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Incyte names former Novartis president as its chief executive

January 14, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Incyte, Novartis, hoppenot

Biopharma firm Incyte has announced that the former president of Novartis Oncology has been named as its president and chief …

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GSK makes imaging deal

January 14, 2014
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GlaxoSmithKline has signed a deal with the National Physical Laboratory (NPL) to develop an imaging system which can show for …

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New managing director for Boehringer Ingelheim UK

January 13, 2014
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Zinta Krumins has been appointed as the managing director of Boehringer Ingelheim UK & Ireland. The appointment will present a …

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NICE: Daily Mail ‘misled’ readers

January 13, 2014
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UK drugs watchdog NICE has hit back at an article in the Daily Mail headlined “Champagne perks of NHS drug …

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Sanofi pays $700m to expand rare disease portfolio

January 13, 2014
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Sanofi and Alnylam have announced the expansion of their 2012 agreement to develop and sell treatments for rare genetic diseases. …

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Thought leader mapping: do we need a radical rethink?

January 13, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Havas, bartley, marketing, sales, thought leader

The effectiveness of healthcare communications is often more reliant on who’s delivering the message than the content of the message …

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New chief executive for Quanta Fluid Solutions

January 13, 2014
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Medical devices firm Quanta Fluid Solutions has announced the appointment of John Milad as chief executive. Milad’s career spans 20 …

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Treat patients ‘more holistically’

January 13, 2014
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UK health secretary Jeremy Hunt has spoken of the challenges faced by the NHS in a New Year message to …

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FDA approves Farxiga

January 10, 2014
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The FDA has approved Farxiga, the diabetes treatment developed by AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb as part of their soon-to-be-defunct diabetes …

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Chris Kilbee appointed Group director of UBM Pharma Portfolio



January 10, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CPhI, UBM pharma, amsterdam

Amsterdam: CPhI, part of UBM Live, has announced the appointment of Chris Kilbee to the role of Group director of …

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UK cancer death rate could be halved by 2030

January 10, 2014
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 British cancer deaths could drop 50% by 2030 if early diagnosis and improved treatment policies are put in place academics …

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World’s first Alzheimer’s vaccine trial begins

January 10, 2014
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AC Immune, a privately-held biotech based in Switzerland, has launched the world’s first trial of a vaccine against a protein …

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Merck Serono hires global chief medical officer

January 10, 2014
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Merck Serono has appointed Steven Hildemann as global chief medical officer and head of its global Medical and Safety unit. …

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Novartis faces Japan probe

January 10, 2014
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Novartis is under pressure in Japan where authorities are looking at the way the Swiss firm promoted its blood pressure …

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PM Society Advertising awards finalists announced

January 9, 2014
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The finalists for the 2013 PM Society Advertising awards have been announced today as pharma and their med comms agencies …

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Teva names new chief executive

January 9, 2014
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The world’s biggest generic drugmaker Teva has appointed the chief executive of the world’s biggest generic agrochemical company. Vigodman joins …

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EMA to review daclatasvir

January 9, 2014
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European regulators are to conduct a speedy investigation into one of Bristol-Myers Squibb’s investigational drugs for chronic hepatitis C virus …

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Forest to buy Aptalis for $2.9 billion

January 9, 2014
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Forest Laboratories will spend around $2.9 billion to purchase Aptalis, a privately-held US firm specialising in treatments for gastrointestinal disorders …

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Just:: hires managing director

January 9, 2014
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PR firm Just:: Health Communications has hired Kirsty Mearns as a managing director to lead its senior management team.  She …

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Cancer treatment Abraxane gets EU nod

January 9, 2014
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Celgene’s cancer drug Abraxane has been approved by European regulators to treat patients with metastatic adenocarcinoma of the pancreas, or …

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