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New director for Quest Diagnostics

July 25, 2014
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Diagnostic information services firm Quest Diagnostics has confirmed that Vicky Gregg is to serve as a director on its board. Gregg …

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NICE extends recommendation for Efient

July 24, 2014
Sales and Marketing ACS, Efient, NICE, Plavix, longs ton, prasugrel

In updated guidance NICE has extended its recommendation of Efient (prasugrel) in combination with aspirin for preventing blood clots in …

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FDA approves Gilead’s blood cancer drug

July 24, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, Gilead, blood, follicular lymphoma and small lymphocytic lymphoma, lymphocytic leukaemia, sovaldi, zydelig

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Gilead Sciences new treatment Zydelig (idelalisib) to treat three types of blood cancer.  …

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New president for Mental Health Foundation

July 24, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dr Dinesh Bhugra, Mental Health Foundation

Dr Dinesh Bhugra who has served as chair of the Mental Health Foundation for three years has been appointed as …

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BMJ investigation raises new concerns over Pradaxa

July 24, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMJ, Boehringer, Channel 4, Pradaxa, blood, warfarin

An investigation by The BMJ has raised fresh concerns about Boehringer’s top-selling blood thinner Pradaxa (dabigatran) and the regulatory decisions …

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Another major drop in sales for GSK

July 23, 2014
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GlaxoSmithKline posted a 4% slide in revenue for the second quarter today as its recovery from a slew of patent …

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Wireless tech cannot substitute nurses

July 23, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Brighton, NHS, RCN, hospital, nursing, wireless tech

The Royal College of Nursing says that whilst a new wireless diagnostic patch is certainly innovative, they are concerned that …

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NICE ‘yes’ for cancer drugs

July 23, 2014
Sales and Marketing Astellas, BMS, Cancer, NICE, Xtandi, Yervoy

Two big-name oncology brands, Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Yervoy and Astellas Pharma’s Xtandi, have been given the nod by drug costs watchdog …

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Agena Bioscience hires Life Technologies president

July 23, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing agena bioscience, peter dansky

Clinical diagnostics firm Agena Bioscience has confirmed that Peter Dansky has joined the company as its chief executive and will …

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Allergan slashes 1,500 jobs

July 22, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Allergan, Botox, Jobs, cuts, valiant

Allergan is to cut 1,500 jobs as part of a restructure which it believes will make pre-tax savings of around …

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MedImmune to work with biotech Advaxis on cancer

July 22, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Advaxis, AstraZeneca, Cancer, MEDI4736, MedImmune, oncology, pd1

AZ’s MedImmune has entered into a clinical trial collaboration with US biotech firm Advaxis to help develop new cancer immunotherapies. …

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Pharma firms give researchers access

July 22, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen R&D, MRC, Pfizer, Takeda, UCB, lilly, research, virtual library

 UK researchers are to gain access to compounds from seven pharma companies in a partnership with the Medical Research Council …

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More directors for Cello Health Insight

July 22, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Directors, Sunil Sharma, Zahidah Ahmad, cello health insight

Healthcare research agency Cello Health Insight has made two director-level appointments on the back of a wave of new hires.

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Sovaldi scores in HIV patients

July 21, 2014
Sales and Marketing Gilead, HIV, JAMA, hep C, hepatitis C, sovaldi

Patients with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) have responded well to a combination of Gilead Sciences’ Sovaldi and ribavirin …

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Social media driving doctor complaints

July 21, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Facebook, GMC, Twitter, doctors, social media

The advent of social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook are fuelling complaints about doctors, according to a new …

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IPF grabs headlines at American Thoracic Society conference

July 21, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing IPF, ats, ats 2014, brett wells, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, san diego, thoracic society

Just prior to landing in San Diego it was somewhat disconcerting to see fire spreading across the terrain and huge …

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AstraZeneca reveals Cambridge plans

July 21, 2014
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AstraZeneca’s new international HQ on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC), due to open in two years’ time, will feature an …

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Depomed hires Kyalin chief executive

July 21, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Depomed, Srinivas Rao

California-based speciality pharma firm Depomed has appointed Dr Srinivas Rao as its chief medical officer (CMO) and senior VP. Rao …

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AbbVie agrees to buy Shire for £32bn

July 18, 2014
Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Abbott, Humira, Shire, merger, new abbvie, takeover

Shire has accepted a £32 billion takeover deal from AbbVie after months of rejections and uncertainty. The firm, which is …

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GSK melanoma drugs beat rival in new study

July 18, 2014
Sales and Marketing GSK, Roche, Tafinlar, Yervoy, Zelboraf, mekinist, melanoma

GlaxoSmithKline’s new combination melanoma treatment has bested Roche’s established oncology drug Zelboraf when treating patients with the deadliest form of …

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