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You could argue that anything done in a new way, however small, can be counted as an innovation. Introducing innovation at a game-changing level, however, is not so simple, and it's only going to get harder for the pharmaceutical industry.
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is a privately-held biotechnology company that develops and markets unique cellular imaging systems for the life sciences market.
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Waters Corp.
For 50 years, Waters has developed innovative analytical science solutions to support customer discoveries, operations, performance, and regulatory compliance.
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Where our team of guest writers discuss what they think about the current NGP US Issues.
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Can digital pathology save drug development?
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Latest News
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Aethlon Medical to expand Hepatitis C tr...
In a press statement, Aethlon Medical Inc has announced it has entered into an agreement with GVK Biosciences (GVK BIO) to expand the opportunity for Aethlon to commercialize...Read more
08/18/2010 15:50
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Is the H1N1 virus still a threat?
Last year, the world was told to prepare for a possible pandemic that had the potential to kill millions of people. While thousands worldwide did die from the H1N1 flu strain,...Read more
08/16/2010 14:15
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AstraZeneca to settle Seroquel US lawsuits
AstraZeneca, one of the UK’s largest pharmaceutical firms, has agreed to settle around 17,500 US lawsuits over its Seroquel antipsychotic drug that could potentially cause...Read more
08/09/2010 16:05
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Five Prime Therapeutics partners with Glaxo
Private drug developer Five Prime Therapeutics Inc has reportedly entered a partnership with pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline said to be worth $139 million.Read more
08/04/2010 16:05
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Patent to be broken on Genzyme drug?
While Genzyme may be dealing with a take-over bid from Sanofi-Aventis, they are now facing pressure from a petition from patients who want the US federal government to abrogate...Read more
08/03/2010 11:27
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Merck to team up with Sinopharm
Merck & Co. are team up with Chinese drug-maker Sinopharm, one of the country’s biggest distributors and manufacturers of health products, in order to market drugs and vaccines...Read more
07/29/2010 13:11
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Editor’s Choice
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Psychiatric drugs: a booming business
The top 25 psychiatric drugs of 2009, according to quantities of US prescriptions, have been published and the chart reveals that approximately 300 million prescriptions were...Read more -
Stereology going mainstream
Lars Peterson discusses how whole slide stereology is beginning to make an impact in the biopharmaceutical industry.Read more -
Johnson and Johnson on open innovation and diff...
Why Johnson & Johnson’s Paul Stoffels believes greater differentiation and a move toward open innovation are the answer to the industry’s woes.Read more -
Aspetic spray drying installation
The aseptic spray drying installation acquired by Hovione is the only one known to us that has successfully passed a FDA PAI (Pre-Approval Inspection).Read more -
Pharma manufacturing supply chain
Amgen’s Madhavan Balachandran on why persistence is key to implementing an Operational Excellence campaignRead more -
Toronto's pharmaceutical biotech sector
Denis Grant helps set the stage for excellence and innovation in Toronto’s pharmaceutical biotech sector.Read more
Readers’ Choice
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Breaking New Ground
Sean Harper tells NGP why he is excited about potential new treatments for osteoporosis, why animal models aren't always useful in developing drugs for humans, and why the...Read more -
Customer Centric Service: The New Rx fo...
As the industry moves from its traditional sales and marketing approach to customer centric service models, companies are seeking to better meet physicians’ need for product,...Read more -
Pharmaceutical Marketing After the Gold ...
Targeted Analytics Become Keys to a Lean, Mean Branding Machine By Mukesh Mehta, RPhRead more -
Early Phase Research – The Problem, the ...
Members of product development teams typically visit the Phase I-II world every few years. Increasingly, however, they are finding it a different world at each visit, due to a...Read more -
In with the New
When Chris Viehbacher arrived to take up the reins as CEO of sanofi-aventis, he found a company with an image problem that had forgotten how to communicate. Now he plans to...Read more -
The Enterprise Lab Notebook
Enabling multi-disciplinary virtual teams to improve R&D productivity through knowledge sharing. By Symyx Technologies, Inc.Read more
Executive Interviews
Centralized cardiac safety
How to achieve improved science at a lower cost with the most stakeholder convenience.
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Stereology going mainstream
Lars Peterson discusses how whole slide stereology is beginning to make an impact in the biopharmaceutical industry.
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Aspetic spray drying installation
The aseptic spray drying installation acquired by Hovione is the only one known to us that has successfully passed a FDA PAI (Pre-Approval Inspection).
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Next Generation Healthcare Summit
25th - 27th October 2010
As healthcare costs continue to rise, health providers around the country feel a sharp sense of urgency in deploying information technology to lower costs, reduce medical errors, enhance outcomes, and spur efficiency in an industry known for legendary inefficiency.
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