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Aubagio approved in Europe

September 3, 2013
Sales and Marketing Aubagio, Genzyme, Rebif, Sanofi, tecfidera

Sanofi’s once-daily multiple sclerosis pill Aubagio has been authorised by European regulators, paving the way for it to continue its …

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Rare disease drugs ‘need separate budget’

September 3, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, rare diseases

A group of MPs in the UK are calling for a ring-fenced fund to pay for drugs for rare and …

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CordenPharma gets bigger in peptides

September 3, 2013
Manufacturing and Production API, CordenPharma, Solvay, peptides

Solvay has reached an agreement to sell its peptide subsidiary Peptisyntha SA to the holding company behind contract manufacturing organisation …

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Women in the pharma industry

September 3, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Janssen, Johnson and Johnson, adams, women

In the past pharma has been accused of being too male-orientated in both the laboratory and the boardroom. The idea …

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EU green light for ‘new’ Herceptin

September 3, 2013
Sales and Marketing EU, Herceptin, Roche, breast cancer

 Roche has ticked another approval off Herceptin’s list with the news that the European Commission is allowing a new form …

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Proveca appoints former ABPI and AZ president

September 3, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, AZ, Brinsmead, Proveca

The former president of AstraZeneca and the ABPI has been appointed as chairman of pharma firm Proveca. Chris Brinsmead joins …

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Edoxaban ‘as effective as warfarin’

September 2, 2013
Sales and Marketing DVT, Daiichi Sankyo, VTE, warfarin

Daiichi Sankyo is celebrating after its once-a-day blood thinner edoxaban proved as effective as warfarin in a late-stage trial, although …

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Health app data ‘shared’

September 2, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing health apps, pharma

It has been reported that user information from some of the most popular health and wellbeing apps is being transmitted …

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NHS shingles vaccine rolls out for people in their 70s

September 2, 2013
Sales and Marketing Merck, NHS, Zostavax, shingles

The NHS will introduce a nationwide shingles vaccination scheme this week aimed at people in their 70s. Merck’s Zostavax will …

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Lundbeck appealing against European fine

September 2, 2013
Sales and Marketing EMA, Lundbeck, pay for delay

Lundbeck is fighting a ruling by European authorities that could see it fined nearly €100 million over a pay-for-delay deal. …

Breast cancer patients benefit from blogging

September 2, 2013
Medical Communications blogging, breast cancer

Breast cancer patients who discuss their personal experiences with the disease online can help both the authors and their audience. …

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New media hires at the ABPI





September 2, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, lisa potter, sean palmer

The ABPI has appointed Lisa Potter as its new head of Media to lead the association’s media function. Starting on …

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Self-expiring label wins design award

August 30, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing label, smart packaging

A pharma label that automatically displays when a product is out of date has won a prestigious Red Dot design …

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Pfizer joins Amazon-like R&D network

August 30, 2013
Medical Communications Assay Depot, Pfizer, amazon

Pfizer has become the latest big pharma firm to sign up to Assay Depot, the Amazon-like virtual laboratory. The US …

Forest Labs picks 3 Monkeys Communications for psoriasis brief

August 30, 2013
Medical Communications 3 Monkeys Communications, Forest Labs

The 3 Monkeys Communications firm has been chosen to run a new psoriasis brief for Forest Laboratories. The brief is …

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Mid Staffs faces criminal case

August 30, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Mid Staffs, Monitor, NHS

The fall-out from the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust scandal has continued with the news that it is to face …

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Peter Belden becomes general manager at PCI

August 30, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing PCI, beldon

Packaging Coordinators Inc (PCI) has announced the appointment of Peter Belden as the new general manager of its Rockford facilities …

‘Mini brains’ grown in lab

August 29, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Stem cells, autism, mini brains

In a move which seems closer to science fiction than real life, scientists have grown from human skin what they …

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