New drug discovery alliance launches

January 23, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDRD, LDC, translational research

Six of the world’s top health science centres have banded together in an attempt to speed up the rate at …

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Roche adds head to corporate executive committee

January 23, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing John Reed, Roche

Roche has announced that John Reed has been appointed as head of Roche Pharma Research and Early Development (pRED) and …

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Ark Therapeutics mulling fundraising options

January 22, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Ark Therapeutics

Contract development and manufacturing services company Ark Therapeutics has been forced to abandon proposals to raise money via an equity …

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Germany’s Hameln warned by FDA over GMP failings

January 22, 2013
Manufacturing and Production FDA, GMP, Hameln

German contract manufacturer Hameln Pharmaceuticals was sent a warning letter by the FDA last month detailing a number of Good …

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Botox US bladder indication

January 22, 2013
Sales and Marketing Allergan, Botox, FDA, bladder

Allergan’s Botox has been given approval by the FDA for the treatment of overactive bladder (OAB) in adults.Botox (onabotulinumtoxinA) has …

Lundbeck sells $100m portfolio

January 22, 2013
Sales and Marketing Lundbeck, OTC, Panhematin, Recordati

Italian pharma group Recordati has paid $80 million to Lundbeck for a portfolio of products primarily aimed at the US …

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New appointment and promotions at Events 4 Healthcare

January 22, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Events 4 Healthcare

Comms agency Events 4 Healthcare has announced two new promotions and a new appointment to further enhance its team. Nicola …

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Novartis eye drug nears approval

January 21, 2013
Sales and Marketing AMD, CHMP, Jetria, Novartis

Novartis’ eye drug Jetrea has been given a positive opinion by the CHMP, pushing it to the brink of approval. …

CHMP nod for Pfizer CML drug

January 21, 2013
Sales and Marketing CHMP, CML, FDA, Pfizer

Pfizer’s cancer drug bosutinib has been given a positive opinion by the CHMP for patients with chronic myelogenous leukemia (CML). …

Crohn’s and Colitis UK hire new chief executive

January 21, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Crohn's and Colitis, David Barker

The medical charity Crohn’s and Colitis UK Trustees have announced the appointment of David Barker as the new chief executive …

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EU nod for Lilly brain diagnostic

January 18, 2013
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Eli Lilly’s diagnostic radiopharmaceutical Amyvid has been approved in Europe to assess whether patients have Alzheimer’s disease. Amyvid (Florbetapir F …

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Roche’s Burgess to head up discovery at BMS

January 18, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, Burgess

Bristol-Myers Squibb has appointed Mike Burgess as senior vice president, Discovery Medicine and Clinical Pharmacology. He will report to Francis …

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Amgen earmarks $200m for new Singapore plant

January 18, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Amgen, Merck, Singapore

Amgen has unveiled plans to construct a new manufacturing plant in Singapore, its first production facility in Asia. The biotechnology …

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Biogen and Elan file for Tysabri first line use in MS

January 18, 2013
Sales and Marketing Biogen IDEC, EMA, Elan, FDA, MS, Tsyabri, gilenya

Biogen Idec and Elan have applied to the FDA and EMA to expand Tysabri’s use in patients with relapsing forms …

MPs: ‘get on with VBP’

January 18, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, PPRS, VBP

An influential group of MPs has hit out at inactivity over moves towards value-based pricing (VBP), saying that the issue …

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Senior sales appointment at Rieke Dispensing

January 18, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Nicolas Lemaigre-Voreaux, Rieke Dispensing

Packaging firm Rieke Dispensing has appointed Nicolas Lemaigre-Voreaux as its European Sales director to spearhead the company’s growth programme. Lemaigre-Voreaux …

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Go digital health launched

January 17, 2013
Medical Communications GolinHarris, Virgo, go digital health

A new global digital practice, go digital health, has been launched by Virgo Health and GolinHarris. The team brings together …

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EMA issues draft guidance on shared facility risks

January 17, 2013
Manufacturing and Production EMA, manufacturing

The European Medicines Agency has issued draft guidance to help drug manufacturers avoid cross-contamination of products made in shared facilities. …

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Bayer cleared of Xarelto ‘breaches’

January 17, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Bayer, PMCPA, Xarelto

Bayer has been found not guilty of making multiple breaches of the ABPI Code of Practice following an anonymous complaint …

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Scotland fund for rare diseases

January 17, 2013
Sales and Marketing SMC, Scotland, rare diseases

The Scottish government is launching a £21 million fund in March to meet the costs of patients who require orphan …

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