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MHP announces string of new hires

December 2, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing mhp, naish

MHP Communications has announced the appointment of a number of senior and mid-level hires to increase its health practice. Paul …

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FDA slaps import ban on Wockhardt facility

November 29, 2013
Manufacturing and Production FDA, MHRA, Wockhardt, recall

The US Food and Drug Administration has banned imports of medicines made at Wockhardt’s Chikalthana plant in India that failed …

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BTG gets FDA nod

November 29, 2013
Sales and Marketing BTG, FDA, Varithena, varicose vein

UK healthcare group BTG has received approval from the FDA for a new type of varicose vein treatment to be …

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GSK using ‘sledgehammer’ tactics on agencies

November 29, 2013
Sales and Marketing Cameron, China, GSK, horlicks, sky

GlaxoSmithKline is being accused of using ‘sledgehammer’ tactics by marketing agencies promoting its products after the firm allegedly demanded cash …

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ICON hires Manuel Ploch to head-up Japan



November 29, 2013

Contract research organisation ICON has appointed Manuel Ploch to be its general manager in Japan. Ploch will lead all of …

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Andy Hayley and Dick Dunford launch new agency

November 29, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Creston Health

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‘TripAdvisor’ site for NHS

November 29, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, NHS Choices, TripAdvisor

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EMA speeds up Boehringer review

November 28, 2013
Sales and Marketing Boehringer, faldaprevir, hepc

Boehringer Ingelheim’s hepatitis C candidate faldaprevir has moved a potential step closer to market with the news that the European …

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NICE rejects Bosulif

November 28, 2013
Sales and Marketing CML, NHS, NICE, Pfizer, bosulif

 In a blow for Pfizer NICE has categorically rejected the manufacturer’s Bosulif as a treatment for previously-treated chronic myeloid leukaemia …

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Francis report author becomes Patients Association president

November 28, 2013
Sales and Marketing Mid Staffs, NHS, robert francis, scandal

The author of a damning report into failings at the Staffordshire hospital has become the new president of the Patients …

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PiR Resourcing hires client services director

November 28, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing perry evans, pir resourcing

Life science talent management firm PiR Resourcing has appointed industry veteran Perry Evans to be its Client Services director.  PiR …

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Government apps tackle alcohol abuse

November 28, 2013
Medical Communications alcohol, apps, howe, obesity

The winners of a £2 million government competition to produce apps which will help combat alcohol abuse and weight gain …

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Third failure for Sanofi/Merrimack cancer drug

November 27, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Sanofi, merrimack, mm-121

Sanofi and partner Merrimack have posted yet more disappointing results for their investigational cancer medicine MM-121. In the latest study …

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NICE gives Lucentis more scope

November 27, 2013
Sales and Marketing Lucentis, NICE, Novartis, cnv

An undisclosed price cut from Novartis has been enough to swing NICE towards using the manufacturer’s Lucentis in a fourth …

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Bayer targets Norway’s Algeta

November 27, 2013
Sales and Marketing Algeta, Bayer, oncology, xofigo

Bayer HealthCare is in the market to buy Norwegian oncology specialist Algeta. The German pharma group has made a bid …

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Aesica appoints new site manufacturing manager

November 27, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Aesica, catherine dick

Contract development and manufacturing organisation Aesica has appointed Catherine Dick to the role of site manufacturing manager. She will take …

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Gilead runs into India patent trouble

November 26, 2013
Sales and Marketing Gilead, MSF, hepc, sofosbuvir, sovaldi

Gilead Sciences has run into heavy traffic in India as campaigners attempt to block the company’s patent there on new …

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Google diagnostic firm receives scathing FDA warning

November 26, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, dna. 23andme, google

The Google-backed DNA testing firm 23andMe has received a warning letter from the FDA saying it cannot continue to market …

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Hikma taps Unilife for pre-filled syringes

November 26, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Hikma, pre-filled, unilife

Jordanian drugmaker Hikma has signed a strategic-level deal with Unilife for the manufacture of generic injectable drugs using its pre-filled …

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FDA U-turn on Avandia

November 26, 2013
Sales and Marketing Avandia, CDER, FDA, GSK, diabetes, nissen, type 2

The FDA has delivered a shock verdict that the stringent restrictions on GlaxoSmithKline’s diabetes medicine Avandia should be lifted, despite …

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