Authors


George I’ons

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How Biosimilar Manufacturers Can Get the Most Out of the "Patent Cliff"

As the number of biologics facing patent expiration in the US continues to rise, the market is further opening up to biosimilar manufacturers. George I'ons offers some pointers on how to secure an attractive market share during this time.


Andrew Rut

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COVID-19 Therapeutics and Vaccines Are Here: What All Companies Need to Do Next

The pharmaceutical industry must be prepared for the coming wave of COVID-related safety reports.



Robert Dumitrescu, Marc Matar, Rainer Opgen-Rhein, Samuel Calderwood

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COVID-19: Risks for Pharma Commercialization

Identifying and acting on the risks developing in the major markets in light of COVID-19 disruption and the implications for assets in late-stage clinical development and early commercialization.


Donna L. LaVoie

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COVID-19: Four Challenges for Issue Management Teams

Donna L. LaVoie discusses four key industry areas that will experience downstream pressures in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis.


Dan Schulman and Steve Trokenheim

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Sustaining Commercial Operations During a Pandemic

Dan Schulman and Steve Trokenheim outline how life sciences companies can respond to the current crisis in measured ways to set them up for long-term success.


Medidata, a Dassault Systèmes company

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End of Study Hacks: The New Digital Age

Learn from industry experts how to eliminate compliance risks associated with the up to 65% of sites that lose, never receive, or acknowledge these CDs/DVDs, along with the site audits where findings arise due to data access. Live: Thursday, May 7, 2020 at 11am EDT | 8am PDT | 4pm BST | 5pm CEST On demand available after airing until May 7, 2021.


Kinjal Parikh, PharmD, BCOP, Brand Insights Contrib., Assoc. Dir. Clin. Strategy, Medscape Oncology

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The Power of Education in Treating Breast Cancer

Breast cancer is the most common cancer in women, and accounts for approximately 25% of all cancers in women worldwide.


Katherine Vandebelt, Brand Insights Contrib., Global Head of Clinical Innov., Oracle Health Sciences

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Field Perspective: A Collective View to inform the Future of Clinical Research

To really understand the issues and barriers preventing more efficient and effective clinical research, I went to the field to gather perspective from the core contributors.


John Price

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Quality More Important than Cost: Building the Business Case for PV Automation

According to new research, quality has overtaken cost as a priority in plans for automating adverse event reporting. John Price reveals the drivers and barriers to change.




Reena Sangar, Matilda Pateraki

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How Prepared Were Doctors for the COVID Digital Upswing?

A new survey of healthcare professionals explores the pandemic-sparked shift in the adoption and acceptance of connected health technologies.


Scott Morano

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How COVID-19 is Forcing Pharma to Adopt New Physician Interaction Models

Over the coming months, HCPs and manufacturers will experiment with different approaches to e-detailing, in order to arrive at an approach that works for everyone, writes Scott Morano.


Mark J. Stevens

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COVID-19 and the Evolving Science of Pharmacogenomics

Initial studies pointing to how genetic variations can impact disease states such as COVID-19 help to illustrate the growing importance of genomic medicine, writes Mark. J. Stevens.


David S. Thompson

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Navigating Unplanned Value Inflection Points in International Alliances

Dealing with significant unplanned events in alliances is important work. It's is critical to maintain the ongoing health of the alliance by applying sound governance principles and minimizing the disruption to normal operations wherever possible. So how can you stabilize your ships in rough seas?


Kelly J. Eads

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Navigating Unplanned Value Inflection Points in International Alliances

Dealing with significant unplanned events in alliances is important work. It's is critical to maintain the ongoing health of the alliance by applying sound governance principles and minimizing the disruption to normal operations wherever possible. So how can you stabilize your ships in rough seas?


Linda Rorick-Kehn

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Navigating Unplanned Value Inflection Points in International Alliances

Dealing with significant unplanned events in alliances is important work. It's is critical to maintain the ongoing health of the alliance by applying sound governance principles and minimizing the disruption to normal operations wherever possible. So how can you stabilize your ships in rough seas?


Darrin Lang and Larry Egan

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The Benefits of IT Outsourcing in Life Sciences

From lightweight ERP work, to break fix services, to infrastructure- how start-up life sciences organizations, or those new to the outsourcing model, are benefiting from the use of IT partners.


Rasim Shah

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Don't Be a COVID Copycat: Digital Engagement is Not Enough

Even before COVID-19, over 50% of pharma companies were piloting or using virtual and live remote e-detailing as standard practice. Companies need to go further to have a real impact, writes Rasim Shah.



Ali Mosawi

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Iraq: Stabilizing a Growing Market

Ali Mosawi writes about the misconceptions of Iraq's often inhospitable landscape, the essential role of international expertise in driving growth, and how the sector has adapted to meet the challenges of the COVID-19 pandemic.


Amber Salzman, Ph.D.

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COVID-19: Testing Biotech's Ingenuity in New Ways

Startup biotechs need to ensure that life-changing and potentially lifesaving treatments continue to be developed in in the midst of the COVID-19 pandemic. Ohana Biosciences' Amber Salzman outlines how her company is


Stephan Schurz, Dr. Fangting Yu

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How to Leverage Pricing Governance to Safeguard the Topline

While crucial, product-level brand strategies or launch strategies are not sufficient to ensure the long-term success of a product. Best-in-class companies are set apart by their internal pricing governance, write Stephan Schurz and Dr. Fangting Yu.


Ken Ribotsky

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Making the Most of Social Media (Within FDA’s New Guidelines)

Pharmaceutical companies have begun using social media for business needs and promotion, yet have been hesitant to become too engaged since the FDA’s stance on social media activity remained unclear.


John Pagliuca and Prasad Dindigal

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How Life Sciences Companies Can Promote Greater Medication Adherence During COVID19

Life sciences companies have an essential role in partnering with providers to deliver targeted communications about medication efficacy and adherence – not only where COVID-19 is well-established, but alsoin areas of emerging risk.


Sandor Schoichet

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A Sustainable Response to COVID-19

Three areas critical to ensuring meaningful long-term action.


Travis Leonardi, RPh, CP, and William Kirsh, DO, MPH

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Drug Development in Wartime: Driving Tomorrow's R&D Decisions with Today's COVID-19 Data

The only way for pharma companies to know where to focus their COVID-19 R&D efforts is for the industry to have access to real-time, real-world evidence of what’s working to keep people alive, write Travis Leonardi and William Kirsh.



John Fox and Mark O'Neill

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A Better Path to Payer Insights

Payers have transformed the competitive marketplace, and biopharma companies need to regain their position as the authority on their products. To do this, they must establish new ways to anticipate, identify, and react to payer impressions of relevant evidence as they occur.