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Company news: Amgen and DeCODE Genetics; Porter Novelli

December 10, 2012

Amgen is buying deCODE Genetics, an Icelandic firm, for $415 million in cash.
 

JAMA taps NEJM's Easley as publisher

October 18, 2012

The American Medical Association has wooed New England Journal of Medicine publisher Tom Easley to Chicago, where he will preside over the society's publications, soon to be rolled up into the JAMA brand.
 

People news: Vertex hires Amgen and GSK marketing veteran Arbuckle

September 05, 2012

Stuart Arbuckle, formerly of Amgen, has been named Vertex's EVP and chief commercial officer.
 

Company news: Elsevier, AstraZeneca, GSK

April 02, 2012

Publisher Elsevier announced Monday that it will increase the number of papers it publishes for the Journal of Diabetes and Its Complications.
 

People news: Novartis, Qforma and Precision Health Media

March 01, 2012

Novartis named Brian McNamara as division head of OTC, replacing J&J veteran Naomi Kelman, who spent a year in the role.
 

Saatchi appoints a turnaround artist to lead NY professional shop

October 10, 2011

Publicis Healthcare Communications Group named Anders Ekman managing director of Saatchi & Saatchi Health Communications New York, the flagship professional healthcare agency of the Saatchi brand.
 

Social media gurus Gwee and Monseau move on to new jobs

May 12, 2011

Two of the drug industry's brightest minds in social media, Shwen Gwee and Marc Monseau, are changing jobs, with Gwee leaving Vertex for Edelman and Monseau exiting J&J to open his own firm.
 

People news: Pfizer and GlaxoSmithKline

February 01, 2011

Pfizer named GSK's Dr. Yvonne Greenstreet SVP, head of medicines development for its Specialty Care Business Unit.
 

People news: Lighthouse Learning

October 26, 2010

Lighthouse Learning, which develops and sells CME curricula without taking commercial support, hired Sherri Foster as CME director.
 

People news: Synovate Healthcare and Durata Therapeutics

October 19, 2010

Market research agency Synovate Healthcare has hired Paul Villa as SVP, payer and market access research.
 

MedImmune names Genentech marketer to lead commercial ops

August 05, 2010

MedImmune named Scott Carmer EVP commercial operations, with responsibility for all sales, marketing, sales operations and global marketing functions along with commercialization of pipeline products.
 

People News: Bayer HealthCare

April 22, 2010

Bayer HealthCare named Novartis COO Jörg Reinhardt chairman of its Bayer HealthCare AG Board of Management and Bayer Healthcare Executive Committee.
 

Novartis' Hantson to lead Baxter's international business

April 16, 2010

Novartis North America pharma chief Ludwig Hantson, PhD has joined specialty biopharma Baxter International as head of international operations.
 

People News: Microsoft and Pfizer

March 02, 2010

Microsoft hired FDA Office of Device Evaluation director Donna-Bea Tillman.
 

People News: MannKind, Ignite Health

February 25, 2010

MannKind appointed former Novartis global development head James Shannon to its board.
 

Lilly looks homeward for communications chief

June 08, 2009

Lilly named former Indianapolis mayor Bart Peterson to lead its communications and corporate affairs functions.
 

Reuters Health adds new executive editor

June 02, 2009

Reuters Health hired Ivan Oransky as executive editor, heading editorial operations for the company's global medical and healthcare news services. The appointment is effective June 15.
 

Pfizer taps former Gore aide to lead policy efforts

May 12, 2009

Pfizer hired onetime Gore advisor turned healthcare think tanker Gregory Simon to head its global policy efforts as the industry gears up for a health reform fight in Washington.
 

Pfizer taps Cephalon exec to head US oncology

March 24, 2009

Pfizer named Elizabeth Barrett regional president, US for its Oncology Business Unit, a new position, with responsibility for Pfizer's US oncology sales, field operations and marketing.
 

Pfizer hires ex-Novartis PR as reputation czar

February 26, 2009

Pfizer named Kathryn Metcalfe VP, corporate reputation and policy communication - a new post in which she's tasked with building the company's reputation and communicating Pfizer's stance on policy issues worldwide.
 

Lilly pres Deirdre Connelly defects to GSK

January 30, 2009

In joint company statements today, GSK and Lilly announced that Deirdre Connelly has resigned as president of US operations at Lilly, to become president, North American pharmaceuticals, at GSK.
 

Chris Viehbacher appointed Sanofi-Aventis CEO

September 10, 2008

Chris Viehbacher is leaving GlaxoSmithKline to become CEO at Sanofi-Aventis
 

Medical Economics overhauls editorial team

August 22, 2008

Medical Economics has hired five new senior-level editors, and relocated its offices to Cleveland, Ohio.
 

Eisai appoints president of US operations

May 05, 2008

Cynthia Schwalm has been appointed president of Eisai's commercial operations in the US, effective May 5. She will report to Lonnel Coats, president and COO, Eisai Corporation of North America.
 

People news

March 27, 2008

MedPoint Communications named Pamela Ring VP and senior director of account management.
 

People news

March 25, 2008

Ogilvy Healthworld has announced the following promotions and additions to its medical education division. Ellen McCarthy was promoted to senior scientific associate from scientific associate. Michelle Goldblum moved up to account executive from assistant account executive.
 

People news

March 20, 2008

Centron announced the following additions to its account, creative, and support staff.
 

People news

March 18, 2008

Stiefel Laboratories announced two senior staff promotions.
 

People news

March 13, 2008

Endo Pharmaceuticals announced that David Holveck has been named president, CEO and a director of the company, effective April 1, 2008.
 

People news

March 11, 2008

Gilead Sciences appointed John Toole, MD, PhD, to the position of SVP, corporate development.
 
  

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What NOT to say to an MS Patient

Dorothy Wetzel June 07, 2013

It is often hard to find the right words when talking to a patient, friend or family member with MS. Even with training and awareness of the disease, we often blurt out something we think is innocuous only to find out later that we have deeply offended. The Health Activists that Extrovertic spoke to had some suggestions for having positive conversations with someone with MS.
 

2013 Hall of Fame Inductees

An entertaining look at the extraordinary lives and careers of the Medical Advertising Hall of Fame's 2013 inductees: Peter Frishauf, Dorothy Philips and David Labson. Clips produced by JUICE Pharma. 

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MAHF 2013: Honors Class

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