Cmed Group Showcases Trial Delivery Capabilities at DIA 2013

June 17, 2013
Research and Development

Cmed Group will showcase its full-service CRO capabilities at the DIA’s Annual Meeting 2013 (June 23-27, 2013, Boston Convention and …

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New ABPI director of communications announced

June 17, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Meadden, Whitehead

The ABPI has appointed its head of Policy and Public Affairs Catherine Meaden to be the organisation’s new director of …

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Eisai’s £8 million UK expansion

June 17, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Eisai

Eisai has decided to invest further into its Hertfordshire production plant in the UK towards the creation of an additional …

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ICON appoints executive vice president

June 17, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ICON

Clinical research organisation ICON has appointed Dr Neil McCullough as executive vice president of Quality and Compliance and Corporate Training.McCullough …

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John LaMattina: Pharma’s R&D deals with foundations may hit reputations

June 17, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing John LaMattina

On the surface, it sounds pretty reasonable. Foundations like the Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF), …

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UK gene scientist honoured with knighthood

June 17, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, genes, knighthood, mike stratton, personalised

A British scientist who helped discover the BRCA breast cancer gene and paved the way for personalised medicine has been …

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Catalent breaks ground on $35m controlled-release facility

June 17, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Catalent

Catalent Pharma Solutions has started construction of a new facility at its site in Winchester, Kentucky, that will boost its …

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No evidence of fault at Teva plant linked to drug switch death

June 14, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Teva, death

France’s medicines regulator has concluded that a plant operated in the country by generic drugmaker Teva was not at fault …

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Leo exaggerates Picato properties

June 14, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, LEO Pharma, PMCPA

Leo Pharma has been censured by the PMCPA for not maintaining high standards over an advertisement that overreached itself when …

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PAREXEL appoints senior VP and CFO

June 14, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Parexel

Biopharma services provider PAREXEL has appointed Ingo Bank to be a senior VP and chief financial officer at the firm. …

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Baxter warned by FDA over repeat failings at two plants

June 14, 2013
Manufacturing and Production FDA, baxter

Baxter has attracted the ire of the US Food and Drug Administration over quality failures at two sterile product manufacturing …

Iluvien gets NHS nod

June 14, 2013
Sales and Marketing Iluvien, NHS, NICE, alimera

NICE is gearing up to allow Alimera Sciences’ implant Iluvien to be used on the NHS as an option to …

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BASF launches online magazine

June 13, 2013
Medical Communications BASF, chemicals, multimedia, online

The world’s leading chemical company BASF has launched an online version of its global magazine ‘Creating Chemistry.’ The publication which …

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Orencia matches Humira

June 13, 2013
Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Abbott, Humira, Orencia, RA

Bristol-Myers Squibb is hoping its biologic Orencia can grab a little more of the rheumatoid arthritis market after demonstrating non-inferiority …

Swiss comms agency archimed joins Fishawack

June 13, 2013
Medical Communications archimed, fishawack

The Fishawack Group has acquired Swiss-based medical communications firm archimed in a deal that will expand both companies’ offerings.  The …

‘Game-changing’ cancer database launched

June 13, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Department of Health, NHS

The Department of Health has unveiled a new system for co-ordinating cancer treatment which it hopes will save thousands of …

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Paul Karpecki joins Freedom Meditech Scientific Advisory Board

June 13, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Freedom meditech

Medical device company Freedom Meditech has appointed Dr Paul Karpecki to its Scientific Advisory Board. Karpecki currently works in corneal …

Almac creates 229 jobs in Northern Ireland expansion

June 13, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Almac, Ireland, laxative

Northern Ireland-based Almac is planning to invest almost £14 million in another expansion of its pharma development and manufacturing operation …

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Pfizer wins $2.15 billion patent case

June 13, 2013
Sales and Marketing Pfizer, Takeda, Teva, protonix

Pfizer and Takeda are to split $2.15 billion in damages from two generics manufacturers as a settlement for lost sales, …

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NICE thumbs-up for Revolade

June 12, 2013
Sales and Marketing

GlaxoSmithKline’s once-daily pill Revolade may be used to treat NHS patients who have a rare blood disorder, according to final …

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