External Collaboration: new ways for pharmaceutical development

Not so long ago, even innovation-driven industries like pharmaceuticals did not seek, review, accept or fund ideas from outside. Now, partnership is the rule rather than the exception, and virtually every project is an amalgamation of internal and external expertise. The idea of partnership is central to Janssen’s corporate vision, which states that “new therapeutic solutions for unmet medical needs will be developed through partnerships with industry, academia, government,..

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The need to educate consumers for a healthier society. Overall knowledge about health needs to be increased in our populations. That’s the..

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Janssen’s Hepatitis C Medicine Wins Belgian Galien Prize 2012

On April 17 Janssen has won its fifth Belgian Galien prize in recognition of its new Hepatitis C medicine, telaprevir. Each year a pharmaceutical company from each of the twelve participating countries is named to win the award. With a..

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The Patient's Voice On Therapeutic Innovation

Launch Meeting of EUPATI. How to help patients become true patients’ advocates and how to involve them in the implementation of patient-centred pharmaceutical research and development? These were some of the main questions addressed at the launch meeting of the European..

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Memories Are Everything

The challenge of Alzheimer’s disease “The 7 Summits Climb for Alzheimer’s” of Alan Arnette started in late 2010 when he embarked on a yearlong challenge to climb seven of the world’s highest summits. With this effort he has reached 30 million..