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Peter Malamis, MBA

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Data Intermediaries/Software Can Speed the Usage of Real-World Data

Survey taken by pharma and CRO executives evaluates how effectively various programs convert RWD into usable data.



Sebastien Noel

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The New Era of HCP Engagement: What’s Next on the Path to Digital Excellence

Companies now have a unique opportunity to rethink their customer engagement strategy and find new techniques to serve healthcare professionals more effectively.


Dr. Wolfram Lux

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Strategic Decision-Making in Early-Stage Drug Development and Lifecycle Management to Maximize a Drug’s Lifetime Value

Presenting a structured, decision-making approach for executive management to make sound strategic decisions for drug development and life cycle management.


Michele Meyer

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A Dogged Devotion

Saving and transforming as many patients’ lives as possible has been the driving force behind Beth Seidenberg’s audacious career, where she has excelled as a doctor, researcher, and venture capitalist.


Bob Mulroy

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Partnering to Respond to a Possible Nuclear Threat

Recent explosion at Zaporizhzhia nuclear power plant in Ukraine shows how pharma industry can pull together and take action in the face of adversity.


Kilian Weiss

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Unlocked Potential — ‘Keying’ in On New-Era Engagement

How adoption of the key account management (KAM) model can help drive pharma’s agility in reaching and influencing a more diverse set of healthcare customers and decision-makers.


Vijesh Unnikrishnan

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Patients Are Ready for a Digital Future, Here’s Pharma’s Path Toward the Next Growth Horizon

Recent advances from COVID-19 vaccine development put pharma in place to further grow relationship with patients.


Molly Podolefsky

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Pharma's ESG Equation: Materiality and Strategy are Key

Life sciences executives who are confronted by too many choices in launching their environmental, social, and governance programs can leverage these two foundational tools to hone in on the set of issues, actions, and disclosures they should prioritize to create value.


Marc Matar, Graham Tatham, Rachel Rowbottom, Sam Calderwood, Katerina Stavri

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Project Orbis: Implications for Access and Pricing in the UK

Post-Brexit, the UK’s MHRA is looking to join Project Orbis, a global program to speed up patient access to innovative cancer treatments. This article looks at the implications of Project Orbis for commercialization in the UK and the key considerations for industry in considering the project as a pathway.


Matthew Gordon

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Industry Game Changer: RWE Impacts on Drug Development

COVID may have given real-world evidence the boost it needed to become routine, especially in areas that demand research innovation and advancement.



Adnan Jamil

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Assessing IDMP Maturity

How pharma firms assess their readiness for IDMP (Identification of Medicinal Products) is important for meeting compliance requirements and ensuring they are prepared for the digital product information management future, writes Adnan Jamil.


Brian Sattin

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Bringing Data to Life: How Tech-Savvy Life Sciences Companies Can Better Serve the Healthcare Sector

Going beyond traditional market segmentation to understand the technological and data analytics capacity of target customers.







Taylor Stucky

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AI to Impact Clinical Trials and Manufacturing in Life Sciences

Artificial intelligence may find a home in clinical trials and manufacturing in the coming years, but privacy, cyber security, and determining who owns the intellectual properties could pose challenges.



Jim Palatine, Brand Insights Contributor, RPH, MBA, President, PTCE
Jim Palatine, Brand Insights Contributor, RPH, MBA, President, PTCE

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Filling the Void in Pharmacy Student Training

Preceptor and mentorship opportunities now more important than ever.


Harshit Jain

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Embracing Programmatic Advertising to Enhance Targeting of HCPs

The precision of programmatic advertising is reshaping the way life sciences brands engage with healthcare professionals, offering enhanced personalization, scale, and optimization in today's digital landscape.


Paola Del Valle

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Beyond the Data: Is Blockchain the Answer to Improving Global Health?

The COVID-19 pandemic has shifted the adoption of digital platforms in pharma and has made the industry reconsider which technologies can improve global health moving forward.


IPM.ai

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Using ML, AI and RWD to Infer HCP Specialties

Pharmaceutical sales operations teams often rely on outdated or inaccurate data when prioritizing HCP targets, limiting promotional effectiveness. By applying artificial intelligence and machine learning to real world data, pharmaceutical companies can more effectively target physicians hiding in plain sight and PCPs behaving like specialists.


Claire Wallace

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The Potential of Proteomics

Major stakeholders—including policymakers, public-private interests, and academia—are increasingly embracing the potential of proteomics technology in reshaping diagnostics and patient care.


Niti Sawhney

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The Polymath: A New Commercial Role in the Pharma Industry

Pharma requires leaders who are "polymaths" — that is, those with the breadth and depth of experience within each of the sub-functions of commercial operations. Niti Sawhney reports.


Ahsin Azim

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In DOJ Crosshairs: Rethinking Commission-Based Deals With Independent Contractors

Pharma companies should review their commission-based compensation arrangements with independent contractors to address enforcement risk under the Anti-Kickback Statute, in light of recent Department of Justice enforcement.


Catherine Starks, Donielle McCutcheon, and Steve Komorek

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CMS Signals Looming Sunshine Act Audits: How to Prepare

New guidance suggests that CMS may be ramping up Sunshine Act auditing activities, potentially resulting in monetary liability for noncompliant reporting entities.


Michael W. Magdycz

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Manage Risk Effectively to Improve the Value of Your Alliance

In this article, Eli Lilly & Co. examines risk management in the context of partnerships with other companies.