Name:     Wayne Koberstein	Profession:     Journalist
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Contact Pharmaceutical Executive; Wayne Koberstein  Editor in Chief   Phone: +1 (541) 984 5234 Fax: +1 (541) 344 3514   E-mail: wkoberstein@advanstar.com PHARMACEUTICAL EXECUTIVE WINS GRAND NEAL AWARD BOSTON, MA — March 15, 2002 — Pharmaceutical Executive, the leading business magazine for the pharmaceutical industry published by Advanstar Communications Inc., received the coveted Grand Neal award for editorial excellence from the American Business Media association. Pharmaceutical Executive was also honored with a Neal Award for Best Subject-Related Series of Articles. Pharmaceutical Executive Editor-in-Chief Wayne Koberstein accepted the awards at the Waldorf=Astoria in New York on March 13. “Winning the Grand Neal Award means you have created the most outstanding example of editorial excellence in business to business publishing of any size magazine in the last year. There were almost 1000 competitors for the award,” said Advanstar’s Chairman & CEO Robert Krakoff. “All of us at Advanstar are extremely proud of the Pharmaceutical Executive staff.” The winning entry, Pharmaceutical Executive’s Discovery!, examined in a series of articles the broad therapeutic areas of neurology and oncology, assessed the science leading to new breakthroughs, and outlined the marketing challenges. It included interviews with actor and health activist Christopher Reeve, Yankees manager Joe Torre, pitching coach Mel Stottlemyer, NBC Today Show co-host Katie Couric, and others. "A magazine’s strength is measured by the quality of its content, and our staff is committed to providing pharmaceutical executives the best possible product," said Koberstein. “We are deeply honored to be recognized for it." Members of the winning team of Pharmaceutical Executive include: Joanna Breitstein, Associate Editor; Andra Brichacek, Associate Editor; Clare Feighan, Associate Editor; Wayne Koberstein, Editor-in-Chief; Barbara Mickelson, Art Director; Judith Sawyer, Managing Editor; L.J. Sellers, Senior Editor; and Sibyl Shalo, Senior Editor. Pharmaceutical Executive is designed to meet the diverse management and marketing needs of professionals in the pharmaceutical industry worldwide. Editorial covers marketing, sales and promotion, as well as legal and regulatory issues. Advanstar Communications Inc. is a worldwide business information company serving specialized markets with high quality information resources and integrated marketing solutions. Advanstar has 92 business magazines and directories, 79 exhibitions and conferences, numerous Web sites, and a wide range of direct marketing, database and reference products and services. Advanstar serves targeted market sectors in such industries as art, automotive, beauty, collaboration/e-learning, CRM/call center, digital media, entertainment/marketing, fashion & apparel, healthcare, internet/e-business, manufacturing and processing, pharmaceutical, powersports, science, telecommunications and travel/hospitality. The Company has over 1,300 employees and currently operates from multiple offices in North America, Latin America, Europe and Asia. For more information on Advanstar Communications, visit www.advanstar.com. The Jesse H. Neal Awards were created 48 years ago to recognize and reward excellence in independent business publications. The awards are named after American Business Media’s first managing director who remained active in promoting the business press throughout his life. The Neal Awards are presented annually to those editors who have submitted entries exhibiting journalistic enterprise, extent of service to the field and editorial craftsmanship. # # # Editor’s Note: The staff of the winning entry is based in Advanstar’s Eugene, OR and New York, NY offices. CONTACT: Michelle Mitchell, Advanstar’s Corporate Marketing Manager, 440-891-2766 or mmitchell@advanstar.com Wayne Koberstein, a 25-year veteran of the publishing industry, is editor-in-chief of Pharmaceutical Executive magazine. In 14 years as PE's Editor, he has overseen the emergence of the magazine as the leading business and marketing publication for the global pharma industry. He has interviewed and profiled more than 150 top executives in pharmaceutical companies, as well as major regulatory and healthcare leaders, around the world. Wayne has also directed the launch of numerous supplements and other ancillary business for the publication. Publication Dedicated to Building the New Biotech Leadership Wednesday September 22, 10:43 am ET WESTBOROUGH, Mass., Sept. 22 /PRNewswire/ -- T&F Informa today proudly announced the launch of BioExecutive International, its new business and marketing publication for the biotech industry. BioExecutive International (BEI) will be published 6 times annually, debuting with a Dec 04/Jan 05 issue as a sister publication to BioProcess International, the leading international publication devoted to development and manufacture of biotherapeutics and biodiagnostics. "The biotechnology industry is ready and the timing is perfect for a publication dedicated specifically to today's bioexecutives," said Wayne Koberstein (wkoberstein@bioexecutiveintl.com), BEI's Editor in Chief, and 18- year veteran of B-to-B publishing for the pharmaceutical and biopharmaceutical industries. "BioExecutive International will lead the biopharma management community in developing new business strategies and skills; help biotech companies become better business partners, product developers, and marketers; and protect and promote the unique entrepreneurial spirit and innovative force of the biopharma industry, as its companies and executives grow ever more sophisticated." Business Beat The Register - Guard; Eugene, Or.; Apr 11, 2002; The Register-Guard; Full Text: (Copyright 2002 The Register-Guard. All rights reserved.) PEOPLE   ... KUDOS   ... The editorial staff of Eugene-based Advanstar Communications' Pharmaceutical Executive magazine received from the American Business Media association the Grand Neal Award for editorial excellence and a Neal Award for best subject-related series of articles. Members of the winning team include: Joanna Breitstein, associate editor; Andra Brichacek, associate editor; Clare Feighan, associate editor; Wayne Koberstein, editor-in-chief; Barbara Mickelson, art director; Judith Sawyer, managing editor; L.J. Sellers, senior editor; and Sibyl Shalo, senior editor. The awards are in recognition of excellence in independent business publications.   ... Compiled by Mauria Banducci. Business Beat runs Tuesdays and Thursdays. The column covers promotions, new hires, achievements, new businesses, relocations and other news. Fax items to Business Beat, 683-7631, or mail them to Business Beat, The Register-Guard, P.O. Box 10188, Eugene, OR 97440. If you send a photograph and want it returned, please print the address on the back of the photo. For more information, call 338-2339 from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Linked in Wayne Koberstein Pharmaceuticals Professional Location: Eugene, Oregon Area Industry: Pharmaceuticals Current Director, Corporate Communications at A Life Science Company Past Editor-in-Chief at BioExecutive International Editor-in-Chief at Informa: BioExecutive International Magazine Education University of Oregon