Sentences with phrase «in pharmaceutical company in»

A medical technologist is someone who works in a pharmaceutical company in a laboratory setting.

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That could help curtail a true drug crisis with devastating economic and social impacts — and which was sparked, in large part, by the actions of huge pharmaceutical companies.

In B.C. especially, companies such as QLT Inc., Angiotech Pharmaceuticals and Cardiome Pharma Corp. saw their valuations soar in the early 2000s, only to come crashing to earth by the end of the decade as a result of competitive pressures, regulatory snags, strategic blunders and deals gone awrIn B.C. especially, companies such as QLT Inc., Angiotech Pharmaceuticals and Cardiome Pharma Corp. saw their valuations soar in the early 2000s, only to come crashing to earth by the end of the decade as a result of competitive pressures, regulatory snags, strategic blunders and deals gone awrin the early 2000s, only to come crashing to earth by the end of the decade as a result of competitive pressures, regulatory snags, strategic blunders and deals gone awry.

He headed up Bausch & Lomb until the eye care specialist was snatched up by the (now - infamous) Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx); sat at the top perch of Forest Laboratories before becoming CEO of that company's acquirer, Actavis, in 2014; and, finally, took over as the top dog at Allergan after Actavis bought it and adopted the Botox - maker's name.

In the past few years companies like Braeburn Pharmaceuticals, Intarcia Therapeutics, and Proteus Digital Health have set out to create better medical mousetraps through devices that make existing drugs more effective.

The incident is a case study in how companies in the pharmaceutical supply chain have come under fire for their alleged role in the country's opioid crisis and of the questions that have been raised about the responsibility of middleman companies that distribute prescription painkillers.

May 1 - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals and Sanofi will cut the net price of their expensive cholesterol drug for Express Scripts customers in exchange for greater patient access, with some savings to be shared with consumers, the companies said on Tuesday.

Areas where positions are available: The world's sixth - largest pharmaceutical company has a number of open roles with sales and marketing, scientific positions, and jobs in its manufacturing and supply chain areas.

One biotech firm, Ossianix, is already hard at work developing a VNAR - based drug - delivery system, in collaboration with the global pharmaceutical company Lundbeck, which focuses on drugs for brain disorders.

April 9 (Reuters)- Ionis Pharmaceuticals said on Monday it signed a licensing deal for its fatty liver disease treatment with AstraZeneca Plc that could land the company up to $ 300 million in milestone payments and royalties.

«There hasn't really been a platform company in Canada that has been financed and validated by as many pharmaceutical companies,» he says.

Rich 100 rank: # 92 Change in rank from 2017: ▼ 13 Major company holdings: Acerus Pharmaceuticals, Ottawa Senators Location: Barbados Age: 58

On average, the 30 large and small pharmaceutical and biotech companies IDEA Pharma examined got just 11 % of their 2017 revenue from drugs developed within the past five years, says Mike Rea, the firm's CEO and one of the most insightful people I've met — no exaggeration — when it comes to pinpointing innovation choke points in the drug industry.

Mathers previously served as CEO of CoLucid Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CLCD), a Pappas Capital portfolio company that was acquired in early 2017 by Eli Lilly & Company for nearly $ 1 bcompany that was acquired in early 2017 by Eli Lilly & Company for nearly $ 1 bCompany for nearly $ 1 billion.

(Set aside for now the apparent hypocrisy implied by the fact that Hobby Lobby apparently invests some of its 401 (k) employee retirement plan's money in the pharmaceutical companies that produce the very contraceptives that Hobby Lobby is so hell - bent on avoiding paying for.)

«Britain's importance to the Life Sciences industry, and its status as a major player in global science, should mean that irrespective of Brexit, major pharmaceutical companies continue to see the UK as a key place to invest,» he said.

Channel stuffing, which is somewhat common in the pharmaceutical industry, often involves companies incentivizing distributors to buy more than they can likely sell.

Valeant recently heralded in a new CEO to lead the company — poaching Joseph Papa from another troubled pharmaceutical giant, Perrigo (prgo), earlier this week.

Big biotech and pharma companies are absolutely dependent on being able to successfully innovate by partnering with and acquiring disruptive startups because of the nature of the patent cliff in pharmaceuticals.

Andrew Olsen writes: I was struck by the contrast between how established biotech and pharmaceutical companies have dealt with this problem vs. what you described in your 6 step process.

Activist hedge fund investor and recent Valeant Pharmaceuticals (vrx) board appointee Bill Ackman on Wednesday slammed the company's steep drug price hikes in testimony before the U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging, going so far as to say the cost bumps «contributed to healthcare inflation and called into question the company's commitment to the patients it serves.»

Martin Shkreli, unaffectionately known as the «pharma bro» — and infamous for his decision to hike the list price of Daraprim, a drug used by HIV / AIDS and cancer patients to combat infections, by more than 5,000 % in 2015 under his former company Turing Pharmaceuticals — was convicted on three criminal securities fraud and conspiracy charges by a Brooklyn jury on Friday.

After witnessing a 95 % decline in the pharmaceutical company's share price amid a series of scandals, Valeant's board, led by former shareholder and hedge fund manager Bill Ackman, smartly tied Papa's compensation to a recovery in the stock price.

Over in the House of Representatives, Democrats have also been hot on the tail of pharmaceutical companies that have jacked up the prices of some of their drugs, though they've making less headway than their Senate bipartisan counterparts.

Next to him, grinning widely, was the man who had assembled the acquired company: Stefano Pessina, an Italian billionaire who had started with one local pharmaceutical distributor in 1977 and, through shrewd and voluminous dealmaking, built it into the $ 40 billion, 4,600 - store Alliance Boots.

In 2015, we got our first exclusive contract with a pharmaceutical company that makes an enzyme replacement therapy for hypophosphatasia, which is a genetic bone disease where babies are born without this specific enzyme.

Certain themes emerge, in Google's 2016 report, on how the company is fighting bad ads and scammers: Weight - loss, payday loans, tabloid cloaking, fake news, pharmaceuticals and other healthcare products, plus gambling come up time and again.

Brendan Kennedy, the cofounder of Privateer Holdings, which owns various marijuana companies like Marley Natural and Canadian pharmaceutical - grade cannabis producer Tilray, says his companies are expanding abroad while the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency and the Food and Drug Administration debate whether or not to treat the plant as a medicine or keep it in the same category as heroin.

Samantha Godfrey, CEO and co-founder of San Diego - based Pharmly, a pharmaceutical bidding marketplace that graduated from the program in June, says her company benefited from mentors who gave guidance for which she would have paid top dollar had she been working on her own, as well as from $ 60,000 in credit for Microsoft's Azure cloud platform.

Multinational pharmaceutical companies are investing in India, as they find it a cheap place to manufacture, as well as to gain the fringe benefit of the potential huge local - growth opportunity.

Khoshbin says the company selects distributors, including other pharmaceutical companies, that can boast expertise in the cosmetics field.

In 2015, Left published a scathing report on another Canadian company, Valeant Pharmaceuticals, likening it to Enron.

The biggest company in Canada by market cap on the TSX — an admittedly capricious metric — is now Valeant Pharmaceuticals, which surpassed the Royal Bank of Canada this week.

Nedlands - based pharmaceutical company PharmAust has raised about $ 3.1 million in an oversubscribed placement to fund clinical trials for its cancer drug.

Nedlands - based sandalwood producer TFS Corporation will buy two US pharmaceutical companies for $ US23.4 million ($ A30.3 million) in cash and shares.

More recently, Sherman's cousins — the sons of the late uncle from whom Sherman bought his first pharmaceutical company — have reopened a lawsuit claiming Sherman owes them the equivalent of 20 % of his interest in Apotex.

In the more tech - heavy segments of the industry, startups like pet toy and treat subscription service BarkBox, services platform Rover, direct - to - consumer pet pharmaceutical company Vets First Choice, and smart - collar maker Whistle Labs are some of the dominant companies.

In 2007, Valeant contacted Pearson, who'd been doing a lot of work with the pharmaceutical industry, to help turn around the struggling company.

Obama said in the State of the Union address that he wants to reduce subsidies to pharmaceutical companies.

«I know of pharmaceutical companies who have hired medical doctors with MBAs to work in their sales teams in Canada,» says David Soberman, a professor of entrepreneurship at the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management.

Under his guidance, Valeant Pharmaceuticals has become a serial acquirer — in 2014, it bought 20 companies — largely focusing on firms that specialize in over-the-counter therapeutic treatments.

Valeant's apparent lack of interest in R&D has drawn concern from some analysts and industry observers, who say research and development is the most important expenditure for pharmaceutical companies.

He took a job as a production worker for the pharmaceutical company in Manitoba while continuing his brokerage business on the side.

It could also see technology companies start to become as important a player in the health - care world as pharmaceutical companies.

Germano, Panayiotopoulos and Schlesinger have all been involved with other companies Denner's invested in, two of which Denner — a Carl Icahn protege — ultimately orchestrated the sale of: Bioverativ and Ariad Pharmaceuticals.

U.S. company BioSante Pharmaceuticals applied to the FDA with a similar product in 2011, with no success.

Generic pharmaceutical company Teva brought the suit against Pfizer hoping to produce a generic version of Viagra before Pfizer's patent was due to expire in 2014.

Chris has worked with many of the world's leading companies in medical devices, building products, chemicals, pharmaceuticals, agribusiness and other industries.

Medical marijuana producers in Canada are typically branded like pharmaceutical companies — clinical, staid and boring.

An employee works on the production of insulin pens at the factory of the US pharmaceutical company Eli Lilly in Fegersheim, France.