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Saving Haiti: One Donation at a Time (UPDATED 1/21)

By George Koroneos | Published: January 15, 2010
Image by American Red Cross via Flickr It’s been less than three days since new broke of a massive earthquake in Haiti that all but leveled the struggling country. With thousands dead, a devastated infrastructure, and no emergency plan, countries and businesses around the world have joined in the effort to help the Haitian people with [...]
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Abbott to Purchase Solvay for $6.6 Billion (Update 1)

By George Koroneos | Published: September 28, 2009
Abbott announced, early Monday morning, that it had signed a deal to purchase Belgium-based drug manufacturer Solvay Pharmaceuticals for $6.6 billion in cash—a mere five months after Solvay’s CEO Werner Cautreels announced that the company was searching for a proper suitor. The deal adds more than $3 billion in annualized sales to its global pharmaceutical business—three-quarters [...]
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AZ, Sepracor, and Abbott Cinch Belts With Layoffs

By George Koroneos | Published: January 29, 2009
It’s been a tough few days for pharmaceutical employees. Just days after Pfizer announced that it would eliminate 10 percent of its workforce, three other companies are revealing restructuring plans that include releasing hundreds (and in one case thousands) of employees. In its fourth quarter report released today, AstraZeneca stated that it will continue its “new [...]
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The KOL Database Kingdom

By Brittany Agro | Published: November 21, 2008
Tracking interactions with KOLs can be a daunting task if you don’t have the right systems in place. Similar to the children’s mythology-themed boardgame, “Key to the Kingdom,” the odds of mastering it at first try are slim—but over time, you learn from mistakes, become familiar with the rules, and ultimately succeed. Michael Schaffer, senior district [...]
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An Inevitable Evolution

By Brittany Agro | Published: November 21, 2008
It is all about the pull and less about the push when it comes to delivering an effective and valuable message to physicians without comprising compliance. And the panelists and speakers attending the Center for Business Intelligence’s Premier Opinion Leader Management Systems conference in King of Prussia, PA, couldn’t agree more. Over the next five years, [...]
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