About the Author
My name is Mark Senak. I’m a lawyer and I work at the international communications firm FleishmanHillard in New York. For the past several years, I have been consulting with pharmaceutical and biologic companies that are engaged in the process of bringing new drugs to market. I have also worked extensively with an array of medical societies and patient organizations providing strategic communications counsel and media training.
Monthly Archives: August 2008
The Future of Nanotechnology – an FDA Meeting
Not long ago, CBS 60 Minutes ran a segment about an investigational device called the Kanzius Machine that uses nanotechnology to kill cancer tumors. It was a very impressive demonstration whereby nanotechnology is used to kill cancer cells using a … Continue reading
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Welcome Another Digital Advance in Healthcare – CDC Launches Vids
Ok, last year, the Kaiser Family Foundation launched its YouTube channel. which though nice, has been, as noted below, rather disappointing in getting vids up there from the International AIDS Conference going on now. Earlier this summer, FDA News began … Continue reading
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KFF Coverage of the XVII International AIDS Conference – Vid
The Kaiser Family Foundation YouTube channel has posted some limited video coverage of the XVII International AIDS Conference in Mexico City. Unfortunately the stream of video that is being posted is not nearly as helpful as it should be, there … Continue reading
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Guidance on Advisory Committee Conflict of Interest – Is Enough Enough?
Yesterday, the FDA issued a press release stating "new and improved" policies for the management of advisory committee members: The Food and Drug Administration today announced several improved policies and procedures strengthening its management of FDA advisory committees. The improvements … Continue reading
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Where the Candidates Stand on Healthcare
Many regular readers may remember my series last December where I profiled each of the primary candidates stands on healthcare in five domains that would affect the pharmaceutical market place. That was exhausting. Now we are down to two candidates. … Continue reading
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