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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.Stay Connected
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I am an authority on regulatory aspects of communications and medical products, with particular emphasis on pre-approval communications; strategist to help pharma and biotech companies prepare best case for advisory committee approval; and counselor in issues and crisis management. I am a frequent speaker on various aspects of same - drug development, promotion, reimbursement and new media in a highly regulated environment. Author of books, newspaper and magazine pieces related to drug marketing and promotion as well as HIV specialty pieces. And of course... blogger!About This Blog
Eye on FDA is published by Mark Senak of FleishmanHillard’s New York office. The thoughts and ideas in this blog and postings are strictly my own and are not screened by my employer. Everything posted on this blog is my personal opinion and does not necessarily represent the views of FleishmanHillard or its clients.
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Monthly Archives: November 2008
World AIDS Day
December 1 marks the passage of another World AIDS Day. It is a somewhat special one for me as I will be at the University of Minnesota Law School giving a talk at the Allan Spears Forum on the early … Continue reading
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Update on Google Health at Googles Health Think 08
In early November I had the privilege of being invited to be a speaker at Google Health 08, the third gathering of key stakeholders in healthcare convened by Google at their offices in New York. I really enjoyed it. Included … Continue reading
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Happy Thanksgiving Everyone
This is my favorite holiday. I'm all about the food. Today's menu consists of a Garlic Spinach Parmesean Soup Turkey stuffed with Green Apples, Sweet Italian Sausage, Corn Bread, Walnuts and Sage Cranberry Sauce laced with Orange Zest, Cointreu and … Continue reading
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Advice for the Obama FDA Commissioner, Part 2
It is important to understand that the restoration of the FDA will be a process and not an event. The Obama FDA Commissioner cannot simply come in and issue a few rules, send out a few press releases and change … Continue reading
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Advice for Obama’s FDA Commissioner – Part 1
As previously mentioned, there should be less concern about who the next FDA Commissioner is rather than the qualities and skills he or she can bring to the table. That includes vision, but it is also vital that the next … Continue reading
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