The Scientific Business of Thomson Reuters Publishes Pharma Matters - a Series of Reviews Covering Various Aspects of the Pharma

LONDON and PHILADELPHIA, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Thomson Reuters, the world's leading source of intelligent information for businesses and professionals, has announced the availability of the Pharma Matters reports covering the time period October-December 2007. The Pharma Matters quarterly report series was launched two years ago and covers all aspects of the pharmaceutical pipeline, leveraging strategic intelligence and competitive analysis from Thomson Pharma(R), Newport Horizon Premium(TM) and the Thomson Messaging Mapping System(SM).

Who is Making the Biggest Splash? -- This report is a Thomson Reuters expert review of the organizations that are helping to shape professional opinions on drugs and therapies, using the unique insights of the Thomson Message Mapping System. In this quarterly review of the scientific literature on drugs and therapies, Thomson Reuters assesses the quantity and quality of the materials published by pharmaceutical companies, research institutions and other non-commercial bodies. The top five of the listed 15 organizations that have made the biggest impact as the leading sources of information on medical research from October-December 2007 are:

To see the complete list, as well as analysis and methodology, click to read the full report: http://thomsonpharma.com/media/pdfs/tpqr/making-a-splash-dec2007.pdf

More analysis, as well as information on drugs entering clinical Phases I, II and III, are available in the full report: http://scientific.thomson.com/thomsonpharma/media/pdfs/tpqr/tp_qr_oct- dec_07.pdf (Due to length of URL, Please copy and paste link into browser. Remove the space if one exists.)

Movers and Shakers -- Introduced in mid-2007, this report is the newest in the Pharma Matters series and covers the U.S. generics industry using data and analysis from Newport Horizon Premium, the critical product targeting the global business development system. Analysis from the Q4 2007 report includes:

To learn more about companies making their mark on the U.S. generics market, click on this link to read the full report: http://scientific.thomson.com/thomsonpharma/media/pdfs/tpqr/movers_shakers_oct -dec07.pdf (Due to length of URL, Please copy and paste link into browser. Remove the space if one exists.)

To sign up for the Thomson Reuters Pharma Matters series of publications visit: scientific.thomson.com/pharma/forms/matters/

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