Ed Silverman is a prize-winning journalist who has covered the pharmaceutical industry for the past 16 years. In addition to editing Pharmalot, he is currently an editor-at-large for Med Ad News and R&D Directions.

Previously, he was a bureau chief for The Pink Sheet, the venerable 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, one of the nation’s largest daily newspapers, where he conceived and launched Pharmalot. During his 13-year tenure, he closely followed a variety of topics of concern to those who work for, and with, drug makers - drug development; mergers and acquisitions; regulatory oversight; safety and pricing controversies, and marketing issues.

Prior to joining The Star-Ledger, Silverman spent six years at New York Newsday and previously worked at Investor’s Business Daily, among other newspapers. He has a master’s degree in journalism from New York University and a bachelor’s degree in accounting from Binghamton University. Tethered to his laptop and Blackberry, Silverman lives in suburban New Jersey with his wife, three children, a sizeable labrador retriever and a sneaky beagle.

Recognition

Pharmalot was awarded Third Place in the Online/Trade category by the Association of Health Care Journalists for its May 2007 series entitled “Improper Marketing As An Infectious Disease,” which detailed allegations that Pfizer sales reps were encouraged to use inappropriate business practices to boost sales of an older AIDS drug. And Pharmalot was named a finalist in the 2010 and silver winner in 2011 for Dose of Digital ‘Dosie’ Awards in the Best Industry Observer Blog category. Pharmalot was also selected one of the LexisNexis Top 25 Torts Law Blogs of 2011.

Pharmalot editor Ed Silverman, who founded the site, has been named one of the top biotech writers in the industry by the e-newsletter Fierce Biotech.

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