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	<title>Life-Science Panorama</title>
	<link>http://axendia.com/blog</link>
	<description>A Journal for Industry Executives</description>
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		<title>Three Major IT Trends To Shape Life Sciences In 2012</title>
		<description><![CDATA[<!-- GООООООО -->By Mollie Shields-Uehling, President and CEO,
SAFE-BioPharma Association 
 As a global standards organization, SAFE-BioPharma has a unique perspective into developing and future IT trends in the life sciences, especially as they relate to use of our global digital identity and digital signature standard. Our staff works closely with member companies which are using the standard in a [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://axendia.com/blog/2012/01/26/three-major-it-trends-to-shape-life-sciences-in-2012/</link>
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		<title>Keeping a Kosher Supply Chain</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Daniel R. Matlis
Last month, I had the opportunity to chair the Global Pharma Sourcing Conference in Philadelphia. A recurring theme of the conference was the need to rigorously supervise and certify suppliers by implementing &#8220;trust, but verify&#8221; strategies. This got me thinking about the Kosher supervision and certification in the Food and Over the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://axendia.com/blog/2012/01/18/keeping-a-kosher-supply-chain/</link>
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		<title>Welcoming 2012 with a Look Back at 2011</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Daniel R. Matlis
Last week I received an email from Jerry Hultin, President of NYU-Poly (my Alma matter) that included an interesting video &#8220;An Animated Year: Welcoming 2012 with a Look Back at 2011.&#8221;  As I looked at the video, I began to reflect Axendia&#8217;s accomplishments for 2011 as we set goals for the New [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://axendia.com/blog/2012/01/10/welcoming-2012-with-a-look-back-at-2011/</link>
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		<title>The Paperless, Cloud-Based Clinical Trial; It&#8217;s Happening Now</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Mollie Shields-Uehling, President and CEO,
SAFE-BioPharma Association 
Interoperable digital identities are poised to help the global biopharmaceutical industry harness the full power of cloud computing. One major outcome will be more efficient and less costly clinical trials.
An ongoing study involving cancer researchers at the National Cancer Institute&#8217;s Cancer Therapy Evaluation Program (NCI/CTEP) and counterparts at Bristol-Myers [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://axendia.com/blog/2011/12/15/the-paperless-cloud-based-clinical-trial-its-happening-now/</link>
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		<title>It Depends On What The Meaning Of The Word &#8216;HIT&#8217; Is</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Daniel R. Matlis and Ellyn McMullin
There is a famous quote: &#8220;It depends on what the meaning of the word &#8216;is&#8217; is.&#8221;  The impact of Health Information Technology (HIT) on Patient Safety hinges on what the meaning of the word &#8216;HIT&#8217; is. (Read: The Inside Scoop on FDA Healthcare IT Regulation )
On November 8, 2011 the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://axendia.com/blog/2011/11/29/it-depends-on-what-the-meaning-of-the-word-hit-is/</link>
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		<title>Is That Car a Medical Device?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Daniel R. Matlis
As wireless technology began converging with Health Care and consumer devices, the Wireless-Life Sciences Alliance (WLSA) was organized to bring together business leaders and researchers in Healthcare and Technology. WLSA&#8217;s mission is to improve access to affordable high quality healthcare, globally, by accelerating innovation in wireless connected medical devices, services and applications. [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://axendia.com/blog/2011/11/15/is-that-car-a-medical-device/</link>
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		<title>The Inside Scoop on FDA Healthcare IT Regulation</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Daniel R. Matlis
Healthcare delivery has become increasingly reliant on state of the art medical devices and the Healthcare Information Technology (HIT) systems used to integrate them. To address the increased reliance on connected systems, the FDA has taken a series of actions to regulate HIT as a Medical Device Data System (MDDS).  The Agency [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://axendia.com/blog/2011/10/24/the-inside-scoop-on-fda-healthcare-it-regulation/</link>
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		<title>Cutting Regulations: How will it impact the Health and Life Science Industry?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Ellyn McMullin
In his recent speech to Congress, President Obama stated &#8220;&#8230;I agree that there are some rules and regulations that put an unnecessary burden on businesses at a time when they can least afford it. That&#8217;s why I ordered a review of all government regulations.&#8221;  The review and potential elimination of federal regulations would [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://axendia.com/blog/2011/09/28/cutting-regulations-how-will-it-impact-the-health-and-life-science-industry/</link>
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		<title>Senate Testimony References Findings from Axendia&#8217;s Global Supply Chain Research</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Daniel R. Matlis
I&#8217;m sure you have heard the philosophy question: If a tree falls in a forest and no one is around to hear it, does it make a sound? The engineer in me says YES, when the tree falls it will create sound waves.
As a Strategist, the corollary is: If a research report [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://axendia.com/blog/2011/09/21/senate-testimony-references-findings-from-axendias-global-supply-chain-research/</link>
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		<title>Quality Is Not the Exclusive Domain of the Quality Department</title>
		<description><![CDATA[By Daniel R. Matlis
At this year&#8217;s Camstar Customer Conference  Larry Dube, Vice President for Operations at NP Medical, presented a session entitled &#8220;quality (with a small q): Prevention, Analysis and Improvement.&#8221; Mr. Dube has a track record of successfully leading Medical Device organizations through cultural change and is a proponent of lean manufacturing.
NP Medical is [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://axendia.com/blog/2011/09/06/quality-is-not-the-exclusive-domain-of-the-quality-department/</link>
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