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Biotec Services appoints US head

January 23, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Clinical trials services firm Biotec Services International is looking to expand its presence in the US with the appointment of …

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J&J profits up amid drug gains

January 23, 2014
Sales and Marketing FDA, J&J, JJ, Remicade, Zytiga, olysio, q4

Johnson & Johnson’s sales in the fourth quarter of 2013 rose 4.5% compared to the same period in the previous …

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ABPI: NHS must explain drugs take-up

January 22, 2014
Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, NICE, Whitehead

The ABPI has called on the NHS to explain what it says is the ‘substantial variation’ in NHS patients’ access …

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J&J tops social media leaderboard

January 22, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Facebook, IMS, J&J, JJ, Twitter, You Tube, social media

A new report has found that Johnson & Johnson is the most engaged pharma company when it comes to using …

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Director appointments at Hanover

January 22, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Hanover, harrison

Comms and PR consulting firm Hanover has announced senior management changes within its healthcare practice. Andrew Harrison (pictured) takes on …

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NICE recommends Aubagio

January 22, 2014
Sales and Marketing Aubagio, EU, FDA, NICE, Sanofi, gilenya

NICE has recommended Genzyme’s multiple sclerosis pill Aubagio for use on the NHS. In final guidance the watchdog said Aubagio …

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EU regulator recommended 81 medicines in 2013

January 21, 2014
CHMP, EC, EU, FDA, US, rare diseases

Last year the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) recommended 81 medicines for marketing approval, compared with just …

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Emergent plans to triple anthrax vaccine production

January 21, 2014
Manufacturing and Production Emergent BioSolutions, FDA, anthrax, biothrax

Emergent BioSolutions is planning a major expansion of manufacturing capacity for its anthrax vaccine BioThrax to meet the biodefense objectives …

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Herceptin biosimilar set for Indian market

January 21, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biocon, Herceptin, Roche, biosimilars, canmab

Biocon has said its generic version of Roche’s ageing breast cancer drug Herceptin will go on sale in India from …

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AbbVie advances oncology drug

January 21, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, DNA, oncology, veliparib

AbbVie has begun a Phase III trial of its investigational compound veliparib in women with early-stage, triple-negative breast cancer.  This …

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Roche schizophrenia drug fails

January 21, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Roche, biopertin, schizophrenia

Roche’s investigational schizophrenia drug bitopertin has failed to help patients with the disorder’s negative symptoms when pitted against placebo. Two …

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Manufacturing news in brief

January 21, 2014
Manufacturing and Production BASF, Heidelberg CSAT, Markem-Imaje, SEPIPROD and Micro-Sphere/NanoMaterials Technology, SPL, Shenzhen Hepalink

Shenzhen Hepalink buys SPL and Markem-Imaje takes over Heidelberg CSAT, plus a new science park in the UK and updates …

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Novasep adds president to complete its executive team

January 21, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Nieuwenhove, Novasep

Thierry Van Nieuwenhove has joined contract manufacturing organisation Novasep as president of its Synthesis business unit. Educated as a bio-engineer, Van …

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Actavis makes Aurobindo sale

January 21, 2014
Sales and Marketing Actavis, Aurobindo, India, generics

Actavis is to sell its commercial operations in seven European countries to Aurobindo Pharma in a bid to put more …

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Government sugar tsar works for Coca-Cola and Mars

January 20, 2014
Sales and Marketing UK government, action on sugar, macdonald

It has been revealed that the man tasked by the UK government to help implement tougher regulation on sugar levels …

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Ranbaxy quality issues hit sixth plant; seeks Diovan workaround

January 20, 2014
Manufacturing and Production FDA, Ranbaxy, fines, manufacturing

Yet another plant operated by India’s Ranbaxy has been held up by US Food and Drug Administration over quality deficiencies, …

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Merck recalls Liptruzet on packaging defects

January 20, 2014
Manufacturing and Production FDA, Merck, US, liptruzet, recall

Merck & Co has been forced to undertake a massive recall of its combination cholesterol-lowering drug Liptruzet in the US …

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J&J to sell division for $4.1 billion

January 20, 2014
Sales and Marketing Diagnostics, J&J, JJ, carlyle, ocd, ortho-clinical

Johnson & Johnson has been offered $4.15 billion by private equity firm The Carlyle Group to buy its Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics …

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Shire sheds Dermagraft at $650m loss

January 20, 2014
Sales and Marketing Organogenesis, Shire, dermagraft

Shire has offloaded its Dermagraft business to Organogenesis just three years after purchasing the company. Given the sale has come …

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Problems and solutions

January 20, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing adams, culture, pharma, problems, social media

Not long ago I was asked to be involved in a project that filmed UK-based pharma journalists in order to …

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