Almost two years ago, IQVIA announced the Orchestrated Customer Engagement (OCE), an effort to provide a 360° view of healthcare providers (HCPs) for marketing, medical affairs and other HCP-facing functions of pharma companies. Now, in a similar direction (if not […]
Read MoreThe pharmaceutical industry is complex. A litany of companies and brands are competing for top-of-mind usage with clinicians, a cohesive partnership with payers, and active engagement with patients. It’s hard enough to bring a drug to market, but how do […]
Read MoreVeeva, an IT company that has been on a years-long march to develop a full range of cloud-based software for clinical research, held its annual R&D conference this week (Sept. 9-12) in Philadelphia, and both in leading up to the […]
Read MoreVineti, a leader in software to manage cellular and genetic therapy (CGT) processes, and Cryoport, a leader in tailored temperature-controlled containers along with logistics software and services, are partnering to simplify the overall process of managing CGT delivery. On paper, […]
Read MoreHaving acquired Millmount Healthcare, near Dublin, in 2017, PCI Pharma Services is now expanding the packaging and logistics capabilities at the site. A 75,000-sq.ft. expansion will be completed in the next several months, enabling more primary and secondary packaging, storage, […]
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According to a white paper just published by a blockchain development company, LedgerDomain, preliminary testing of a blockchain-based network, called KitChain, met or exceeded the expectations of the pharma companies and service providers who joined in the effort. The goal […]
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“Patient centricity” is the current theme of most pharma companies; however, both now and increasingly in the future, patients will go first to patient organizations rather than pharma for information, financial and emotional support. That’s the overall theme of this […]
Read MoreAs is becoming better understood daily, individualized treatments like cellular and genetic therapies (CGTs) require close collaboration across healthcare: from clinics and hospitals, to pharma manufacturers and back, with logistics providers, blood centers and other participants along the way, the […]
Read MoreUPS has announced that it is forming a subsidiary, UPS Flight Forward Inc., and applying for FAA Part 135 certification, in order to provide commercial-scale, revenue-generating drone deliveries within the US. Part 135 certification, among other things, allows for providers […]
Read MoreAs of mid-year, the National Council for Prescription Drug Plans (NCPDP), a standards-setting organization for pharmacy-related practices, is halfway to its goal of attaching a unique code to nearly all US patient identities, the “universal patient identifier” (UPI). (As of […]
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