Focus Magazine - Fall 2012 - 38

COMPANYNEWS

LECTORA
Lectora® eLearning software released new multi-language capabilities for online course review with ReviewLink™. This eLearning review tool makes online collaboration and review even simpler - and is now oﬀered in six languages for teams across the world. Lectora also announced a new domain name. Trivantis.com is now Lectora.com where eLearning professionals can access eLearning webinars, video tutorials, community forum, news, blogs, tips and other helpful resources easier than ever before.

TGAS® ADVISORS
TGaS® Advisors has been recognized for the ﬁfth year in a row as one of America’s fastest growing companies in the U.S. by Inc. Magazine in its 2012 rankings. TGaS Advisors ranks #1505 in the Inc. 5000. The ﬁrm is listed among the Top 50 in the Philadelphia Metro Area and the Top Health Companies. Sales operations leaders seeking to meet their teams’career expectations while balancing time and ﬁscal constraints can ﬁnd guidance in“Sales Operations: Creating a Vibrant, Career-Driven Organization.” The Advisory Brief is published by TGaS® Advisors.

IDENIX PHARMACEUTICALS
Idenix Pharmaceuticals announced that its drug, IDX719, was granted a Fast Track designation by the FDA. IDX719, an NS5A inhibitor, is designed to treat chronic Hepatitis C virus infection in patients. The Fast Track designation will enable them to shave precious time oﬀ its predicted timeline for a new drug application.

CMR INSTITUTE
CMR Institute recently updated The Evolving Healthcare Community, a course that provides an orientation to the healthcare community – its providers and payers. Learners will acquire a framework for understanding how they and their company ﬁt into the overall system of healthcare delivery.

BUSINESS MONITOR INTERNATIONAL
Business Monitor International (BMI) announced the acquisition of Espicom Business Intelligence (Espicom). The acquisition reﬂects BMI’s commitment to deepening its market coverage of more than 20 industry verticals with specialist product and company intelligence.

MD MINDSET
MD Mindset and Intouch Solutions announced an agreement to deliver joint specialized marketing products and services. The products and services help pharmaceutical companies understand, address and track the unique factors that enable sales professionals to increase access and change the behaviors of healthcare professionals.

THE PERSUASION CONSULTANTS
The Persuasion Consultants, in conjunction with Scott Moldenhauer, has launched a new mobile rep training site exclusively for pharmaceutical and medical device salespeople. To request samples and a catalog, go to http://greatmedicalreps.com/mobile-learning-new-2/.

GBI RESEARCH
According to a new report by GBI Research, international pharmaceutical companies are increasingly outsourcing clinical trials to countries in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe. The study states that with squeezed research and development budgets, big pharma is ﬁnding greater value in employing contract research organizations in emerging nations for the management of clinical trials.

THOMSON REUTERS
The Intellectual Property and Science division of Thomson Reuters announced that Inova Software joined its Partner Ecosystem for Life Sciences, an exclusive group of organizations focused on meeting the business needs of joint customers by working together to provide tightly integrated solutions. Thomson Reuters also announced that GenoSpace joined its Life Sciences Partner Ecosystem. The companies will work together to develop an integrated product oﬀering for the analysis and interpretation of human genomic variation.

WORKERS COMPENSATION RESEARCH INSTITUTE
As states around the country debate or adopt new regulations to limit the prices paid for doctor-dispensed drugs, a new study from the Workers Compensation Research Institute (WCRI) says the regulations reduce costs, but are unlikely to reduce patient access to pharmaceuticals.

TRICORE
Tricore is excited to oﬀer several new additions to its award-winning KnowledgeSeries™ oﬀ-the-shelf training courseware. Newly available are courses in The Aﬀordable Care Act, Accountable Care Organizations, Group Purchasing Organizations, and Hospital Finance. Check out other courses at www.Tricoreinc.com/KnowledgeSeries

JPL
The National Alliance on Mental Illness will honor DuPont for its commitment to advancing mental health with the Seeds of Hope award. DuPont created the ICU Mental Health program to improve employee understanding of mental health issues and the overall emotional health of the organization. JPL, an integrated communications company, created a presentation, facilitator guide and eLearning course to educate employees about the program.

DIA AND HBA
DIA and the Healthcare Businesswomen’s Association (HBA) announced a new collaboration to advance the careers of women involved in the regulatory, medical, legal and compliance functions of healthcare. The associations will embark on a multi-year initiative called the DIA/HBA Leadership Project.

INDECOMM GLOBAL SERVICES
Indecomm Global Services announced it has designed and developed an automated portal for tracking and reporting the training of implanting physicians and operative staﬀ for Edwards Lifesciences.

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