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Changing Drug Benefit Design & Transparency to Impact Drug Prices

NICE's Sir David Haslam: Looking Back

The Murky Outlook for Generic Drugs

Top Story
Who Will Head FDA?
Time is running out on Ned Sharpless' term as FDA acting commissioner, generating much talk as the administration shows interest in naming a new head for the agency
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Industry Trends
Pharm Exec's Industry Audit 2019
Pharm Exec's latest analysis of financial performance reveals that it's those drugmakers maximizing the difference between the value and the cost of their capital investments that are delivering the most bang for the buck to shareholders
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Calendar
/ September 24–25: 3rd Annual Finance & Accounting for Bioscience Companies /
Cambridge, MA
/ October 8–9: Life Sciences West Coast Compliance Congress /
San Francisco, CA,
/ October 21–22: Real-World Data and Evidence Summit /
Arlington, VA
/ October 21–22: Life Sciences Value-Based Contracting /
Arlington, VA
/ November 13–14: 6th Annual Global Compliance Congress /
London, UK
/ December 11: eyeforpharma Awards 2019 /
Philadelphia, PA.
/ December 11–12: Pharmaceutical Drug Pricing Strategies Summit /
Washington, DC
/ December 11: Clinical Trial Financial Management /
Philadelphia, PA.
Industry Trends
Accelerating Industry Consolidation Leaves Dwindling Choices for Patients & SME Firms
Rife M&A activity the life sciences harms competition and reduces choice, both for patients and for modest-sized biopharma firms seeking help with growing pharmacovigilance and regulatory filing requirements, writes Alan White
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Commercialization
Imperatives for Success in Rare Diseases
Biopharma companies should address commercialization challenges with innovative measures, write Subbarao Jayanthi, Frank Koos, and Melissa Morales
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Dr. Cedric Francois: Building Business with Compassion
Apellis' CEO and co-founder Dr. Cedric Francois talks about his journey from clinical work to creating biotech startups
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Industry update
//CymaBay Therapeutics (Newark, CA) announced that Pol Boudes, M.D., Chief Medical Officer, will be leaving the company on September 30, 2019 to explore other opportunities. CymaBay has initiated a formal search for his replacement. // Opiant Pharmaceuticals (Santa Monica, CA) announced the appointments of Aziz Mottiwala as Opiant's Chief Commercial Officer, and Rahsaan Thompson as General Counsel, two newly created positions. // Pressure BioSciences (South Easton, MA) appointed Daniel J. Shea Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer // Zomedica Pharmaceuticals Corp. (Ann Arbor, MI) promoted Dr. Stephanie Morley, Chief Operations Officer and VP of Product Development, to the role of President. // Soligenix (Princeton, NJ) appointed Daniel P. Ring as Vice President of Business Development and Strategic Planning, and Jonathan Guarino as Chief Financial Officer. // Imvax (Philadelphia, PA) announced that John P. Furey has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer (CEO). // Orchard Therapeutics' Chief Commercial Officer Jason Meyenburg has left the company to take on a chief executive role in the industry. Mark Rothera, Orchard's President and Chief Executive Officer, will assume global commercial leadership responsibilities. The company has initiated a global search for Mr. Meyenburg's permanent replacement. //
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