Mr. Patrick T. Higgins This is Me

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1. 1. www.newventuresuccess.com

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   Published on: 11/27/2007   Last Visited: 11/27/2007

   Pharmasset Appoints Patrick T. Higgins as Executive Vice President, Marketing & Sales (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)Pharmasset, Inc. appointed Patrick T. Higgins as Executive Vice President, Marketing & Sales, responsible for coordinating the global product launch and marketing activities for Pharmasset's drug candidates.
   
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2. 2. www.biospace.com

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   Published on: 11/26/2007   Last Visited: 11/27/2007

   PRINCETON, N.J., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Pharmasset, Inc. appointed Patrick T. Higgins as Executive Vice President, Marketing & Sales, responsible for coordinating the global product launch and marketing activities for Pharmasset's drug candidates.Mr. Higgins, who has served as a consultant to Pharmasset since 2006, was recently Vice President, Sales & Marketing, Virology at Hoffmann-LaRoche, Inc.His areas of expertise include hepatology, HIV and cytomegalovirus for transplant patients.Mr. Higgins was responsible for directing the development and implementation of marketing and sales plans for Roche's US hepatology franchise, including the global launch of Pegasys(R) and Copegus(R) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C infection.
   
   Mr. Higgins has over 25 years of pharmaceutical industry sales and marketing experience.Throughout his career, he has participated in a total of 13 product launches for antiviral, oncology, dermatologic and allergy indications.Prior to joining Roche, Mr. Higgins served in a variety of advertising, sales and marketing roles at Schering Corporation.He was instrumental in developing Schering's Oncology/Biotech group that launched Intron-A(R) (interferon alfa-2b) for the treatment of chronic hepatitis.
   
   "I am delighted to join Pharmasset at this stage of its development," stated Mr. Higgins.
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   Mr. Higgins received his M.B.A. from Seton Hall University and his Bachelor of Arts from Villanova University.

3. 3. Roche Pharmaceuticals in the U.S. - Career Profiles

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   Published on: 2/7/2004   Last Visited: 11/12/2005

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   In 1996, Higgins joined Roche as a Business Unit Director in field sales after working for a competitor for 13 years."Before I arrived here, I came to respect Roche as a competitor," he adds.Two years later, he became Director of Marketing for HCV (hepatitis C), HIV/AIDS, and CMV (Cytomegalovirus), with responsibilities that included preparations for the future launches of several key, new HIV and HCV products.In 2000, Patrick became National Sales Director for Virology, and in 2003, he was promoted to Vice President, Hepatology, Sales and Marketing.In his current position, Patrick is responsible for the marketing, medical and sales strategies for Roche's market-leading treatment for hepatitis C.
   
   Commenting on career development at Roche, Patrick Higgins says he found "a whole host of opportunities here that were broader than at my previous company, including the ability to move among a number of disciplines."Adds Patrick, "Roche offers lots of opportunities, if you want them, including global exposure."As to career development advice, Higgins is a believer in the need to sometimes make a lateral move in order to advance."The ladder up isn't always a straight line," he explains.Patrick also advises people to learn the basics of their present job first, before aspiring to move on to new opportunities "if they expand your scope or your responsibilities."
   
   Patrick Higgins, Vice President, Hepatology, Sales and Marketing