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| September 10 ,
2009 | ISSUE NUMBER 115 VOL 6 |
Legal
Sepracor Faces Shareholder Lawsuit in Wake of $2.6B Deal
Some shareholders think they were shafted in the multi-billion dollar deal between Sepracor and Dainippon Sumitomo Pharma. They’re so miffed, in fact, that they’ve filed a lawsuit stating that the amount offered undervalues the company and its shares.
People
Roche Shifts Execs in Anticipation of Departures
With the pending retirement of three senior-level executives, Roche announced a new corporate executive team to bridge the personnel gap while the company looks for new leaders.
Technology
Hot Topics in Supply Chain Management
Times are changing in the pharmaceutical and life sciences sectors, and the supply chains have to adapt to a new set of challenges, says Kenneth Porter of specialist consultancy Total Logistics.
Global
UK Pharmacies Dealing with Drug Shortages
With a weak pound being outpaced by the euro, many hospitals are sending drugs to the Continent for higher profits. What can NHS do to stop this practice?
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|  Amylin Pharmaceuticals elected Paulo F. Costa as chairman of the board
// Orexigen Therapeutics hired Mark Booth as chief commercial officer
// McCann Healthcare Worldwide appointed Charlie Buckwell to worldwide head of medical communications
// Torre Lazur Healthcare Group promoted Jennifer Mulvaney to executive vice president, executive creative director/integration and Marcia Goddard to executive vice president, creative director for Torre Lazur McCann
// HC&B Healthcare Communications hired Jessica Worrell as art director
// MicroMass Communications joined Worldwide Partners, Inc. (WPI) to increase its global outreach
// Adamas Pharmaceuticals named Michael D. Coffee, senior vice president, sales and marketing, and Amy K. Patick, vice president, research // Inc. Magazine recognized TGaS Advisors as one of the fastest-growing private companies in the US in its 2009 rankings
// MBS/Vox, the research-based consultancy unit of CommonHealth, hired
David Curry as a senior analyst and Julie Hoops as an analyst
// François Mandeville joins Strand Life Sciences management team
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September
10 An Evolving Standard for Success: Proving Product Value Through Comparative Effectiveness Data
Wednesday, September 10 at 11 AM EDT
September 14 Develop Competitive Advantage Through Business Analytics in the New Pharmaceutical Commercial Model
Wednesday, September 23, 2009 at 11:00 AM EDT
September 23 Mining Business and Technology Best Practices: Winning Strategies for the E-Commerce Space
Wednesday, September 14 at 11 AM EDT
September 24 Drugs, Devices or Data – Which is Most Valuable? An Expert Panel Debates
Thursday, September 24, 2009 at 2:00 PM EDT
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September
14–15 4th Annual Forum on Educational Grants for the Bio/Pharmaceutical Industry,
Philadelphia, PA
September
21–24 5th
Annual Process Excellence Week for the Service & Transactional
World, Chicago, IL
September
30 Prix Galien 2009 Awards Ceremony, New York, NY
October
5–7 BioNetwork
2009: The 7th Annual Pharmaceutical-Biotech Partnering
Conference, Laguna Niguel, California
October
20–21 CBI’s Leadership Summit on Global Interactions with Healthcare Providers, Arlington, VA |
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