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Norwich Research Park gets £12.5m investment

October 3, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BBSRC, The Genome Analysis Centre (TGAC), The Sainsbury Laboratory, jic, norwich research park, the Institute of Food Research and the University of East Anglia (UEA). Plant Bioscience Limited, the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital and The SAW Trust

The government has injected £12.5 million into the research institutions of Norwich Research Park to fund its doctoral training programme. …

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Roche falls foul of NICE rules, again

October 3, 2014
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Uncertainties in the data and high cost have seen NICE make an initial rejection of Roche’s new blood cancer drug …

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Mixed response to EMA data transparency plans

October 3, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, BMJ, Ben Goldacre, EMA, alltrials, transparency

The European Medicines Agency has passed new rules that will mandate pharma to release more of its clinical trial data …

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Kymab makes appointments and executive promotions

October 3, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lisha Patel, Timothy Wells, jenny yip, kymab

Following a $40 million investment from The Wellcome Trust and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, biopharma UK firm Kymab …

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M3 Europe appoints new business director

October 2, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Paul Townley-Jones, m3 europe

Healthcare tech services firm M3 Europe has appointed a business director for its European division in Paul Townley-Jones.

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Bexsero and Sirturo clear winners at UK Prix Galien Awards

October 2, 2014
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The first TB medication to be approved in four decades and the first ever vaccine to treat invasive meningococcal disease …

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Conservative government would ‘protect’ NHS

October 2, 2014
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A majority Conservative government would protect the English NHS budget in real terms from 2015 to 2020, the British prime …

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Biogen Idec hires senior vice president

October 2, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biogen IDEC, gene, olivier danos

US-based biotech firm Biogen Idec has hired Dr Olivier Danos to be the senior vice president of its gene therapy …

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Microsoft unveils new operating system

October 1, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing EFPIA, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Solidsoft, start, windows 10

Microsoft has announced its next operating system is now due for release next year and is to host a variety …

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October 1, 2014

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Charities must be clear about pharma funding

October 1, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, NICE, Sativex, charity, funding, mind, pharma

There is growing need for transparency around patient groups and health charities as they are widely perceived to be independent …

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J&J bets $1.75 billion on virology

October 1, 2014
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Johnson & Johnson has signed a deal to acquire Alios BioPharma, a privately-held company focussed on developing therapies for viral …

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Chemia appoints network manager

October 1, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Creston Health, Duncanson-Hunter, Pan, Red Door, chemia

Creston Health-owned network of agencies offering Chemia has hired a manager to run its operations. Ellie Duncanson-Hunter has been appointed …

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SHL to introduce product Case Studies at the 2014 PDA Conference

October 1, 2014
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Taking an advanced injection device from concept to reality requires careful planning, key design and manufacturing competencies and a thorough …

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Boehringer spends €100 million on inhaler

September 30, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Germany, Spiriva, Striverdi, inhaler, olodaterol, respimat

Boehringer Ingelheim is to spend more than €100 million at its Dortmund site in Germany in order to expand the …

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UK to ‘guarantee’ seven-day access to GPs

September 30, 2014
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Under a UK Conservative government everyone would have access to GP care seven days a week as well as a …

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Gilead to shift plant and expand US manufacturing

September 30, 2014
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Gilead Sciences will move its US manufacturing plant about 15 minutes down the road to a 23-acre site in the …

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New director for NHS England

September 30, 2014
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Richard Jeavons will be joining NHS England as its new director of specialised commissioning. Jeavons will report to Dame Barbara …

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Lucideon expands pharma testing facilities

September 29, 2014
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Materials development firm Lucideon has opened new pharmaceutical quality control testing laboratories at its UK headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent. The £1.5 …

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BMS therapeutic cancer vaccine given swift FDA appraisal

September 29, 2014
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Bristol-Myers Squibb has been granted a speedy review for its new cancer immunotherapy drug Opdivo by the FDA for patients …

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