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December 23, 2010 | ISSUE NUMBER 180 VOL 8

Global
Health Spotlight Turns to Chronic Diseases
With donor fund levels sinking, multilateral institutions are having to face an issue they have avoided for years: prioritizing time, people, and resources to tackle a few health challenges rather than many.

Regulatory
FDA’s 2011 Guidance Agenda
FDA’s annual guidance agenda serves as a blueprint—almost a wish list—for what the organization plans to focus its time and resources on in the coming year.

Forecast
Top Health Industry Issues of 2011
A new paper from PricewaterhouseCoopers forecasts change in the coming year due to health reform and other issues keeping the industry on its toes.

Biotechnology
Fixing Biotech’s Broken Business Model
Despite some notable successes, the global biotech industry has fallen short of expectations. Jo Pisani proposes some new business models for a new era.

// ERT (Philadelphia) confirmed that the effective date of the previously announced retirement of Dr. Michael J. McKelvey, its President and CEO, is Dec. 21. Dr. Joel Morganroth, currently ERT’s Chairman and Chief Scientific Officer, was elected by the Board as President and CEO until ERT hires a permanent CEO. //AstraZeneca appointed Esra Erkal Paler to head up its worldwide media relations activities. She will be based in the company’s London office and takes up her duties in April 2011. // Merck KGaA appointed Stefan Oschmann as Head of its Pharmaceuticals Division, Merck Serono (Geneva). Mr. Oschmann takes office on January 1, 2011, and will also have responsibility for the company’s consumer healthcare operations. //

Jan 11–12, 2011: The State of Clinical Development Costs
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Jan 24–25: 8th Annual Pharmaceutical Compliance Congress
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Feb 1–2, 2011: Pharma Market Research
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