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CHMP turns down Kynamro

December 17, 2012
Sales and Marketing CHMP, Genzyme, Kynamro, Sanofi

Genzyme has expressed frustration at the CHMP’s negative opinion of its novel drug Kynamro, and plans to ask it to …

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Signifor approved in US

December 17, 2012
Sales and Marketing Cushing's, Novartis, Signifor

Novartis’ injection Signifor has been approved by the FDA to treat Cushing’s disease, a rare but serious endocrine disorder affecting …

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Swiss Re helps Roche open up China’s oncology market

December 17, 2012
Sales and Marketing Cancer, China, Roche, Swiss re, oncology

Roche and reinsurance firm Swiss Re have teamed up to find an innovative way into China’s healthcare market. For the …

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Amgen appoints Mattel’s Robert Eckert to Board of directors

December 14, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Eckert

Biotech firm Amgen has announced the appointment of Robert Eckert, former chief executive officer at Mattel, to its Board of …

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RA setbacks for AstraZeneca and Lilly

December 14, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Humira, RA, lilly

AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly have both suffered setbacks in their attempts to push their respective investigational rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatments …

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Revlimid patient scheme ‘working’

December 14, 2012
Sales and Marketing Celgene, Revlimid

Celgene has issued figures which it says demonstrate the clinical value of the NICE-agreed patient access scheme for its cancer …

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David Stack appointed to Amarin Board of directors

December 14, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amarin, David Stack

Biopharma firm Amarin has confirmed that David Stack, president and chief executive of Pacira Pharmaceuticals, has joined its Board of …

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Board consults on specialised services

December 13, 2012
Sales and Marketing CF, NHS CB, Sickle cell

The NHS Commissioning Board has launched a consultation into how the NHS provides specialised services, including treatments for conditions such …

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‘Augmented reflection’ brings GAD to life

December 13, 2012
Medical Communications GAD, Pfizer, You Tube

Pfizer has worked with patient group Anxiety UK to create a new ‘enhanced reflection’ video to raise awareness of Generalised …

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Hold tight: a bumpy ride ahead for the NHS

December 13, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Hunt, Lansley, NHS, Wallards, reforms

The Wellards Annual Conference is an event where two worlds – the industry and the NHS – meet for a …

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Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst hires first entrepreneur-in-residence

December 13, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst

Early-stage biotech firm Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst (SBC) has appointed Dr Barbara Domayne-Hayman as its first entrepreneur-in-residence. Domayne-Hayman will work with …

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Eliquis in UK for AF

December 13, 2012
Sales and Marketing AF, BMS, Eliquis, NVAF, Pfizer

Eliquis has been made available in the UK today to prevent stroke and systemic embolism in patients with nonvalvular atrial …

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New managing director for Lilly UK

December 12, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing lilly

Lilly UK has appointed Dr Jean-Michel Cosséry as the new managing director and VP of the UK Affiliate and the …

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Almac Group appoints Charlie Morris to executive team

December 12, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Almac Group

The Almac Group’s Clinical Technologies business unit has announced that Charlie Morris has joined the company as vice president of …

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Switzerland first to pass EU’s ‘equivalence’ test for APIs

December 12, 2012
Manufacturing and Production API, China, EU, FMD, MHRA

Switzerland has become the first country to be classed as having equivalent standards for the manufacture of active pharmaceutical ingredients …

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Novartis blood cancer hope

December 12, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jakavi, Novartis, oncology

Two-year data from Novartis’s drug Jakavi suggests that it may improve overall survival in a rare form of cancer versus …

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Roche plans €200m investment in diagnostics facility

December 12, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Diagnostics, Roche

Roche has said it intends to invest more than €200 million ($260m) in the construction of a new production plant …

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SMC first to give Fycompa thumbs-up

December 12, 2012
Sales and Marketing Eisai, Fycompa, SMC, Scotland, epilepsy

The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has approved Eisai’s first-in-class epilepsy drug Fycompa for use in the NHS in Scotland – …

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Hanover Communications hires associate director

December 12, 2012
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Hanover, Jim Baxter

Hanover Communications has announced the appointment of Jim Baxter to its Healthcare division in order to expand into the brand …

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Contract research news in brief

December 12, 2012
Research and Development AMRI, Covance, Dimensione Ricerca, INC Research, Perceptive Informatics, TFS

TFS buys Italian CRO Dimensione Ricerca, AMRI closes a US facility plus business development updates from Covance, Perceptive Informatics and …

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