Trade publisher Canon Communications, US, has announced the acquisition of Pharmalot, a blog focused on news and information in the pharmaceutical industry. As part of the acquisition, Pharmalot’s founder, Ed Silverman, will join Canon as an Editor at Large in the Pharmaceutical Media Group and will continue as Pharmalot’s Editor.
Pharmalot has been reportedly named one of The Times of London’s 50 Best Business Blogs and was a finalist in the 2010 Dose of Digital “Dosie” Awards in the Best Industry Observer Blog category. The acquisition is projected to boost Canon’s position in the pharmaceutical marketing space and enhance its existing pharmaceutical assets, including news and opinion blogs Pharmalive.com, PharmaBlog Review, Med Ad News Insider and R&D Directions Insider, and print publications MedAd News and R&D Directions.
Silverman is a journalist who has covered the pharmaceutical industry for nearly 15 years. Most recently, he has been a bureau chief for The Pink Sheet, an industry newsletter, and a contributor to its sister publication, In Vivo magazine. Before that, Silverman worked as a business writer for The Star-Ledger of New Jersey.
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