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Shire hires finance director

October 28, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Shire, dominic blakemore

Dominic Blakemore will join Shire’s Board from January next year as a non-executive director and member of its Audit, Compliance …

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AstraZeneca to close Brixham environmental lab

October 25, 2013
Manufacturing and Production API, AstraZeneca, brixham

AstraZeneca’s UK workers are facing more disruption following the company’s decision to close down a laboratory in Brixham focussing on …

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Samsung signs biologics deal with Roche

October 25, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Korea, Roche, Samsung

Roche is leaving nothing to chance in its pursuit of the biologics drug market, adding to its internal investment programme …

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October 25, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Med Comms

Synergy Vision expands client services team to meet demand in UK and Ireland Award-winning medical communications agency Synergy Vision is …

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Phoenix from Charnwood’s ashes

October 25, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Charnwood, medilink

The shuttering of AstraZeneca’s R&D site at Charnwood in Leicestershire has had a positive effect on the region’s life sciences …

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NICE ‘yes’ to Lucentis – with price cut

October 25, 2013
Sales and Marketing Dillon, Lucentis, NICE, Novartis

A price cut is the deal-breaking condition attached to NICE’s final draft guidance recommending Lucentis as an option for patients …

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Banker joins Lilly Board

October 25, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing jackson tai, lilly

Eli Lilly has appointed ex-investment banker Jackson Tai to its Board to serve on the Audit and Finance Committee from …

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LEO Pharma to release clinical trial data

October 24, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Goldacre, LEO Pharma, all trials, transparency

LEO Pharma has announced that it will start releasing clinical trial data from studies dating back to almost 25 years …

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IBM tests cancer diagnostic

October 24, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Zurich, ibm

IT giant IBM has teamed up with the University Hospital in Zurich to research a new oncology diagnostic test, in …

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bmore creative appoints strategy director

October 24, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing bmore creative

Design, advertising and digital agency bmore creative has appointed Paul Haley to join its management team as a strategy director.Having …

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Corruption probe hits GSK

October 24, 2013
Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Q3, corruption

The fallout from corruption investigations in China has hit GlaxoSmithKline, which announced third quarter sales in the country were down …

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Open access splits researchers

October 24, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMJ, open access, publishing, research

Small medical research charities are worried that the extra costs of open access publishing will have a significant impact on …

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Horizon Discovery chairman steps down from Board

October 24, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing evans, horizon

Research tools firm Horizon Discovery has confirmed that David Evans has stepped down as chairman of its Board. Dr Ian …

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NHS England poaches new CEO from private sector

October 24, 2013
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Novartis sees profit slip

October 23, 2013
Sales and Marketing Afinitor, Diovan, Novartis, Q3, gilenya

Novartis saw generic competition erode profit in the third quarter of the year, although sales across the group actually rose …

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Sanofi launches ‘Monster Manor’ diabetes app

October 23, 2013
Medical Communications Gamification, Sanofi, diabetes, monster manor

Sanofi has launched a new healthcare app called Monster Manor to help children with type 1 diabetes better manage their …

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Indian pharma exports ‘set for 20% growth’ to 2018

October 23, 2013
Manufacturing and Production API, CPhI, GMP, India, growth

Representatives of India’s pharma sector pledged to meet the government’s target of raising exports to $25 billion by 2016, as …

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Reckitt Benckiser may shed pharma unit

October 23, 2013
Sales and Marketing Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals, rbp, suboxone

Reckitt Benckiser Pharmaceuticals is considering selling its pharma unit within the next year after the recent loss of its biggest …

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HGS founders join IMS Health team

October 23, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing HGS, IMS Health, mcfarlane

Healthcare services firm IMS Health has appointed HGS Europe founders Graeme McFarlane and Angela McFarlane (pictured) to its UK team. 

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NICE ‘yes’ for Jetrea

October 23, 2013
Sales and Marketing Jetrea, NHS, NICE, eye

Jetrea has completed its seemingly inexorable journey to NHS use in England and Wales for a rare eye condition following …

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