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Sage Therapeutics appoints Dr Jeffrey Jonas as chief executive

August 19, 2013
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dr Jonas, Sage, Shire

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Roche abandons Herceptin patents in India

August 19, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Biocon, GSK, Herceptin, India, Nexavar, Roche, biosimilar

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Mary Elford joins Health Education England

August 19, 2013
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Health Education England, Mary Elford

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Working Life: Shire’s Paul Beresford

August 19, 2013
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Paul Beresford, Shire

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Mannkind’s inhaled insulin Afrezza edges closer to market

August 19, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Afrezza, Exubera, Mannkind, inhaled insulin

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Algeta appoints Dr Andreas Menrad as chief scientific officer

August 19, 2013
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Algeta, Genzyme, Sanofi

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Former British Airways head becomes NHSBSA chair

August 19, 2013
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing British Airwayss, NHS Business Services Authority, Silla Maizey

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Manufacturing news in brief

August 19, 2013
Manufacturing and Production API, Alpha Packaging, Phil Taylor, manufacturing

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New drug pricing plans will ‘damage UK biotech’

August 16, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BIA, Hunt, NHS, VBP, bates, biotech

The BioIndustry Association is warning that the government’s new drug pricing scheme could put future investment in the UK’s biotech …

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Boehringer to shut down Petersburg chemicals facility

August 16, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Petersburg

Boehringer Ingelheim has conceded defeat in its search for a buyer for its chemicals facility in Petersburg, US, and is …

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Price cut not enough for Pfizer’s Xalkori

August 16, 2013
Sales and Marketing NICE, Pfizer, Xalkori, lung cancer

In final draft guidance NICE has rejected Pfizer’s new lung cancer drug Xalkori because of its high cost. The Institute …

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Pharmstandard buys Singapore API firm to guarantee supply

August 16, 2013
Manufacturing and Production OTC, Pharmstandard, bever

Russia’s largest drug company Pharmstandard has agreed a $590 million deal to buy the Singapore-based supplier of active pharmaceutical ingredients …

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Cadence appoints Laureen DeBuono to its Board

August 16, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development DeBuono, cadence

Biopharma firm Cadence Pharmaceuticals has appointed Laureen DeBuono to its Board of directors.  “We are very pleased to welcome Ms …

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GSK and Roche get EU breast cancer indication

August 15, 2013
Sales and Marketing GSK, Herceptin, Roche, Tyverb, Xeloda, breast cancer

The European Commission has granted a new indication for the use of GSK’s breast cancer drug Tyverb in combination with …

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Celgene’s multiple myeloma pill launched in UK

August 15, 2013
Sales and Marketing Celgene, Velcade, low, myeloma

Celgene’s new oral blood cancer drug pomalidomide has been launched in the UK and Ireland as a third line treatment …

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ABPI publishes trial disclosure ‘toolkit’

August 15, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, EFPIA, Goldacre, transparency

The ABPI has today launched a new clinical trial disclosure toolkit to help pharma companies meet data transparency requirements.  The …

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Astellas hires senior VP from rival Takeda

August 15, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Takeda, oncology

Astellas has appointed Claire Thom from fellow Japanese firm Takeda to be senior vice president of its global oncology development. …

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HIV pill Tivicay gains FDA approval

August 14, 2013
Sales and Marketing FDA, GSK, Tivicay, ViiV

ViiV and partner GlaxoSmithKline’s new HIV drug Tivicay has been shown the FDA’s green light for distribution in the US. …

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Phoenix from the flames for Lilly cancer drug

August 14, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NSCLC, lilly, lung cancer, necitumumab

A drug that once looked doomed to fail has shocked analysts by helping late-stage lung cancer patients live longer. Necitumumab …

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New president and chief executive for EMMES

August 14, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMMES

Research support firm The EMMES Corporation has announced that its executive VP Dr Anne Lindblad has been promoted to president …

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