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Is the NHS in safe hands?

November 18, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Hunt, Lansley, McConaghie, NHS

A total of 16 months have passed since Jeremy Hunt took over as health secretary from Andrew Lansley, and in …

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Most health apps have ‘limited value’

November 15, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Android, digital, healthcare apps, smartphone apple

In a challenge to pharma marketers everywhere, a new report has declared that the ‘vast majority’ of health-related apps aimed …

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‘Old fashioned’ doctors in new GP contract

November 15, 2013
Sales and Marketing BMA, GP, Hunt, Labour, NHS, UK, doctors

The government is changing GPs’ contract with the NHS in a bid to “bring back old-fashioned family doctors” who will …

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Pharma slams PPRS deal

November 15, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, PPRS, VBP, telegraph

The fallout from last week’s new drug pricing plan in the UK is continuing as nine pharma firms write an …

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Questcor adds Elan president to its Board

November 15, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Elan, Questcor, martin

Biopharma firm Questcor Pharmaceuticals has appointed Elan’s president and chief executive G. Kelly Martin to its Board of directors. Martin has …

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Roche signs $17 million immatics deal

November 15, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Roche, immatics, lung, prostate

Roche is to pay German biotech company immatics $17 million to collaborate on the search for vaccines in various cancers, …

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J&J ‘to pay out $4 billion’ in fresh legal case

November 14, 2013
Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, Risperdal, fines, hip replacement

Johnson & Johnson is set to pay up to $4 billion to settle thousands of legal cases related to patients …

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Philippines typhoon: pharma response

November 14, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Philippines typhoon, pharma

Staff from pharma companies on the ground in the Philippines appear to have escaped the worst following the typhoon which …

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Janssen/Pharmacyclics gain FDA nod for Imbruvica

November 14, 2013
Sales and Marketing FDA, Janssen, Pharmacyclics, Revlimid, Velcade

The FDA has approved Janssen and Pharmacyclics’ Imbruvica to treat patients with mantle cell lymphoma (MCL), a rare and aggressive …

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EMA delays data transparency

November 14, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, FDA, all trials, transparency

The European Medicines Agency has delayed its much-trailed plan to launch a clear policy on making clinical trial data publically …

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ISPE names vice president of Europe

November 14, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ISPE

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering which is the world’s largest not-for-profit association, has appointed former Boehringer head Dr Thomas …

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Dendreon slashes more jobs

November 13, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Dendreon, Provenge, cuts

Another 150 jobs are to go at Dendreon Corporation as the company seeks to cut $125 million per year in …

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GSK heart disease drug fails late-stage trial

November 13, 2013
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GSK has said its investigational chronic coronary heart disease pill darapladib has failed to meet its primary endpoint in a …

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New Policy manager for the ABPI

November 13, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, andrew

The ABPI has appointed Andrew Hollingsworth as its new Policy manager who will take up the position on 25 November. …

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SMC approves Inlyta

November 13, 2013
Sales and Marketing Pfizer, SMC, Sutent, inylta, rcc

Pfizer’s kidney cancer drug Inlyta has been approved by the drugs watchdog in Scotland, making it the only country in …

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NHS Confederation hires new chief executive and deputy chair

November 12, 2013
Sales and Marketing Mike Farrar, NHS, NHS Confederation, Rob webster, cash

The NHS Confederation has confirmed that Rob Webster is to succeed Mike Farrar as its new chief executive, as it …

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Amgen commits $2.5 million to biotech educational grants

November 12, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, EDC, Onyx, biotech, stem

The Amgen Foundation has announced $2.5 million in new grants for its science programme to aid schools in the US …

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Dechra Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing (DPM), Skipton, invests in expansion of its Liquids, Creams and Ointments (LCO) Department

November 12, 2013

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Eisai signs tropical disease deal

November 12, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Disease, Eisai, Japan, broad, ntd, tropical

Eisai has become the latest pharma firm to partner with the US-based Broad Institute to pool expertise and come up …

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Novartis takes top honours in ISPE facility competition

November 12, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Novartis, WHO, foya, holly springs

Novartis’ cell culture facility in the US for the production of influenza vaccines has claimed the top prize in the …

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