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Business Excellence Board (BEB) Members
The Business Excellence Board is comprised of executives from leading organizations in the pharmaceutical, biotech and health care industries. This elite group of companies looks to the Business Excellence Board for primary research and decision-support resources. See below for a select sample of member titles.
Amylin Pharmaceuticals 
Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery, development and commercialization of innovative medicines to improve the lives of people with diabetes, obesity and cardiovascular disease.
The company was founded in 1987 on the discovery of a hormone, amylin, produced by the same beta cells of the pancreas that make insulin.
AstraZeneca-US 
AstraZeneca was formed by the 1999 union of UK-based Zeneca Group with Sweden’s Astra (Zeneca was the surviving entity). Products include ulcer-fighting Prilosec (known as Losec outside the US), which is the world’s top-selling prescription drug. The company also makes anesthetics (Xylocaine) cancer treatments (Nolvadex), and drugs to treat cardiovascular (Inderal), respiratory (Pulmicort), and other ailments.
Astrazeneca UK 
AstraZeneca was formed by the 1999 union of UK-based Zeneca Group with Sweden’s Astra (Zeneca was the surviving entity). Products include ulcer-fighting Prilosec (known as Losec outside the US), which is the world’s top-selling prescription drug. The company also makes anesthetics (Xylocaine) cancer treatments (Nolvadex), and drugs to treat cardiovascular (Inderal), respiratory (Pulmicort), and other ailments.
Bayer Corp. 
The Bayer Group markets some 5,000 products, many of them pharmaceuticals.
Bayer has locations around the world, with a workforce of more than 100,000 employees.
Boehringer Ingelheim 
A family-owned company, Boehringer Ingelheim makes prescription, over-the-counter (OTC), and veterinary drugs and chemicals. Its pharmaceuticals include treatments for respiratory ailments (its best-selling product is bronchitis drug Atrovent), cardiovasc
EMD Serono 
EMD Serono, Inc., an affiliate of Merck KGaA, Darmstadt, Germany. The company provides drugs for markets such as neurodegenerative diseases, endocrinology and fertility treatments. EMD Serono employys more than 950 people around the United. States.
Genentech 
Genentech is a leading biotechnology company that discovers, develops, manufactures and commercializes biotherapeutics for significant unmet medical needs. Seventeen of the currently approved biotechnology products originated from or are based on Genentech science. Genentech manufactures and commercializes 12 biotechnology products in the United States. The company has headquarters in South San Francisco, California and is traded on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DNA.
Hospira 
Hospira is a global specialty pharmaceutical and medication delivery company dedicated to developing, manufacturing and marketing products that help improve the productivity, safety and efficacy of patient care. In February 2007, Hospira acquired Mayne Pharma Limited, which helps it focus on specialty generic injectable pharmaceuticals.
Merck & Company 
Merck & Co., Inc. is a global research-driven pharmaceutical company dedicated to putting patients first. Established in 1891, Merck discovers, develops, manufactures and markets vaccines and medicines to address unmet medical needs. The company devotes extensive efforts to increase access to medicines through far-reaching programs that not only donate Merck medicines but help deliver them to the people who need them. Merck also publishes unbiased health information as a not-for-profit service
Novartis Pharma AG 
Novartis (NYSE: NVS) is a world leader in healthcare with core businesses in pharmaceuticals, consumer health, generics, eye-care, and animal health. In 2000, the Group’s ongoing businesses achieved sales of CHF 29.1 billion (USD 17.2 billion) and a net income of CHF 6.5 billion (USD 3.9 billion). The Group invested approximately CHF 4.0 billion (USD 2.4 billion) in R&D. Headquartered in Basel, Switzerland, Novartis employs about 69,000 people and operates in over 140 countries around the world.
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. 
Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc., a leader in the healthcare field, is committed to the discovery, development and marketing of innovative products to improve the well-being of all Canadians. Novartis Pharmaceuticals Canada Inc. conducts hundreds of clinical trials across the country seeking new treatments for cardiovascular disease, oncology, diabetes, cancer, ophthalmology and organ transplantation.
Novo Nordisk 
Novo Nordisk is a healthcare company and a world leader in diabetes care. In addition, Novo Nordisk has a leading position within areas such as haemostasis management, growth hormone therapy and hormone replacement therapy.
With headquarters in Denmark, Novo Nordisk employs approximately 20,250 full-time employees in 78 countries, and markets its products in 179 countries.
Roche Pharmaceuticals 
As one of the world’s leading research-intensive pharmaceutical companies, Roche has discovered, developed and introduced numerous important pharmaceutical products. Long an industry leader in hospital-based products, Roche is in the midst of a significant move into the primary and chronic care markets. Roche currently provides more than 35 medications in the United States in major therapeutic areas including AIDS, cardiovascular diseases, central nervous system disorders, dermatology, infectious diseases, oncology and transplantation.
Sanofi-Aventis 
Sanofi-aventis is one of the world’s largest pharmaceutical companies. Sanofi-aventis is developing leading positions in seven major therapeutic areas: cardiovascular disease, thrombosis, oncology, diabetes, central nervous system, internal medicine, and vaccines.
In 2006, sanofi-aventis generated sales of approximately € 28.4 billion, invested more than € 4.4 billion in research and development, and employed approximately 100,000 people in its core business. Corporate headquarters are in Paris, France.
Sanofi-aventis conducts business in the U.S. through its headquarters in Bridgewater, N.J.
Takeda Pharmaceutical North America 
Takeda is a research-based global pharmaceutical company. Takeda's drugs are marketed in around 90 countries worldwide.
Thomson Reuters 
Thomson Reuters is the world’s leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals. We combine industry expertise with innovative technology to deliver critical information to leading decision makers in the financial, legal, tax and accounting, scientific, healthcare and media markets, powered by the world’s most trusted news organization.
Vertex 
Vertex Pharmaceuticals Incorporated is a global biotechnology company committed to the discovery and development of breakthrough small molecule drugs for serious diseases. The Company’s strategy is to commercialize its products both independently and in collaboration with major pharmaceutical companies. Vertex’s product pipeline is focused on viral diseases, inflammation, autoimmune diseases, cancer, pain and bacterial infection.
Wyeth 
Wyeth is a global leader in pharmaceuticals, consumer health care products, and animal health care products.
With research and development (R&D) programs focused on small molecules, vaccines and biotechnology, Wyeth is exploring more than 60 new therapies for medical conditions such as diabetes, breast cancer, multiple sclerosis, HIV, Alzheimer’s disease and schizophrenia.
Business Excellence Board (BEB) Research Partners
Business Excellence Board members benefit from the insights and knowledge of many industry-leading companies, in addition to those who join the Business Excellence Board. For each Business Excellence Board benchmarking project, we select appropriate companies to invite from our entire contact database of more than 150,000 people. The results is a large group of benchmark partners from within and from outside of the Business Excellence Board.
In the past years, Business Excellence Board research partners have included managers and executives at the following companies:
3Com
3M Pharma
Abbott Labs
Allergan
ALTANA
Amylin
AstraZeneca
Axcan Pharma
Baxter
Bayer
Bertek
Boehringer-Ingelheim
Bristol-Myers Squibb
Cardinal Health
CTI Molecular Imaging
Daiichi Sankyo | DuPont
EMD Serono
Eli Lilly
Genentech
GSK
Human Genome Sciences
Innovex Global
IVAX
Janssen-Cilag
J & J
LifeScan
Merck
Merck Sharp & Dohme
Motorola
Myriad
Navigant | Novartis
Organon
Ortho Biotech
Pfizer
Pitney Bowes
Procter & Gamble
Roche
Sanofi-Aventis
Sanofi-Synthelabo Inc.
Schering-Plough
Shire
Solvay America
Takeda
Wyeth
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Select Titles of Current Members- Associate Director, Synergy Group
- Brand Director
- ciate Director Business Intelligence
- Compliance Manager
- Director Marketing & Sales Effectiveness
- Director of Human Resources
- Director of Market Research
- Director of Strategic Communications
- Director, Business Intelligence and Business Excellence, Analytics
- Director, Sales Effectiveness
- Manager of Business Development
- Marketing Training Director
- Senior Product Manager of Marketing
- Senior Vice President - Sales
- Senior Vice President of Marketing
- Vice President of Human Resources
- Vice President of New Product Development
- VP -Global Marketing & Sales Learning
- VP of Organizational Development
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