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Celebrating Highly Cited Researchers: National Cheng Kung University, Taiwan

Clarivate

In 2004, way before the greenhouse effect became a major focus and the concept of the circular economy emerged, Chang published the world’s first research paper on a zero-carbon emission biomass energy production system that uses microalgae as a carbon sink. Today, we speak with National Cheng Kung University (NCKU) in Taiwan.

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The EU HTA regulation: a new frontier for access to innovative technologies

European Pharmaceutical Review

1 The regulation is the culmination of a long debate between European Union (EU) Member States and health sector stakeholders, triggered by joint actions such as European Network for Health Technology Assessment (EUnetHTA) and formalised through the European Commission (EC)’s proposal in January 2018.

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Novel oral chemotherapeutic holds potential for stomach cancer patients

European Pharmaceutical Review

The drug is recognised in several international clinical guidelines for use as monotherapy or combination treatment regimens for advanced gastric cancer, including the European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO), 2 the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) and the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN).

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Computed tomography for in-depth investigation of freeze-dried products

European Pharmaceutical Review

The honeycomb-like pore structure, which can be seen in elegant cakes, fades into an irregular network with rod-like structures, which are partially collapsed and have drop-shaped ends. Int J Pharm 2004; 271(1-2): 215–24 [[link] 15129988] 2. References 1. Sinka IC, Burch SF, Tweed JH, Cunningham JC. Hancock BC, Mullarney MP.

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To Build a Sales Culture

The Brooks Group

It’s adapted from my father’s 2004 best-selling book, The New Science of Selling and Persuasion. Others employe a dealer network. Part of our mission statement at The Brooks Group is to help our clients build Sales Cultures. And, often, when we’re sharing that goal, we get asked….” What’s a sales culture.” Here’s my take.

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Cancer: Progress but a long way to go

World of DTC Marketing

In recent years, early detection and treatment improvements have helped boost the 3-year survival rate for lung cancer from 21% in 2004 to 31% in 2015 through 2017. The mortality rate from lung cancer has dropped in recent decades—by 56% in men from 1990 to 2019 and by 32% in women from 2002 to 2019. American Cancer Society’s ACS ).

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Reality Bites: Disappointment in the R&D Sector

Pharmaceutical Technology

This is confirmed by the Centre for Medicines Research International which shows in 2004 that more than 20% of the money invested in R&D by ten of the largest pharmaceutical companies went on line extensions, as opposed to new development projects. %, while R&D accounts for just 17.1%