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Faced with fierce competition, dwindling budgets and intense pressure to create jobs, economic development authorities are reinventing their recruitment strategies to attract life sciences employers

18th Annual Healthcare Compliance Packaging Council meeting celebrates the benefits of unit-dose packaging

Following are excerpts from the keynote presentation of Steven C. Anderson, president and CEO of the National Assn. of Chain Drug Stores, at its annual meeting, Palm Beach, FL, Apr. 25.

‘Revenue Management’ Comes to the Rescue of Pharma’s Complex Pricing Environment

The Medicines Company among first customers using 3PL Bridge to Europe program

Faster-than-average growth of biologics, more global trade to emerging countries, and widening regulatory requirements will propel the activity

Longitudinal patient-level data answer pressing questions about patient safety, outcomes and medication acceptance

Corporate culture rated as an important risk-assessment factor in Best Practices survey

Cegedim Dendrite 2010 Aggregate Spend Survey finds only 29% of companies confident in current reporting practices

About one out of four public pharma companies was profitable in 2009, according to study

‘Pharmony’ approach brings entire process under one roof

Bayer Diabetes Care and Epilepsy Therapy Project aim to make disease management more convenient

Serialization solution for Nigeria provides drug authentication and patient communication by text message

In line with broadening geography of pharma markets, W-K ‘glocalizes’ its services

Vetter and Sentry BioPharma Services establish preferred partnership agreement

No specific guidelines included on how restrictive financial interactions should be

FDA-run website will provide a single point of reference

Gaps found in gray areas like adverse events reported on blogs and interactive web events

PPACA provides $3 billion in funding and creates new Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute

‘Pharmerging’ markets will provide half the boost to 2014’s $1.1-trillion market

Service builds on ValueCentrics’ ValueTrak channel-data tracking capability

Singapore-based Clearstate will help UBC clients navigate complex reimbursements policies

Altegrity Risk International named security partner in Closed-Loop Protection Program

Specialty pharmacy wins $61.5M in tax credits and $14M in grants for 1,000-plus jobs

‘Pharmerging’ markets will provide half the boost to 2014’s $1.1-trillion market