Energetic M&A activity in 2014 will continue into 2015, predicts EY
Industry 'Firepower Index' shows increased capacity for deal-making, but specialty pharma is pushing Big Pharma to the side
Life sciences commited $15 billion in new construction in the US in 2014, up 25% over 2013
Survey of construction projects and facility upgrads finds 739 projects initiated
Practice Fusion EHR and OptimizeRx team up to expand sample, coupon access
Compliance issues around sampling will be featured at upcoming conference
Almost a third of newly approved drugs are cold chain products
Key oncolytics will require cold chain storage; room-temp products still have varying temperature requirements
Veeva, Cegedim announce new partnerships and IT alliances in pharma salesforce automation
Publicis Touchpoint, a leading CSO, does a deal with Cegedim Relationship Management
Is BioLife Solutions cornering the market for handling human cells and tissues?
Company hires Kevin O'Donnell, cold-chain expert, to build out its Biologistex shipping service
Dohmen acquires Siren Interactive, a rare diseases agency
Acquisition builds on Dohmen's rare-disease business
With acquisition of Optum Health assets, Mapi Group bids to capture health economics consulting work globally
Mapi Group casts itself as a leading 'health research and commercialization' player
Walgreens-Alliance Boots tieup is formally approved
So long WAG, hello to WBA as pharma manufacturers look at a consolidating buyer landscape
FDA gives pharma industry a breather on DSCSA traceability requirements
Enforcement actions are postponed to May 1 under new guidance
Hepatitis C therapies multiply and price concessions appear behind the scenes
Express Scripts touts a 'fundamental change' in drug pricing; others would call it negotiating a discount
Nurses remain the top most-trusted profession, says annual Gallup poll
Pharmacists' ranking, continuing a two-year decline, is now neck-and-neck with doctors
UPS Healthcare Logistics picks up an asset in Poland
Poltraf acquisition adds to a network of 14 facilities serving Eastern and Western Europe
Entries for the 2014 Compliance Package of the Year are now being accepted
Annual award promotes patient-adherence aspects of unit-dose packaging
Doximity crosses 50% line of engagement with physician population
'Stay tuned' for interactions directly with pharma companies, says CEO Jeff Tangney
FDA is heading for a strong year in new drug approvals
Orphan drug approvals, at 15 so far, sets a record
Industry traceability activity ramps up, with some companies already preparing for 2017
DSCSA's Jan 1 deadline is the immediate worry, says HDMA
Here comes a national database of drug wholesalers and 3PLs
FDA issues guidance for filings from such organizations under the Drug Supply Chain Security Act (DSCSA)
Marken and BDI Pharma add to US cold-chain capacity
New operations center at JFK airport for Marken; new distribution center in Texas for BDI
Meetings lineup for cold chain conferences in early 2015
Cargo, logistics and packaging interests are represented
FDA clears an obstacle to generic drug approval applications
GPhA 'applauds' the guidance for Risk Evaluation and Mitigation Strategies (REMS) programs
McKesson completes legal filings in Germany to control its Celesio AG acquisition
Consolidation creates a global pharma distributor grossing $170 billion and employing 85,000
DHL's 'cold chain train' speeds China-Europe access
Healthcare products are included in the shipments leaving Chengdu for Poland and beyond
Veeva broadens its Vault IT platform to provide cross-functional document access
As compared to traditional document management systems, Veeva offers 'harmonization with autonomy'
FDA meets its Nov. 27 deadline for traceability guidance, while industry readiness is still in question
Agency validates ASN 856, EPCIS interoperability methods for exchanging traceability data
Tracelink touts 50,000+ pharma organizations in its traceability network
Will FDA deliver a turkey on Nov. 27?
US pharma market will top $377 billion in 2014; up 11-13%
Global market will rise 30% over the next five years, reaching $1.3 trillion
Sonoco ThermoSafe brings dimensional-weight packaging to the cold chain
Envoy Direct is tailored to direct-to-patient shipments
Full-line distributor sales reached $305 billion in 2013, representing 90% of pharma sales
HDMA's 2014-15 Factbook updates member financial, operational performance
IMS Health chooses Amazon Web Services for its cloud offerings
Nexxus Commercial Suite brings multichannel data together
