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Dr Jay Feingold joins Daiichi Sankyo

February 19, 2010
Research and Development Daiichi Sankyo, appointment, research and development

Daiichi Sankyo’s US arm has appointed Dr Jay Feingold vice president of medical affairs. In this role his will manage …

Appointment

Plans for more home care on NHS could save billions

February 18, 2010
NHS, home care

The NHS is to provide more dialysis and chemotherapy at home as part of a government bid to move treatment …

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Québec supports $38m Galderma investment

February 18, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Canada, Galderma, Quebec, biopharmaceutical

The regional government in Québec in Canada is to contribute 10% of the costs of a new investment in manufacturing …

News

Merck’s HIV treatment fails in phase III

February 18, 2010
Research and Development HIV, Merck

Merck’s HIV treatment vicriviroc has disappointed in phase III trials, and may be dropped by the company. The results failed …

News

Hospital criticised for profiting from medicines trade

February 18, 2010
Manufacturing and Production parallel trade, supply chain

An NHS hospital has been heavily criticised for trading in medicines to make a profit. It has emerged that the …

News

Harlequin Solutions appoints marketing manager Sandrine Desmares-Vaury

February 18, 2010
Medical Communications Harlequin Solutions, appointment, medical communications

Guildford, UK-based online design consultancy Harlequin Solutions has appointed Sandrine Desmares-Vaury as marketing manager. “I am delighted to be joining …

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Drug development: where’s the added investment value?

February 18, 2010
Research and Development CRO, Les Rose, R&D, biotech, funding

Venture capital is a curious business. The global financial crisis which we are slowly emerging from has exposed some rather …

Feature

Wyeth’s Dr Graham Cook joins British Pharmacopoeia Commission

February 18, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, appointment, research and development, sales and marketing

Dr Graham Cook, a senior director in the Global Quality and Compliance division of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, has joined the British …

Appointment

Chiltern Opens New Office In Argentina

February 17, 2010
Research and Development

Oscar Podesta, Chiltern Executive Director, Latin America, leads this endeavor. “Our office, strategically located in suburban Pilar, is a natural …

News
Press release

PolyTherics raises £3m to fund PEG expansion

February 17, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development PolyTherics, biotech, pegylation

UK drug delivery specialist PolyTherics has raised an additional £3 million in funding as it extends the focus of its …

News
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BASF boosts spray-drying capacity with GEA Niro alliance

February 17, 2010
Manufacturing and Production BASF, spray-drying

The custom synthesis division of chemicals giant BASF has joined forces with processing equipment specialist GEA Niro to broaden its …

News

Merger boosts Merck’s revenue

February 17, 2010
Sales and Marketing MA, Merck

Merck’s merger with Schering-Plough in October has helped boost the company’s full year sales by 13% to $27.4 billion.The gain …

News

AstraZeneca signs deal with Rigel on RA treatment

February 17, 2010
Research and Development AZ, Rigel, rheumatoid arthritis

AstraZeneca is looking to enter the lucrative rheumatoid arthritis market by in-licensing a phase II treatment.The global market for rheumatoid …

News

Dr Steven Leventer to head up neuroscience research for PharmaNet

February 17, 2010
Research and Development PharmaNet, appointment, research and development

PharmaNet Development Group has named Dr Steven Leventer to the position of vice president, clinical research – neuroscience. Leventer joins …

Appointment
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Obituary – Cephalon’s Paul Jewsbury

February 17, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cephalon, appointment, medical communications, sales and marketing

Cephalon UK’s senior product manager Paul Jewsbury lost his long and hard-fought battle against a recurring brain tumour in December.Paul, …

Appointment
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Immatics vaccine trials to be conducted with Cancer Research UK

February 16, 2010
Research and Development immatics, vaccines

Cancer Research Technology, the development and commercial arm of Cancer Research UK, has reached an agreement to collaborate with German-based …

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Abbott completes Solvay acquisition

February 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing Abbott, Solvay

Abbott has completed its $6.2 billion acquisition of Solvay’s pharma division.The acquisition is expected to add $2.9 billion to Abbott’s …

News

European Court supports ABPI’s prescribing incentives fight

February 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing ABPI, prescribing incentives

The ABPI has come out on top in the opening salvo of its unprecedented European legal challenge against prescribing incentive …

News

Sights set on target setting?

February 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing forecasts, sales

Research funded by the Chartered Institue of Management Accountants (CIMA) has helped Cranfield School of Management unveil a new framework …

Feature
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GSK appoints Adrian Hodges

February 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing GlaxoSmithKline, appointment, industry reputation, sales and marketing

GlaxoSmithKline has appointed Adrian Hodges to head up corporate responsibility and community partnerships. He moves to the pharma company after …

Appointment
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