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New chair for British Generic Manufacturers Association

January 20, 2014
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Thomas Broeer has been elected as chair of 





The British Generic Manufacturers Association (BGMA). Broeer, managing director of Kent Pharmaceuticals, …

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Europe nod for Gilead HCV pill

January 20, 2014
Sales and Marketing FDA, Gilead, HCV, hep C, sofosbuvir, sovaldi

Gilead Sciences’ once-daily, oral hepatitis C treatment Sovaldi has been given the green light by the European Commission, just a …

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Google to use contact lens as diabetes monitor

January 17, 2014
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Google is developing a new type of contact lens designed to help patients with diabetes measure their blood sugar levels. …

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Actavis: China is ‘too risky’

January 17, 2014
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The boss of generic drug manufacturer Actavis says his company is pulling out of China because the business environment there …

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Technology to dominate 2014 for businesses

January 17, 2014
Medical Communications 2014, Cloud Computing, IT, digital, e-zest, technology

2014 will see healthcare businesses and governments rapidly absorb new technologies in order to enhance user experience and foster innovation …

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Ian Gilham appointed chairman of the board at Horizon Discovery





January 17, 2014
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Research tools firm Horizon Discovery has appointed Dr Ian Gilham as chairman of its board of directors.



  Gilham’s healthcare industry …

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Gene trial ‘restores sight’

January 17, 2014
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A UK Phase I trial of a gene therapy designed to restore sight in patients suffering from an inherited form …

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FDA issues online guidance

January 16, 2014
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The FDA has issued new guidance on what online promotional material pharma needs to show it. The document is out …

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Reprieve for Merck’s vorapaxar

January 16, 2014
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An FDA committee has voted that Merck’s troubled heart drug vorapaxar should be approved by the US regulator. The advisory …

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Heptares appoints Tim Tasker as chief medical officer



January 16, 2014
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Drug development firm Heptares Therapeutics has appointed Dr Tim Tasker as its chief medical officer (CMO) and VP of Development. …

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Doctor-pharma relationships ‘can’t be trusted’

January 16, 2014
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 A US doctor has warned that patients will lose trust in healthcare professionals if they do not disclose the extent …

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Plastic surgery app for girls pulled from iTunes

January 15, 2014
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Experts have welcomed a decision to axe an app that encourages young girls to have plastic surgery saying that it …

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GSK has Tafinlar ‘breakthrough’

January 15, 2014
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GlaxoSmithKline is on a roll, with its cancer drug Tafinlar given breakthrough therapy designation by the FDA in lung cancer …

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AZ bullish on its future – but analysts wary

January 15, 2014
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AstraZeneca is combating fears over its long-term future by assuring investors that it has the pipeline and the tenacity to …

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ICON hires Dr Steve Cutler as chief operating officer

January 15, 2014
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Clinical research organisation ICON has appointed Dr Steve Cutler to the newly created position of chief operating officer (COO).

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UK cancer figures rise

January 15, 2014
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More people are being diagnosed with cancer than ever before, according to figures from Cancer Research UK – as an …

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SHL to speak at the 18th Annual Drug Delivery Partnership in Florida, USA

January 15, 2014
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Bayer and Regeneron to co-develop wet AMD antibody

January 14, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Eylea, Regeneron, pdgfr-beta, wet AMD

Bayer and Regeneron are co-developing an antibody to the Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor Beta (PDGFR-beta) as a combination therapy …

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FDA approves GSK cancer combo

January 14, 2014
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US regulators have shown the green light to a combination of two GlaxoSmithKline skin cancer drugs, Mekinist and Tafinlar, to …

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Sanofi signs new genetics deal with Isarna

January 14, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DNA, RNA, Sanofi, aso, isarna

Sanofi has agreed to produce genetic compounds developed by German biotech Isarna Therepeutics to accelerate their progress to the clinical …

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