Category Archives: Events

Evaluating Expanded Access Programs

By Jennifer Ringler | Published: September 19, 2011
Pharmaceutical Executive recently spoke with David Vance, Senior Director of the Compliance Counsel at Noven Pharmaceuticals, about the birth of Expanded Access Programs and the role patient advocacy groups can play in shaping those programs.
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CBI Conference Highlights Innovative Programs on Patient Compliance

By Jennifer Ringler | Published: May 25, 2011
With compliance rates flagging, companies have to work harder than ever to demonstrate these programs have value and represent a good ROI Pharm Exec’s sister conference organization, CBI, sponsored its 10th annual Patient Adherence Forum in April to highlight current trends in industry compliance and adherence programs — where companies reach out to help an increasingly skittish [...]
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Allergan Offers to Pay Journos to Discuss Botox

By Ben Comer | Published: May 11, 2011
Physicians aren’t the only ones getting paid to attend industry-sponsored events heavy on product discussions. For $250, “select” journalists can discuss facial aesthetics at an event sponsored by Botox-maker Allergan, on June 9 in New York City. Journalistic ethics can be checked at the door. The emailed invitation to attend Allergan’s Facial Aesthetics Advisory Panel, which [...]
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Assessing the Future State of Industry R&D: Panic, Prosperity or Both?

By Julian Upton | Published: March 16, 2011
Home to a large segment of the global biopharma industry, the state of New Jersey has a significant stake in the future of medicines innovation.  An annual symposium convened by the Rutgers University School of Business attempts to monitor the pulse of industry progress through an increasingly daunting thicket of commercial and policy challenges. This year’s [...]
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Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association 2010 Leadership Conference: An industry newcomer sees the power of “us,” not “me”

By Jennifer Ringler | Published: November 3, 2010
As a journalist new to the pharmaceutical industry, my first HBA event opened the door to knowledge, networking, and new opportunities for professional growth. I recently attended my first Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) event—the 2010 HBA Leadership Conference, held October 27 – 29 in Philadelphia. The Leadership Conference brought together women in all levels and all facets [...]
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