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BT industry urges sweeping policy changes for growth Tue May 29 14:42:07 EDT 2012 The Association of Biotech Led Enterprises(ABLE), the voice of the biotechnology industry in India, has urged for a series of reforms to propel the sector in the next phase of its growth. The important one among them includes the ones pertaining to finance — upto Rs 5,000 crore... Read full article »
’National Pharma Pricing Policy may hurt industry in long-run’ Sun May 27 06:10:56 EDT 2012 Pharma analysts in India and abroad believe that cost-based pricing in National Pharmaceutical Pricing Policy is not suitable to safeguard the interests of patients as well as the pharma industry. Read full article »
Press Release Tue May 29 12:38:45 EDT 2012 Events 4 Healthcare are delighted that Sir Gordon Duff will be chairing this year’s Clinical Discovery Annual Conference on Tuesday 16th October in London. Read full article »
Health Insurance's $4.4 Billion Bunker Buster - Part I Tue May 29 23:05:13 EDT 2012 Aetna's CEO, Mark Bertolini, has been the most powerful voice in the health insurance industry articulating how their business model has been flawed. This is what has driven Bertolini to reinvent Aetna into what he has described as a "healthIT company with an insurance component."... Read full article »
The Obesity Epidemic - Two Policy Experts Speak Out Mon May 14 22:36:13 EDT 2012 As part of our look into the obesity epidemic, we decided to ask two leading healthcare policy experts questions about the likelihood and potential impact of??a tax on the obese and a tax on high-fat and high-sugar foods. This is the third article in a series I have written on obesity, with the... Read full article »
IFC plans to invest in Malaysia's Khazanah healthcare arm Sat May 26 05:36:03 EDT 2012 By Yantoultra Ngui KUALA LUMPUR (Reuters) - International Financial Corp (IFC), a member of the World Bank Group, is planning to take part in the planned $1.5 billion listing of Malaysia's Integrated Healthcare ... Read full article »
Healthcare jobs fuel revival in Pittsburgh Sun May 13 03:38:30 EDT 2012 About 1 in 5 private-sector employees works in health services, which has replaced manufacturing as the region's powerhouse. It's a transformation happening across the U.S., but many worry about long-term side effects. While most of the nation is still trying to claw its way out of the deep... Read full article »
New Report From 112 Business Leaders Calls for Government to Pick Winning Technologies and Sectors to Drive Innovation ... Tue May 22 05:47:04 EDT 2012 LONDON, May 22, 2012 /PRNewswire/ PA Consulting Group publishes major report on the views of 112 UK business leaders from the fastest growing technology and innovation sectors: advanced manufacturing, life sciences and healthcare, consumer … Read full article »
We Need Market Forces In Healthcare Tue May 22 12:24:44 EDT 2012 Market forces might not cure cancer outright, but they will raise survivability rates. Read full article »
California Healthcare Institute Announces Agenda and Speakers for Cancer Policy Program Tue May 22 11:11:34 EDT 2012 Dana Goldman, Ph.D., to Keynote July Event in Los Angeles (PRWeb May 22, 2012) Read the full story at http://www.prweb.com/releases/2012/5/prweb9530192.htm Read full article »