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8 Calendar June 2008 Pharmaceutical Executive Europe Pharmaceutical Portfolio and Product Life Cycle Management Allan Baxter/Getty Images 2–3 JULY • The Hatton, London The conference will focus on strategic portfolio management and planning; pairing in-house and alliance products; licensing and portfolio management; strong branding in life cycle management; forecasting analysis and incorporating risk and uncertainty; winning deal strategies; emerging markets and therapy areas; pricing analysis; future mapping commercial opportunity; balancing technical and commercial risk in portfolios; and authorised generics. Web www.smi-online.co.uk A Night at the Movies: EphMRA’s Annual Conference 23–27 JUNE • Palau de Congressos de Catalunya, Barcelona, Spain The Pharmaceutical Market Research Industry is based on communication, interpretation and innovation and the need to capture one’s audience. This conference centres on these highly important skills and demonstrates how all delegates can improve the communication and importance of market research in order to captivate the imagination of their own senior management in a compelling way, by using analogies to the film industry. Contact Janet Henson, EphMRA Email conference@ephmra.com Web www.ephmra.com DIA 44th Annual Meeting 22–26 JUNE • Boston, USA A huge array of topics, including adaptive clinical designs, biotechnology, personalised medicines, combination device and therapeutic products, multinational clinical trials and patient recruitment. Web www.diahome.org Responding to NHS Change 1–2 JULY • Regents Park Marriott, London Pharma companies can offer a wide range of services to the NHS, but how can they start to build the transparent relationships that couls be beneficial to both parties? This conference looks at how to address the imbalance that currently exists between the NHS and the pharma industry by looking at ideas such as practice-based commissioning, integrated care pathways, clinical networks and much more. 2008 BIO International Convention 17–20 JUNE • San Diego, USA BIO is the largest biotechnology event in the world, with a mission to help grow the global biotech industry. The BIO International Convention features keynotes and sessions from key policymakers, scientists, CEOs and celebrities. This year’s speakers include Colin Powell and Arnold Schwarzeneggar. Web www.bio2008.org S. Greg Panoslan/Getty Images http://www.smi-online.co.uk http://www.diahome.org http://www.ephmra.com http://www.bio2008.org

Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Pharmaceutical Executive Europe - June 2008

Pharmaceutical Executive Europe - June 2008
Contents
From the Editor
News and Analysis
Calendar
Brussels Report - Tell Us Something We Didn’t Know
BioFutures - Friends, Acquaintances and Strangers
IT Matters - The High Cost of Swimming Upstream
Strategy Fundamentals - Hidden in Books
Corporate Strategy - New Dimensions for New Business Models
Special Report: Making the Leap
Sales Force Incentives - The Goal: Setting Goals
Last Word

Pharmaceutical Executive Europe - June 2008