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Vasella has also revamped Novartis' marketing force in the U.S., where it long lagged behind competitors. He poached Paulo Costa from Johnson & Johnson in 1999 and made him CEO of Novartis' U.S. drug unit. Since then, Costa's sales force has grown to 5,800 from 2,815. The payoff? Drug sales in the U.S. grew 24% last year...
...allure that a magic wand of youth can be waved at home has made consumer-products giants like Procter & Gamble (P&G) and Johnson & Johnson (J&J) snap to attention. After all, these devices have the potential to snare a sizable chunk of the estimated $24 billion that Americans spend to rejuvenate their faces and remove unwanted hair. Seeing synergies with its Neutrogena brand, J&J jumped into self-dermatology in 2004, signing an exploratory multiyear licensing deal with the $120 million company Palomar Medical Technologies to develop, test and commercialize light-based aesthetic devices that can treat wrinkles, cellulite...
...halftime cushion. Stanford hit the 80-point mark less than five minutes into the second half and reached triple digits with over six minutes to play. “We were bigger and stronger at every position,” said Stanford head coach Trent Johnson. “But what they were running offensively, they got some good shots. And they kept competing, so it’s just going to be a matter of time.” Reserve guard Drew Shiller led Stanford with 18 points. Anthony Goods, despite battling a stomach illness throughout the game...
...dysfunctional family. Do you have any good dysfunctional family stories?OB: Well, my father was arrested for indecent exposure before I was born. I suppose that’s dysfunctional. My mother wasn’t too keen on that.Allegra M. Richards ’09 & Nathan D. Johnson '09 RR: So what are your roles in the production?AR: We’re the directors.RR: What inspired you to direct this show?NJ: Well, I think it started when Allegra and I saw “Cats” and then we thought what if “Cats?...
...difficult to hold in 2008 if one of the most polarizing figures in politics is at the top of the ticket. "We have a lot of districts that are 50-49, where if the wind blows too hard, it's going to switch," says Missouri House Democratic whip Connie Johnson, a John Edwards supporter. "Many tell me that Hillary would be a lightning rod in their districts." Union officials say similar concerns have influenced their decisions regarding candidate endorsements. That helps explain why one of the largest, the Service Employees International Union, made the unusual move of allowing its local...