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Amgen cancer drug fails key test

August 14, 2014
Sales and Marketing Amgen, Cancer, Kyprolis, myeloma

Amgen’s new rare cancer drug has failed in a late-stage trial just a year after the US biotech spent $10.4 …

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New chief executive for Medivir

August 14, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Medivir, Niklas Prager

Niklas Prager has been named as the new president and chief executive of Sweden-based pharma firm Medivir. Starting in September, …

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Pharma publisher confirms two hires

August 13, 2014
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Samedan Pharmaceutical Publishers has appointed two editorial and production assistants to join Pharmafile and Pharmafocus. Tom Robinson (pictured right) joins Pharmafile …

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NHS in Scotland deploys mobile healthcare

August 13, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, Safe Patient Systems, Scotland, digital, nhs scotland, tablets

Mobile healthcare firm Safe Patient Systems is partnering with NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) to provide mobile healthcare services …

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Pfizer teams up with Google-backed 23andMe

August 13, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 23andME, Crohn’s disease, Pfizer, google, ulcerative colitis

Pfizer and genetics testing firm 23andMe have come together in a research pact aimed at finding the genetic cause of …

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Sanofi signs $925 million inhaled insulin deal

August 13, 2014
Sales and Marketing Afrezza, French, Sanofi, diabetes, fad, insulin

Sanofi could pay out as much as $925 million for global rights to the world’s only approved inhaled insulin just …

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Cancer Research UK appeals for clarity on Wikipedia

August 13, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cancer Research UK, wikimania, wikipedia

Cancer Research UK is calling upon the medical community to become more involved with Wikipedia to ensure better accuracy of …

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Untested Ebola drugs can be used in Africa

August 13, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Africa, Biocryst Pharmaceuticals, Ebola, Siga Technologies, Tekmira Pharmaceuticals, WHO, world health organization, zmapp

The World Health Organization will allow untested treatments for Ebola to be used in West Africa as the death toll …

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Cost of diabetes treatment soars in England

August 13, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lantus, NHS, Sanofi, diabetes

The NHS spent more than £2.2 million on average every day over the last financial year on diabetes medicines, according …

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GSK now faces bribery allegations in Syria

August 13, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, bribery

GlaxoSmithKline faces fresh allegations that it bribed Syrian doctors and officials to boost sales of its medicines in what is …

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Spectrum appoints two medical writers

August 13, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dominique Helburg, Nuša Farič, Spectrum

UK Healthcare consultancy firm Spectrum Regulatory Solutions has appointed two new medical writers to further expand its team. Prior to …

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Nicox makes changes to board

August 13, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Adrienne Graves, Luzi von Bidder, NicOx

French ophthalmic firm Nicox has confirmed that Dr Adrienne Graves and Luzi von Bidder will be joining its board of …

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GSK Ebola vaccine underway

August 11, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Africa, Ebola, GSK, Vaccine, WHO, johnson

Clinical trials of an experimental vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus will begin soon according to its developers GlaxoSmithKline. The …

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Synta appoints Sanofi president as chief executive

August 11, 2014
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US biopharma firm Synta Pharmaceuticals has confirmed that Anne Whitaker is joining the company as president and chief executive. Whitaker …

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GSK investigator jailed by Chinese police

August 8, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Peter Humprhey

A private investigator hired by GlaxoSmithKline to look into the secret recording of a sex tape of its China boss …

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Digital: bridging the gap between doctor, pharma and patient

August 8, 2014
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing digital, doctors, pm society, social media

Digital technology is moving on apace, but is the pharma industry keeping up and just what are the opportunities to …

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Cancer Research UK and Astellas announce partnership

August 8, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, CRUK, Canncer, Pancreatic cancer

Cancer Research UK and its commercial arm, Cancer Research Technology (CRT) have announced they are joining forces with Astellas in …

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Quanta appoints new chief financial officer

August 8, 2014
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Quanta Fluid Solutions, a developer of advanced haemodialysis systems has appointed Willem Baralt as its new chief financial officer. Baralt …

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RBS chairman favoured as next GSK head

August 8, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, RBS, Sir Christopher Gent

The Royal Bank of Scotland’s current head Sir Philip Hampton is the most likely candidate to take over as the …

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Storm brewing over Roche cancer drug price

August 8, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Haslam, Kadcyla, NICE, Roche, Yervoy, rejection

The Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity and England’s drug pricing watchdog NICE have both attacked Roche for not lowering the price …

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