This is a guest post from DrugPatentWatch. Do you have a response to DrugPatentWatch’s post? Respond in the comments section below. A drug by any other name would work just as well… In William Shakespeare’s play Romeo and Juliet, Juliet uses the phrase “A rose by any other name would smell just as sweet” to argue […]
This is a guest post from DrugPatentWatch. Do you have a response to DrugPatentWatch’s post? Respond in the comments section below. Effects of generic competition in pharmaceuticals are more complex than they used to be Cost containment has been a major aspect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), with incentives for reducing hospital readmissions and pressure […]
This is a guest post from Brannon Cashion, President of Addison Whitney Health. Do you have a response to Brannin’s post? Respond in the comments section below. The branding process in the biotech sector can be related to the oxymoronic term of “new and improved.” While there is great benefit to being new, and also to […]
This is a guest post from Robert Yapundich, MD and Gregory Schimizzi, MD. Dr. Yapundich is a practicing neurologist in Hickory, North Carolina and a member of the Alliance for Patient Access. Dr Schimizzi is a practicing rheumatologist, treasurer of the Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations and co-convener of the Biologics Prescribers Collaborative. Distinguishable biosimilar naming was the top issue for […]
This is a guest post from Susan K Finston, President of Finston Consulting. Do you have a response to Susan’s post? Respond in the comments section below. Towards the end of 2015, I wrote about growing recognition of the importance of the microbiome for human health and consequently for commercial biopharmaceutical development here. Still microbiome research […]
This paper is a final project from the NIH Foundation for Advanced Education in the Sciences course — TECH 566: Biotechnology Management Starting up a company is a risky endeavor. From listening to the FAES 566’s course panel discussions this semester, it is clear that there are many challenges a Chief Executive Officer (CEO) will face […]
This is a guest post from Susan K Finston, President of Finston Consulting. Do you have a response to Susan’s post? Respond in the comments section below. Looking beyond the landmark nuclear deal, Iranian media sources are trumpeting the Islamic State’s prowess in biotechnology. So how does Iran really measure up – globally and compared to […]
This is a guest post from Susan K Finston, President of Finston Consulting. Do you have a response to Susan’s post? Respond in the comments section below. As we head into the dog days of summer I continue to reflect on the recent DIA and BIO annual meetings held in mid-June. At both events I was […]
This is a guest post from Susan K Finston, President of Finston Consulting. Do you have a response to Susan’s post? Respond in the comments section below. As a Non-NRI, I did not plan to launch a bio-pharmaceutical start-up company in India on my own. That would be a little crazy. Instead I took a […]
This is a guest post from Susan K Finston, President of Finston Consulting. Do you have a response to Susan’s post? Respond in the comments section below. Back when I wrote ISO A Scientific Revolution in Cancer Research in April of 2013, I truly did not expect to be able to greet the revolution by […]