Pharmacia: Making Culture a Strategic Asset - Openness, transparency and sharing resources do not always occur naturally in a large corporation, particularly one created through a merger. But these and other "positive behaviors" are critical to success, says this executive. Having presided over post-merger transition twice at the same company, he should know.
Publisher: Accenture     Author: Outlook Magazine   

Pre-Approval Inspection of a Contract Manufacturing Facility - Outsourcing offers companies a new option in this regulatory process.
Publisher: Contractpharma.com     Author: Dilip M. Parikh   

Reducing Clinical Research Time - Even slight delays in the market release of a new pharmaceutical result in substantial costs to its developing company.
Publisher: Pharmalicensing.com     Author: Frank S. Kilpatrick and Adelle Ricci   

Regulatory Affairs - In a contract manufacturing relationship, who is ultimately responsible for the regulatory component?
Publisher: Contractpharma.com     Author: Sandy Hatten   

Roche's New Scientific Method - How does a giant pharmaceutical company reckon with genomics technology? By making a fresh start in how it recruits its scientists, manages projects, and uses computers. Here's how the Roche Group is reinventing how it invents.
Publisher: Fast Company     Author: George Anders   

Scale Up and Transfer with Manufacturing - A rugged, robust technology transfer program is necessary to make the transition to pilot-sized batches and beyond.
Publisher: Contractpharma.com     Author: Michael J. Valazza   

Segment-based Marketing - From Dream to Reality - The authors demonstrate how targeting market segments according to the beliefs of those targeted rather than demographics can improve pharma companies' marketing efficiency ratios. (PDF file)
Publisher: PharmaPortal.com     Author: Christopher B. Kuenne, and Lawrence J. Choi   

Spin-outs on the menu? - This paper reviews the processes involved in orchestrating a successful spin-out of early research assets from a major pharmaceutical company to form an independent new company.
Publisher: Pharmalicensing.com     Author: Janet Dewdney; Adrian Phillips   

Technology Transfer - the American Dream? - The transfer of technology from the research environment to industry is a major source of jobs. Recent US legislation has greatly accelerated the exploitation of federally funded research.
Publisher: Pharmalicensing.com     Author: M. Schmiemann; R. Dekeyser   

The 6 Biggest Science Career Hazards -- and How to Avoid Them (Part One) - As our practice dictates, our emphasis will be on biotech, pharmaceuticals, and medical device industries. But much of this material will apply across the board to scientists in any sector.
Publisher: Bio Online     Author: Dave Jensen