of specialty […]
Read MoreHistorians often cite the early 1980s as the dawn of biotechnology but in fact vaccines – arguably medicine’s greatest achievements – existed two hundred years earlier. Vaccines may be undergoing a “golden age,” according to Rino Rappuoli, PhD, who heads […]
Read MoreAs supply chains seek to become more environmentally friendly, reverse logistics is taking on a broader scope. No longer positioned as just a means for handling product recalls and returns, the industry is adding “green” to the bottom line by […]
Read MoreThe Food and Drug Administration Amendments Act of 2007 (FDAAA) establishes broader authority for the agency in a variety of ways, perhaps none more game-changing than the authority to require a Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategy (REMS) for new and […]
Read MoreContinental Airlines Cargo has made a “selection” of the AcuTemp RKN container for use on its cargo jets, says CSafe LLC (Dayton, OH) in a recent announcement. CSafe is the marketing j.v. between AcuTemp Thermal Systems (Dayton, OH) and AmSafe, […]
Read MoreWhile universities, hospital organizations and others continue to raise more barriers to sales-rep/physician interaction, and while more surveys show less willingness by physicians to be visited, a handful of companies are building online portals purportedly to make this connection more […]
Read MoreThe Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council (HCPC; Falls Church, VA) has selected the winners of its annual competition for innovative packaging that enhances patient compliance. They are: 2008 Compliance Package of the Year: Prempro Starter Kit by Wyeth Pharmaceuticals First Runner-Up: […]
Read MoreAs much as the billions of pills, capsules and injections that the biopharma industry produces, it generates even more data. Clinical trials generate terabytes of data; sales operations and marketing research assemble vast pools of prescriber and patient data; commercial […]
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