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GSK increases India stake

March 11, 2014
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GlaxoSmithKline has taken a further step into the Indian pharma market by increasing its stake in its subsidiary company there, …

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Halesway bought by FCB Health

March 11, 2014
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Draftfcb Healthcare which has been rebranded as FCB Health has confirmed it is buying Halesway, the UK-headquartered healthcare agency. This …

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Sanofi and UCB launch new partnership

March 11, 2014
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Sanofi and UCB have announced a new partnership that will see the companies research and develop new medicines together. Specifically, …

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Moderna Therapeutics hires Goldman Sachs head

March 11, 2014
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Drug development biotech firm Moderna Therapeutics has hired Dr Lorence Kim to join its executive leadership team as chief financial …

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Proteus to trial smart pills in UK

March 11, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, helius, nhsa, proteus, smart pills, ukti

A US biotech specialising in smart pills is to set up its first manufacturing site in the UK creating 200 …

New Alzheimer’s test ‘90% accurate’

March 10, 2014
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US researchers have developed a blood test which they say is able to predict with overwhelming accuracy if someone will …

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Ranbaxy hit with second generic Lipitor recall

March 10, 2014
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India’s largest native generic drugmaker Ranbaxy has come under greater pressure this week after the US has again sent out …

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ABPI worried about Prolia use

March 10, 2014
Sales and Marketing ABPI, Amgen, NHS, Xgeva

The ABPI has once again voiced concern that NHS patients in some areas of England are not getting access to …

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Breaking into the oncology market

March 10, 2014
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In many ways, the US approval of Boehringer’s Gilotrif for patients with late-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) last year …

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Boston Scientific hires new director

March 10, 2014
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Medical device development firm Boston Scientific has elected Edward Ludwig as a director. Ludwig was formerly the chief executive, president …

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160 jobs in peril at BMS Ireland plant

March 7, 2014
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Bristol-Myers Squibb will close its Dublin manufacturing facility at Cruiserath in Ireland by the end of 2015 the firm has …

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Roche replaces chairman

March 7, 2014
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Christoph Franz who has been on the board at Roche since 2011 has now been elected as its new chairman.  …

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Smartphone health monitor unveiled

March 7, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Android, azoi, digital, health tracking, iOS, smartphone, wello

A health monitoring device which is embedded into a mobile phone cover and can measure heart rate, blood pressure and …

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GSK tops drug approval rates

March 7, 2014
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GlaxoSmithKline is riding high when it comes to the approval of new medicines but US firm Lilly is falling behind. …

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Novasep adds chairman role to its chief executive



March 7, 2014
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Life sciences manufacturing firm Novasep has appointed Michel Spagnol as chairman of its supervisory 
board following the departure of the …

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First payments made under PPRS scheme

March 7, 2014
Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, abp. pars, government

The first payments in pharma’s new pricing deal with the Department of Health are to be made this month as …

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US regulator to launch ‘openFDA’

March 6, 2014
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 The FDA is planning to introduce a new digital resource in order to open up its data to the public …

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Smartphone tech to help autism sufferers commended

March 6, 2014
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Smartphone technology which helps people with autism to live more easily with their condition has been commended as part of …

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Sanofi looking to hire Alstom’s chief executive

March 6, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, alstom, kron

Sanofi is proposing to replace Lord Douro at the French firm with Patrick Kron as its new independent director. Kron …

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