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CEO Profile: Subhanu Saxena, Cipla

Mr Shkreli Goes to Washington

Feeling the Heat: Pharm Exec's 2016 Industry Forecast

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Top Feature
Pharma Marketing: The Digital Platforms That Will Stick Around
Peter Houston
Where pharma marketers may fear to tread, many general marketers rush in to bet on the latest rising star without a clear idea of where it’s heading. Peter Houston reviews the digital and social channels that look likely to still be around by the end of the year
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Branding
When One is Not Enough
In addition to the “new brand for new indication” approach, drug manufacturers have also re-launched a drug as a distinct second brand within the same indication. Ram Subramanian and Rehan Baqri lay out five objectives that make it worthwhile to pursue a second brand strategy
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April 5-7, 2016 – Boston, MA
Building a global network for precision medicine by uniting the Bio-IT community. Event includes 13 parallel conference tracks, 16 pre-conference workshops, 200+ presentations, 3,000+ global attendees, and an expansive exhibit/poster hall.
For full details and to register, visit http://www.bio-itworldexpo.com.
Forecast
Pharm 2016: Hot Topics, Burning Questions
Pharm Exec Editorial Advisory Board member Cliff Kalb poses some of the pertinent questions he expects the pharma industry will be asking this year, on topics from healthcare convergence to geographic opportunities
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Regulatory
Breakthrough Therapies Challenge FDA Reviewers, Manufacturers
The development of more complex biopharmaceutical therapies that merit accelerated evaluation and approval has put pressure on FDA to speed up its review process. Jill Wechsler reports
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US Election
Presidential Candidates & Rx Policy
Tom Norton
As the nation heads towards its first presidential primaries of the 2016 election, it’s important for American pharm execs to consider where the leading candidates stand on U.S. Rx policy. Tom Norton takes a closer look
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Calendar
/ February 18–19: Bio/Pharma Social Media and Digital Platforms /
Philadelphia, PA.
/ February 23–24: Speaker Programs 2016 /
Philadelphia, PA.
/ March 15–17: eyeforpharma 2016 /
Barcelona, Spain
/ April 18–19: IRT Europe — Interactive Response Technologies in Clinical Trials /
Munich, Germany
/ June 21–22: Patient Engagement Solutions Summit /
Philadelphia, PA.
 
 
Industry update
//Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (New Haven, CT) recruited Martha Manning Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, and Amy Jennings, Ph.D., as Senior Vice President of Regulatory Affairs.//Paragon Bioservices, Inc. (Baltimore, MD) elected the company's founder, Dr. Marco Chacon, as Chairman of the Company's Board of Directors.//Deltanoid Pharmaceuticals, Inc. appointed former Genzyme/Sanofi renal head, Douglas Jermasek, as its new Chief Executive Officer. Co-founder Hector F DeLuca, Ph.D., MD, DSC will continue as Chairman of the Board of Directors and assume the responsibilities of President and Chief Operating Officer. Co-founder Margaret Clagett-Dame, Ph.D., will continue in her role as Executive Vice President.//
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