[UPDATED at 11:30 a.m. ET] Even as the war in Ukraine has prompted an exodus of international companies — from fast-food chains and oil producers to luxury retailers — from Russia, U.S. and global drug companies said they would continue manufacturing and selling their products there. Airlines, automakers, banks, and […]
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Investing In Big Pharma: Facts And Figures About Top Drug Companies
The term “big pharma” refers to the global pharmaceutical industry, which includes giant corporations that bring in billions of dollars in annual profit. The modern pharmaceutical industry has roots tracing back to the 19th century when research in areas such as chemistry and physiology allowed for the discovery of new […]
Tips For Life Science And Medical Device Companies
Samuel Ethiopia is CEO and co-founder of DocSpera, a digital healthcare company. getty As technology continues to improve and change all aspects of our lives, digital transformation is starting to emerge as a C-level objective in the medical device space. Data and tech enablement have become sources of competitive edge […]
ValGenesis and Zenovative Partner to Modernize and Digitize Validation and Compliance for Pharmaceutical Companies
SAN FRANCISCO, April 26, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — ValGenesis Inc., a market leader in enterprise Validation Lifecycle Management Systems (VLMS), and Zenovative, a technology development and consulting company based in Maryland, USA, have partnered to deliver unique compliance-focused digital validation solutions for pharmaceutical companies across the globe. The disruptive technologies transforming […]
Will mRNA Technology Companies Spawn Innovation Ecosystems?
Messenger RNA (mRNA) technology, which continues to play a key role in the ongoing fight against Covid-19, represents one of the most significant scientific breakthroughs of our time. The widespread effectiveness of mRNA-based vaccines has attracted considerable attention to the prospect of mRNA technology serving as a platform that can […]
India, China Pharmaceutical Companies Face Increasing Scrutiny In Washington
An advocacy group for local generic drug manufacturers, called the Americans for Safe Drugs, says … [+] most people want their essential medicines made here. And foreign labs giving FDA warnings shouldn’t be selling to the U.S. (Photo by John Phillips/Getty Images) Getty Images The pandemic revealed gaping holes in […]
Experts warn that ‘patient influencers’ are being paid by big pharma companies to hawk drugs
As trust in the pharmaceutical companies wanes in the U.S., the firms are turning towards ‘patient influencers’ to use trusted figures in online communities to help hawk drugs to patients, experts warn. A team at the University of Colorado, Boulder, warns in a report published last week that pharmaceutical companies […]