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Teva and Lonza abandon biosimilars joint venture

July 26, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development CMO, Levin, Lonza, Teva, biosimilars

Escalating costs have led Teva and contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) Lonza to abandon a joint venture set up in 2009 …

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Two non-executive directors join NICE Board

July 26, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DoH, NICE, finbarr martin, mumford

The Department of Health has announced that two new non-executive directors will join the National Institute for Health and Care …

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Strong growth for Roche in latest results

July 25, 2013
Sales and Marketing Alexion, Q2, Rituxan, Roche

Roche has seen strong sales growth in the past six months as it lines up new products to replace its …

UK rejects meningitis B vaccine Bexsero

July 25, 2013
Sales and Marketing Bexsero, Novartis, Vaccine, meningitis b

The UK government’s department for vaccinations has stunned observers by failing to back the world’s only vaccine for meningitis B. …

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Actions in China ‘shameful’ says GSK boss

July 25, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Witty, bribery

GlaxoSmithKline has admitted that allegations of corruption at its China business are ‘shameful’ and will seek out its cause. Speaking …

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Chiltern hires Andrew Monaghan as director

July 25, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CRO, chiltern, monaghan

Contract research organisation Chiltern has appointed Andrew Monaghan as its director of Global Pharmacovigilance. Monaghan has more than 30 years’ …

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Benlysta once again rejected by NICE

July 25, 2013
Sales and Marketing Benlysta, GSK, NHS, NICE

NICE has opened a second public consultation for GSK’s lupus drug Benlysta after the Institute has again rejected the medicine …

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AMRI says troubled Burlington plant back on track

July 24, 2013
Manufacturing and Production AMRI, FDA, GMP

It looks like contract research and manufacturing organisation AMRI can put the quality problems at its facility in Burlington behind …

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GSK sales up – impact of China allegations to follow

July 24, 2013
Sales and Marketing GSK, Q2, Seretide, Seroxat, Witty, bribery, transparency

GlaxoSmithKline has reported a modest rise in sales but the fallout from China’s bribery probe dominates the firm’s release of …

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Transition Therapeutics buys into Lilly bone drug

July 24, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Transition, bone, lilly

Transition Therapeutics has bought Lilly’s early-stage osteoarthritis drug TT-601 that is designed to help patients with chronic bone pain. Transition …

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New Roche leukaemia drug beats rival

July 24, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Rituxan, Roche, leukaemia, obinutuzumab

Roche’s next generation leukaemia drug obinutuzumab has beaten the firm’s ageing blood cancer medicine Rituxan in a late-stage trial. The …

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Pharma groups want limited data release

July 24, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EFPIA, Goldacre, PhRMA, all trials, transparency

The two main US and European pharma lobby groups have released a joint statement saying they welcome independent reviews of …

Professor Trevor Jones CBE appointed chairman of Simbec Research

July 24, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, simbec, trevor jones

Clinical research organisation Simbec Research has appointed Professor Trevor Jones CBE as non-executive chairman of the Board of directors. Jones …

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AstraZeneca staff questioned in China

July 23, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, China, GSK, bribery

AstraZeneca says it has no details on the reasons why three of its employees in China have been questioned by …

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MSD cleared by PMCPA

July 23, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, MSD, Merck, PMCPA, code

Merck Sharp Dohme has been found not guilty of breaching two clauses in the ABPI Code of Practice – including …

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FDA warning letter for troubled Wockhardt plant

July 23, 2013
Manufacturing and Production FDA, Wockhardt, warning

The US regulator has issued a warning letter to a facility operated by Indian drugmaker Wockhardt already subject to an …

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Pharma manufacturing news in brief

July 23, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Fujifilm, Molecular Profiles, Penn Pharma, Rafarma, Riboxx Pharma, United Arab Emirates

UAE ‘s bid to boost domestic drug industry plus facility updates from Penn Pharma and Molecular Profiles head our round-up …

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Strategic North hires Rosalyn Bilton as consultant

July 23, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Strategic North, bilton

Healthcare agency Strategic North has welcomed its latest recruit Rosalyn Bilton to the team in the role of consultant. Bilton …

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NICE ‘no’ for MabThera

July 23, 2013
Sales and Marketing MabThera, NHS, NICE, Roche

Roche has been dealt a blow by NICE, with the health watchdog deciding that MabThera should not be used on …

Doctors urged to cut drug waste

July 22, 2013
Sales and Marketing GPs, NHS, RPS, doctors, prescribing

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society (RPS) has called on doctors to change the way they prescribe in a bid to cut …

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