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PM Society’s digital award winners announced

September 27, 2013
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 The independent comms agency Ruder Finn and creative marketing shop Digitas Healthcare won most recognition at the PM Society Digital …

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Novartis ‘sorry’ for Diovan data

September 27, 2013
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Novartis has apologised to patients in Japan over the alleged manipulation of data in five trials of its blockbuster blood …

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Brown Rudnick appoints partner

September 27, 2013
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Sophie McGrath has joined law firm Brown Rudnick as a partner and is to focus on life sciences at the …

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Bayer slammed for ‘nightcaps’

September 26, 2013
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Bayer has come under fire from the PMCPA for providing late-night drinks to delegates at a conference in Amsterdam, exceeding …

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Amgen to open Chinese R&D centre

September 26, 2013
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Amgen has signalled its intention to expand in China by announcing the opening of an R&D centre which will focus …

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Merck Serono won’t give up on cancer vaccine

September 26, 2013
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Merck Serono’s once failed lung cancer vaccine treatment Stimuvax has been given a second chance as the German firm begins …

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Circassia appoints new chairman from Biogen Idec

September 26, 2013
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Speciality biopharma firm Circassia has appointed Dr Francesco Granata as its non-executive chairman.  Granata is executive in Residence at Warburg …

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AbbVie signs $840m RA deal

September 25, 2013
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Roche’s new Herceptin jab approved by NHS

September 25, 2013
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Galapagos and AbbVie in $405m cystic fibrosis deal

September 25, 2013
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MSD’s sugammadex knocked back by FDA – again

September 25, 2013
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NICE: final ‘no’ for Xalkori

September 25, 2013
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Pfizer’s worst fears have been confirmed today by NICE, which has rejected its new lung cancer drug Xalkori because of …

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Zaicom appoints chief operating officer

September 25, 2013
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Zaicom International which focusses on comms, market research and regulatory solutions in healthcare has appointed Stuart Cossins as its chief …

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UK pledges £1 billion to fight AIDS, TB and malaria

September 24, 2013
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FDA: we won’t regulate most apps

September 24, 2013
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Pandemrix narcolepsy U-turn by government

September 24, 2013
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The government has acknowledged that a GSK flu vaccine administered during the swine flu breakout could have caused children to …

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Pharma makes progress on continuous processing

September 24, 2013
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The drug industry has lagged behind other sectors in adopting more efficient manufacturing, but there are signs that one key …

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Pfizer begins using ‘digital’ reps

September 24, 2013
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Pfizer has begun using digital drug representatives to market medicines, leaving the decision as to whether they want to see …

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PAN promotes Sarah Verhoeff to Board director

September 24, 2013
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Sarah Verhoeff who joined PAN in January has been promoted to director and joins the agency’s Board. Previously business director …

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Boehringer and Ventana link up

September 24, 2013
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Boehringer Ingelheim has signed a deal with Roche subsidiary Ventana Medical Systems to develop companion diagnostic tests for Boehringer’s oncology …

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