Drug Companies More Frequently Approaching Non-Traditional Healthcare Providers as Thought Leaders
July 13, 2011 12:03 ET | Cutting Edge Information
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC--(Marketwire - Jul 13, 2011) - Under regulatory pressure for greater transparency around relationships with physicians, pharma and biotech companies have increasingly...
Drug Manufacturers Pay European Key Opinion Leaders EUR 153-EUR 283 per Hour on Average
July 07, 2011 10:03 ET | Cutting Edge Information
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC--(Marketwire - Jul 7, 2011) - A new study of European fair-market value benchmarks found that drug manufacturers spend between EUR 153 and EUR 283 for a typical key...
Medical Affairs Teams Add Health Economics Responsibilities
July 07, 2011 09:36 ET | Cutting Edge Information
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC--(Marketwire - Jul 7, 2011) - A new study by Cutting Edge Information finds that 35% of drug companies' medical affairs teams have added health economics and outcomes...
Less Time in the Field for MSLs Leads to Fewer New KOL Relationships
July 07, 2011 09:24 ET | Cutting Edge Information
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC--(Marketwire - Jul 7, 2011) - The less time a medical science liaison (MSL) spends in the field, the less likely she is to build new thought leader relationships,...
Sunshine Act Impacts Drug Companies' Promotional Activities
June 28, 2011 12:08 ET | Cutting Edge Information
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC--(Marketwire - Jun 28, 2011) - Although the Sunshine Act requires disclosures for grants and other funding of medical research, the majority of payment categories are...
Travel Costs for Key Opinion Leaders Come Under the Microscope
June 21, 2011 12:14 ET | Cutting Edge Information
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC--(Marketwire - Jun 21, 2011) - As more companies get a firm handle on processes for determining fair-market value and setting physician fee schedules, payments for travel...
Medical Affairs Responsibilities Continue to Expand as Budgets Shift to Global Focus
June 15, 2011 11:32 ET | Cutting Edge Information
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC--(Marketwire - Jun 15, 2011) - Drug manufacturers are putting their money where their mouths are when it comes to global medical affairs responsibilities, finds...
Key Opinion Leader Payments Drop by 50%
June 14, 2011 09:17 ET | Cutting Edge Information
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC--(Marketwire - Jun 14, 2011) - Drug and device manufacturers have responded to criticism over physician payments by decreasing their average level of compensation by 50...
Key Opinion Leader Compensation Creates Opportunity for Small Companies
June 07, 2011 09:14 ET | Cutting Edge Information
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC--(Marketwire - Jun 7, 2011) - A new study of how life science companies set fair-market value benchmarks for physician compensation finds that smaller drug manufacturers...
Medical Information Call Centers Are Key to Key Opinion Leader Success
April 13, 2011 09:24 ET | Cutting Edge Information
RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, NC--(Marketwire - Apr 13, 2011) - The role of call centers and medical information centers of excellence is rapidly shifting as average call volumes decrease, but the need for...