NAPRx® is happy to announce sponsorship with PharmaForce 2010

June 11, 2010 - PRLog -- Since 2005, Pharmaforce has delivered relevant updates, topics and speakers focusing on the challenges faced by sales and marketing executives in pharma. The old days of pharma are gone. Shape the future of your business by registering today for PharmaForce 2010.

Mark your calendar for PharmaForce 2010 taking place October 12-14, 2010 in Princeton, NJ.

Receive tactics, build relationships and discuss burning issues facing the pharmaceutical and biotech industries.

At the 2010 conference:
* Focus on key areas impacting your business: generic competition, healthcare reform, shifting payer marketplace, post-recession pharma, compliance, Managed Care and much more...
* Meet and get solutions from your pharma peers from large Pharma, specialty and biotech
* Network with the crème of the crop from both pharma sales and marketing during the Vice President-Only Think Tank

Advisory Board PharmaForce 2010


Introducing the 2010 PharmaForce Advisory Board! PharmaForce works for you because it is developed by you! To make sure that 2010 offers exactly what you are looking for, we sat down with several key industry attendees to discuss market issues and the progress they’d like to see on this year's program.

The 2010 Board consists of:

Philippe Barzin, Channel Strategy & Marketing Director, Johnson & Johnson
Tim Cochran, Region Director, SE Specialty Sales, Endo Pharmaceuticals
Tom Kukla, Sr. Dir. Field Management Development, Purdue
Paige Billings, Director, Corporate Training and Leadership Development, (OSI) Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

PharmaForce 2010 Speakers
The PharmaForce team has been researching with the Advisory Board to find the most passionate and relevant leaders to speak in the field. From the entire PharmaForce team thank you for your commitment.

The 2010 Confirmed Speakers include:

Timothy Ayers, Sr. Dir., Associate General Counsel, Allos Therapeutics, Inc.
Perry Sternberg, VP Brand Sales and Marketing, Bausch & Lomb
Tony Fross, Senior Director, Business Excellence, Pfizer Inc
Tim Ryan, Executive Director Prescription Medicine & Development, Boehringer Ingelheim
John Vieira, Sr. Director, Marketing Operations and Strategic Services, Daiichi Sankyo, Inc.
Eric Brandon, Director, Strategy & Operations - Inflammation Pfizer Specialty Care, Pfizer
Norbert Stone, National Senior Director of Sales, Managed Care & Marketing Training, Astellas Pharma
Tracy Mills, Sr. Director, Sales Operations, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Kent Rogers, Senior Director – Managed Markets, Acorda Therapeutics
Tom Kukla,Sr. Dir. Field Management Development, PurduePharma
Timothy Ayers, Sr. Dir., Associate General Counsel, Allos Therapeutics, Inc.
Beth Egan, Director - Leadership Development, Sanofi-Aventis
Maureen Tarquini, Director, Portfolio Planning and Optimization, GlaxoSmithKline
Dan Weston, Director, External Advocacy, GlaxoSmithKline
Jerrund Wilkerson, Director, Field Sales, Watson Pharmaceuticals
Paige Billings, Director, Corporate Training and Leadership Development, (OSI) Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Sam Rasty, Ph.D., Director, Corporate Development, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
Tim Cochran, Region Director, SE Specialty Sales, Endo Pharmaceuticals, Inc.  

Mark your calendar for PharmaForce 2010 taking place October 12-14, 2010 in Princeton, NJ.

The National Association of Pharmaceutical Representatives® (NAPRx®) is the United States largest trade association for sales reps, sales managers and sales trainers who work in the pharmaceutical industry. NAPRx® represents sales representatives who work in the pharmaceutical industry and provides Continuing Medical Education to its members as well as candidates who look to enter a pharmaceutical sales career. The NAPRx® (National Association of Pharmaceutical Representatives®) is widely known for its CNPR® Training Program which provides vocational education for individuals looking to enter a pharmaceutical sales career. The CNPR® Training Program provides necessary product/industry knowledge; selling guidelines and regulations; medical terminology; pharmaceutical selling techniques; drug sampling; physician detailing; introduction to pharmacodynamics and pharmacokinetics. The CNPR® Program is available by correspondence directly through the NAPRx® or can also be taken at over 300 universities/colleges in the United States.

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The largest association in the United States representing over 48,000 pharmaceutical sales representatives.