Announcing the 2013 PharmaVOICE 100

It's that time of year again, when we unveil the PharmaVOICE 100 issue — the feel good issue of the year. We are very excited to once again profile the women and men who are truly making a difference throughout the industry as well as to their companies, their peers, and patients.

Through the many wonderful submissions we received during the year as well as the in-depth conversations and interactions we had with the PV 100 themselves, our goal was  to build profiles that let the PV 100's personalities shine as well as detail their many, many accomplishments.

This year, as in years past, we are showcasing a diverse range of individuals representing all facets of the life-sciences industry, who we hope you enjoy getting to know. We encourage you to connect with them via Twitter, Linkedin, Facebook, etc. You can find their social media (or medium) of choice at the bottom of each profile box embedded in their individual write ups. We've also called out a couple special links, such as those found in Jamie Heywood, Susan Grant, and Dr. Zubin Damania's profiles, where you can find info related to some special videos and documentaries.

New this year are some fun facts about our honorees. We asked them a series of light-hearted questions ranging from what their favorite apps are to what's on their reading lists to what their hidden talents are — stuff that makes them uniquely them. We had some fantastic responses. Did you know DJ Mitsch, president of the Pyramid Resource Group, can still twirl flaming batons? (Neither did I.) Or that PwC's Ann Mohamadi wants to write a book and would be a great talk show host? (She has a story to tell and those who know Ann won't be surprised.) Or that Darik Volpa, CEO and founder of Understand.com, gives back to the Navy SEAL Foundation? (Very inspiring.)  Or that Dr. Francis Collins, Director of the National Institutes of Health, plays a mean guitar and zither? (Check him out on YouTube-amazing.) As you make your way through the 100 profiles, which are grouped in nine different categories (just to make the issue easier to navigate), read more of these great insider tidbits that we uncovered about our honorees.

As always, we want to thank the thousands of PharmaVOICE readers and fans who took the time to submit the thoughtful and creative nominations that our selection team used to compile this year's list of the most inspiring and motivational people in the industry. We also want to thank all of our advertisers who support this issue, for without them, truly where would we be?

And just wait to see what we have in store for our 10th Anniversary! It's going to be great. Stay tuned for more details… Finally, I hope you enjoy getting to know these 100 folks as much as we — myself and the entire PharmaVOICE family — did. We think they are pretty special, we hope you do too. And don't forget to send your feedback to me at tgrom@pharmavoice.com.


Enjoy!

Taren