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David Haslam: NICE, drug pricing and ethics

June 2, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Chairman, Dillon, NHS, NICE, adams, has lam

Since 2010, I have spent a great deal of time of writing about NICE, covering nearly all of all its …

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ASCO 2014: old dogs, new tricks top the bill

June 2, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, Cancer, chicago, docetaxel, exemestane

 Research showing the effectiveness of established cancer treatments in new settings is taking centre stage at this year’s American Society …

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Italy eyes €1.2 billion pharma fine

May 30, 2014
Sales and Marketing Novartis, Roche, avastin, off label, wet and

Italy’s health ministry says it is looking for €1.2 billion in damages from Roche and Novartis over claims that the …

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Pharma still lagging behind docs and patients in digital

May 30, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing digital, eye for pharma, marketing, multichannel

The pharma industry is still struggling with multichannel marketing which is putting it out of sync with patients and doctors, …

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GSK pondering £7.5 billion drugs sale

May 30, 2014
Sales and Marketing GSK, Paxil, ageing, drugs, established, imitrex, zofran

GlaxoSmithKline is looking to make more than £7 billion by selling off its ageing portfolio of established drugs. This is …

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IT director Chris Roche joins Aridhia

May 30, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMC, IT, Roche, aridhia

Health tech informatics firm Aridhia has appointed Chris Roche to a newly-created post on its executive team as chief commercial …

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BMJ slams EMA ‘U-turn’

May 30, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMJ, EMA, alltrials, data, transparency

The BMJ has attacked the European Medicines Agency for what it believes is a decision to ‘backtrack’ on public access …

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£47.5 million fund for UK life sciences

May 29, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing European Investment Fund, Scottish Enterprise, Strathclyde Pension Fund, UK, epidarex, life sciences, lilly

A new fund has raised more than £47.5 million to help set up early-stage life science and health technology companies …

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Samsung health platform launched

May 29, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Samsung, heathtech, iwatch, smart band, wearable

Samsung has taken another step towards realising the potential of wearable health tech with the launch of a new ‘smart’ …

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Boehringer settles US lawsuits

May 29, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Pradaxa, US, blood, lawsuits, warfarin

Boehringer Ingelheim has sought to bring to an end around 4,000 legal cases which have been brought against the company …

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Taiho hires head from BMS

May 29, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, taiho, whiten

Japan-based pharma firm Taiho Oncology has appointed Tim Whitten to the position of senior vice president and chief commercial officer. …

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Dechra Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing gains international recognition for its environmental standards

May 28, 2014

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GSK now faces UK investigation

May 28, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Poland, UK, bribery, corruption, iraq, sfo

The woes of GlaxoSmithKline look set to continue as the UK’s Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has launched a criminal probe …

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BMS signs cancer deal

May 28, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, AstraZeneca, BMS, Cancer, Merck, Roche, cytomx, oncology

Bristol-Myers Squibb has partnered with CytomX Therapeutics to discover and develop new immuno-oncology candidates using the latter’s Probody Platform technology. …

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Don’t trust ‘inaccurate’ and ‘harmful’ Dr Wikipedia

May 28, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing American Osteopathic Association, online, wikimedia, wikipedia

Doctors are warning that patients and members of their own profession are increasingly turning to Wikipedia for medical information, but …

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New biomedical engineering centre for Imperial

May 28, 2014
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Imperial College London is to build a pioneering biomedical engineering centre that will cement London and the south east’s reputation …

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Clinigen chief executive joins Ergomed board

May 28, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Clinigen, ergomed, george

UK drug development
 services firm Ergomed has appointed Peter George to its
board as a non-executive director.

  George has over 20 …

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Pfizer admits AstraZeneca defeat

May 27, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Read, buyout, merger

Pfizer has acknowledged that it will not make an offer for AstraZeneca following the firms’ failure to agree a price …

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We can’t go on like this: patients must come first

May 27, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, bowel, denegri, flannagan, patients

When French pharmaceutical company Sanofi announced the appointment of Dr Anne Beal as chief patient officer in late March, the …

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Wave of appointments for UK firm

May 27, 2014
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Amersham-based UK medical education company Wave has appointed three new members of staff. Charlotte Wilkinson joins as programme manager and …

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