Breakfast for Phrma lobbyists
On a soggy Minneapolis morning, we ventured into an “issue briefing” continental breakfast sponsored by the pharmaceutical industry at the Hotel Ivy, hosted by Astellas, Abbott, Johnson & Johnson, and Novartis. It was a rather intimate gathering of perhaps about 20 people.
The food: coffee, danish, slices of honeydew, grapes, and other continental breakfast fare.
At the podium: Phrma lobbyists, checking their blackberries. We saw: Brian Burns of Johnson and Johnson; Jim Elkin, of Novartis; and Michael Ruggiero, of Astellas.
We were just settling in with our cup of decaf coffee for the issue briefing itself, when a party representative asked us to leave. “This is a private event,” she said. As we headed for the door, we believe we heard the name of Rep. Mike Rogers (R-MI) mentioned, as in, “We’re going to start without Rep. Rogers.” It would be a logical choice of speakers, as Rogers’ top contributing industry is the pharmaceutical industry.
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