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John Bentil

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How Tax Reform Will Affect the Pharmaceutical Industry

This article examines the key ways the new tax bill will impact the pharmaceutical industry.


Kal Patel

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How to Build a Strategic Digital Health Function within Biopharma

Key takeaways on digital health from the 2021 JP Morgan Healthcare conference.


Scott Beauchamp

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The Analytics Revolution of 2018: Transforming Insights to Action

Scott Beauchamp discussed the future of analytics in the life sciences industry-and look at how peers in other industries have reaped the benefits of being early movers.


Darren Cooper

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Why a Data Health Check May Be the Best Medicine for Pharmaceutical Regulatory Compliance

Adhering to new compliance legislation such as Identification of Medicinal Products (IDMP) can bring a pharma company benefits as well as challenges, writes Darren Cooper.


Vita Cassese

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Delivering Value from Data Analytics

For companies that overcome the challenges, there is tremendous opportunity to drive sustainable growth through technology and analytics-driven business innovation, writes Vita Cassese.


Craig Wylie

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The Personalized Genetic Profile: It’s Time to Align

Innovations in consumer genetic health are rapidly advancing-and pharma commercial thinking needs to catch up.


Prashanth Prasad

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The Personalized Genetic Profile: It’s Time to Align

Innovations in consumer genetic health are rapidly advancing-and pharma commercial thinking needs to catch up.


Juan F. Rivera

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Pricing Turning Point: The Case for Innovating Pharma’s Model

Drawing from implementation lessons and successes in other industries, possible strategy shifts to pharma’s pricing playbook are explored.


Caitlyn Macdonald

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Pricing Turning Point: The Case for Innovating Pharma’s Model

Drawing from implementation lessons and successes in other industries, possible strategy shifts to pharma’s pricing playbook are explored.


BioPharm Communications

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Pharma Tech Trends for Today and Tomorrow

AdTech (Advertising Technology) and AI/ML (Artificial Intelligence/Machine Learning) are playing significant roles in transforming the healthcare industry, particularly in areas like digital marketing and clinical trials. Let's explore each area in more detail.


Steve Cottrell

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Shining a Light on Supply Chain Visibility

Steve Cottrell assesses the risks of lapses in pharma's supply chain visibility and outlines what can be done to minimize them


Ross Maclean and Jeroen Jansen

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Transparent and Relevant Evaluations of Value: An Active Role for Pharma

The biopharma industry should embrace the developments about value assessment in the US and take a leading role in defining and demonstrating what can be considered credible and relevant cost-effectiveness studies, write Ross Maclean and Jeroen Jansen.


David Schwicker

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Adaptive Pathways and Real-World Evidence: Three Perspectives

Highlights of last year's ISPOR European Congress panel debated on one of the key issues regarding patient access to transformative treatments: adaptive pathways and the application of real-world evidence.


Scott Freeman

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Doctors Are People Too: Communicating through Entertainment

It’s just as hard to make treatments look good to physicians as it is patients-but communicating through entertainment can be done.




Viq Pervaaz

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Organizational Design and Talent Strategy in the Changing Biopharma Landscape

Without considering the organizational and talent aspects of change, companies put themselves at risk for poor employee engagement, loss of talent, and ultimately, failed business initiatives, writes Viq Prevaaz.


Arno Sosna

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The New (Augmented) Reality in the Life Sciences

Three ways AR can bolster pharma commercialization strategies.


Dave Melville

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Post-Pandemic Physician Engagement: 4 Areas to Consider When Rethinking Your Sales Talent and Their Approach

COVID-19 has been game-changing for pharma sales, driving demand for new models and reps with the right competencies and skills to succeed in a hybrid sales environment.


Jo Pisani and Cynthia Chan

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Planning for Post-Deal Integration

Jo Pisani and Cynthia Chan outline the key legal considerations for post-deal integration.


William T. Valenta, Jr.

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Moving Scientists from the Lab to the Executive Suite

This op-ed discusses the varying skills that business leaders should look at in scientists when thinking about talent for the lab and the executive suite.


Jake Caines

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Improving Persistence: Brand Team Dos and Don'ts

In Part 4 of a 4-part series on brand teams, this article discusses the tactics brand teams and partners should follow to improve medication and persistence.



Jeff Schindler

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Prix Galien USA 2011

A celebration of achievement


Jim O’Donoghue

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Next-Gen Patient Support Programs Gain Momentum in the Quest for Value

There’s a growing realization that advances in connected devices, sensors and predictive analytics represent a game-changer when it comes to patient support programs (PSPs), writes Jim O'Donaghue.


Kunsan Kim

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3 Behavioral Biases that Stunt the Potential of Marketers

As marketers mine for insights, they need to be keenly aware of the behavioral biases that can undermine their efforts, writes Kunsan Kim.


Joana Choe

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Organizational Design and Talent Strategy in the Changing Biopharma Landscape

Without considering the organizational and talent aspects of change, companies put themselves at risk for poor employee engagement, loss of talent, and ultimately, failed business initiatives, writes Viq Prevaaz.


Mariel Metcalfe

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Atopic Dermatitis — Going Beyond the Pill

There is a real opportunity for pharma to support the under-served population of atopic dermatitis patients, writes Mariel Metcalfe.



Maarten Beekman, MD

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Medical Affairs’ Search for Meaning

The need to look beyond the function’s traditional performance measures to the one that really matters-patient outcomes.