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January 8, 2015 | ISSUE NUMBER 383 VOL 4

Regulatory
A Milestone Year for New Drugs, Faster Approvals
FDA set several milestones in approving more than 40 important new drugs and biologics in 2014. FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg reported in early December that approvals were up to 35 new molecular entities (NMEs), an increase from 27 in 2013; the total reached 41 new drugs by year-end. Jill Wechsler reports ...Read more

New research shows companies spending $400 million on point of care marketing. As changes in the health care market continue, marketing in care venues will become a more important part of companies’ integrated marketing strategies. Read the research to learn how to optimize your investment in point of care marketing.

Opinion
Enhancing the Industry's Reputation: A Four-Point Solution
Following Pharm Exec’s recent profile of Dr. Steve Miller, here the Express Scripts CEO adds some further thoughts — on health reform, cost-effectiveness research, pharma’s reputation, and the obligations of government — to his critique of industry pricing practises ...Read more

Applied Clinical Trials/Pharmaceutical Executive E-Book & Web Portal: Clinical Trial Data Sharing and Disclosure
This e-book features information from a recent conference of global thought-leaders in clinical data disclosure and transparency, which address current practices, potential challenges and solutions for pharmaceutical companies complying with the regulatory, ethical and legal issues around clinical trial data sharing.
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Global
Cuba: An Untapped Market?
If you’re like us at PharmExec, you’ve been reading the news of potentially thawing US/Cuban relations, and you’re wondering, how long before the flag of Cuba graces the Hall of nations at BIO International Convention? ...Read more

Strategy
AmerisourceBergen: A Burgeoning Giant Steps Out
A subtle and unmistakable shift is now underway among Big Pharma’s network of providers, payers, distributors and service vendors, and is best summarized as “follow the customer.” One strong example of the trend is the $100 billion sourcing and distribution behemoth AmerisourceBergen [ABC], which is building on its success in the US market to expand internationally through a series of strategic ties with foreign enterprise partners. William Looney reports ...Read more

//Signal Genetics (Carlsbad, CA) announced the appointment of Sudipto Sur as Chief Information Officer.//Scioderm (Durham, NC) appointed Ian A.W. Howes to the position of Chief Financial Officer.//Sprout Pharmaceuticals (Raleigh, NC) announced that Cindy Whitehead has been named CEO, effective immediately.//Symbiota (Cambridge, MA) named David P. Perry as President and CEO to lead the company in its next phase of growth and commercialization.//Sarah Boyce (Carlsbad, CA) joined Isis Pharmaceuticals as Chief Business Officer.//

January 29–30, 2015: 10th Annual Summit on Biosimilars
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February 24–25, 2015: Oncology Commercialization and Market Access
San Francisco, CA


February 25–26: Speaker Programs 2015
Philadelphia, PA



 
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