Category Archives: Events

Hamburg Delivers DIA Keynote

By George Koroneos | Published: June 14, 2010
FDA Commissioner Margaret Hamburg delivered this year’s keynote speech in front of a packed room of pharma and bioscience personnel at the 46th annual meeting of the Drug Information Association, which opened Monday morning. Hamburg started her speech by explaining how her earliest goal as FDA chief was to build the field of regulatory [...]
Also posted in FDA | Tagged , , , | 1 Comment

Do You Have a Head of Social Media?

By Julian Upton | Published: April 30, 2010
And do you need one? Julian Upton looks at some of the contrasting ideas that emerged from last month’s Digital Pharma Europe event. If anyone had any lingering doubts about an unprecedented era of inclusion and transparency promised by pharma’s newfound, if tentative, embrace of online social media, then last month’s Digital Pharma Europe conference must [...]
Also posted in E-Media, Europe, Guest Blog, Strategy, Technology | Tagged , , , , , | 1 Comment

Patient Adherence Awards Winners Revealed

By George Koroneos | Published: April 28, 2010
Image via Wikipedia The Center for Business Intelligence, on Monday, revealed winners of its annual Strategic Patient Adherence Awards as part of its two-day conference about patient compliance with their drug regiments. This year’s award winners are: Best Integrated Program—Shire Pharmaceuticals: FOSRENOL ON TRACK Direct To Patient Support Program Best Disease State Program—BMS/Sanofi-Aventis Canada & Rx Canada: My Plavix [...]
Also posted in Strategy | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

JP Morgan Healthcare Conference Marked by Hesitant Optimism

By Pharm Exec | Published: January 13, 2010
Guest blog by Audrey S. Erbes, Principal, Erbes & Associates While last year’s meeting was dominated by the global economic crisis and its impact on the healthcare industry, this year’s presenters tried to give investors a glimmer of hope for better outcomes in the future. The fear that darkened moods of attendees in 2009 was gone [...]
Also posted in Guest Blog | Tagged , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Q&A With Renee Tannenbaum

By Brittany Agro | Published: November 20, 2009
One major theme at the HBA leadership conference may be simple for industry to understand but difficult to accept: change or drown. But for Renee Tannenbaum, it was change that worked toward her advantage. And change, combined with her desire to drive improvement in patient care and meet unmet needs, is what led her to [...]
Also posted in Strategy | Tagged , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment