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The Real Way to Lean Success: Suck Out the IT Fat

By Guest Blogger | Published: November 22, 2011
The bigger the company, the thicker the sclerosis, the more they need to suck out the fat, writes Bill Drummy. Consider this: In 2011, IMS projects US Rx market growth to be 2.7 percent. The top 10 pharma companies account for 50 percent of the entire market’s revenue, but will deliver only 10 percent of the [...]
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The Most Influential Pharma Leader Or Institution?

By Julian Upton | Published: June 28, 2011
Ahead of Pharm Exec’s 30th Anniversary Issue later this year, we are assembling a list of pharma leaders who have made the most impact on the industry. Which individual(s) or institution(s) do you think has had the most influence of the industry in the last 10–30 years? Please leave a comment in the box below or drop [...]
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The Most Influential Pharma Leader Or Institution?

By Julian Upton | Published: May 25, 2011
Ahead of Pharm Exec’s 30th Anniversary Issue later this year, we are assembling a list of pharma leaders who have made the most impact on the industry. Which individual(s) or institution(s) do you think has had the most influence of the industry in the last 10–30 years? Please leave a comment in the box below or drop [...]
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Value-Based Pricing Could Counter Innovation, Says UK Think Tank

By Julian Upton | Published: March 25, 2011
The UK government’s proposals to introduce value-based pricing (VBP) — which aims to create a stronger link between the price the National Health Service pays for a medicine and the value it delivers (and in the process, ostensibly, further incentivize therapeutic innovation) — could actually serve to ‘hinder’ innovation, according to a UK think tank.
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Industry Reactions to Japan Earthquake Crisis

By Julian Upton | Published: March 16, 2011
As a dazed Japan copes with the aftermath of the Tohoku earthquake, Japanese pharma companies have been quick to offer donations of both money and medical supplies and help with aid efforts. Takeda has pledged 300m Japanese Yen ($3.6m) to the Japanese Red Cross Society to help the emergency relief fund, as well as offering [...]
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