Category Archives: Events

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 [...]
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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 [...]
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Hot Topics at HBA

By Brittany Agro | Published: November 20, 2009
The 2009 Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association leadership conference is officially underway in sunny California. Last night, festivities got underway with a welcome reception for attendees followed by a “Taste of San Francisco,” which featured lively entertainment and regional cuisine. I had the opportunity to catch up with a few seasoned participants who are widely known throughout the [...]
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Connect with a Click of the Mouse

By Brittany Agro | Published: October 28, 2009
Thanks to Google, Facebook, and Twitter, the Internet has become the e-Patient’s No. 1 destination for seeking health information, and industry was all “a tweet” about it at this year’s e-Patient Connections Conference. More than 250 people were in attendance for the two-day event, which included pharma marketers, brand managers, and patient education specialists who shared [...]
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Pharma Celebrates its Own

By Andrew Sheivachman | Published: October 7, 2009
At the gala ceremony for the 2009 Prix Galien USA award on October 1, a paradigm shift in drug development took center stage. “The most successful new [cancer] therapies will be based on a precise molecular understanding of disease basis—that’s exactly what we did with Gleevec,” said keynote speaker Brian Druker, director of the Oregon Health [...]
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