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6/15/2009	MSA Blog MSA Partners has recently launched a blog maintained by Chris Vickrey. Please take a look. We welcome your comments and ideas! http://msapr.blogspot.com/
4/30/2009	On March 24th, MSA coordinated an event, called "Recipe for Inspiration: Quality Ingredients from Japan," sponsored by Japan's Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries. The event, which took place at the Nippon Club in New York, was intended to introduce high-quality Japanese seafood and vegetables to American and Japanese media as well as chefs and food professionals. About 80 people attended, including camera crews from five television broadcasters. On hand to demonstrate the preparation of original recipes featuring Japanese ingredients were owner chefs Daniel Bouley and Anita Lo of Bouley and Annisa, respectively, as well as executive chefs from two Nobu restaurants in New York. In addition, Harvard University Professor Theodor Bestor gave a presentation on what makes Japanese ingredients special, and Japanese food producers introduced some of their products.
12/19/2008	New Blue Moose Research Report Released A new report in the Blue Moose Research series entitled "The Shifting Landscape of Drug Distribution in the U.S.: From Drug Dispensing to Improving Patient Outcomes,'" is now available. Based on a presentation MSA staff gave in Tokyo on October 17, 2008, the report, which includes abundant data and charts, explains in easy-to-understand terms the changing environment of the pharmaceutical distribution business in the U.S. and the business models of the major players in that business.
9/23/2008	MSA Staff to Lecture at BioJapan2008 MSA Partners has been invited to give a talk at BioJapan2008, which takes place in Yokohama, Japan from October 15th to 17th, as part of a panel entitled "Learning from Success Cases in the U.S.: How Biotech Ventures Can Survive the 'Valley of Death.'" The theme of MSA's talk, scheduled for the afternoon of October 16th, is "Strategy for Generating Early Data on Preclinical Compounds." For details, visit the BioJapan2008 homepage.
2/11/2008	MSA Research Publication Introduced in Japanese Media A research report in MSA's Blue Moose series entitled "Tracking a Successful U.S.-based Japanese Bio-venture: The Case of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals" (available only in Japanese) was highlighted in two Japanese media: the Nikkan Yakugyo (Pharmaceutical Affairs Daily), January 17, 2008 edition and the MR Mail News, January 31, 2008 edition.
1/9/2008	MSA Partners Staff Lecture at Chiba University in Japan MSA Partners was invited to organize a series of four guest lectures on "Clinical Development of Novel Biopharmaceuticals" at Chiba University. The lectures, which took place between January 29th and March 6th, covered the following subjects: Pharmaceutical Development Trends Among U.S. Drug Firms FDA Policies and Drug Approval Trends in the U.S. Pharmaceutical Product Development and the Healthcare and Health Insurance Systems in the U.S. Environment of the U.S. Healthcare System and Prospects
12/14/2007	Latest Blue Moose Research Report Released "Tracking a Successful U.S.-based Japanese Bio-venture: The Case of Sucampo Pharmaceuticals," the latest publication in MSA's Blue Moose research reports, has been released. For further information on the report, which is available only in Japanese, please click here.