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Pfizer pulls plug on Alzheimer’s drug

January 18, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Medivation, Pfizer, dimebon

Pfizer and Medivation have written off their Alzheimer’s candidate dimebon after another Phase III failure.  The firms said a 12-month …

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Countdown to PM Society Advertising Awards begins

January 18, 2012
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing PM Society Advertising Awards, pm society

The Pharmaceutical Marketing Society’s Advertising Awards, one of the most significant dates in the UK pharma industry calendar, are approaching …

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Novartis reverses plant closure decision

January 18, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Basel, Diovan, Novartis, Nyon, closure, job cuts

Novartis has said it will not close down a plant in Switzerland that had been due for closure, and has …

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BMJ blasts Roche for withholding Tamiflu data

January 18, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMJ, EMA, Roche, Tamiflu, WHO

Roche is still withholding Tamiflu data from researchers, claims the British Medical Journal. Two years after Roche said it would …

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The work of NICE International

January 17, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Kalipso Chalkidou, NICE

NICE, or the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, to give it its full title, is world famous for …

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CoreLab Partners opens office in Tokyo, Japan

January 17, 2012
Research and Development

Princeton, NJ January 17, 2012 – Signaling a further commitment to expand its business model in the Pacific Rim and …

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Avastin now available in UK for ovarian cancer

January 17, 2012
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cancer Drugs Fund, NICE, Roche, avastin

Roche’s Avastin is now available as a treatment for women with ovarian cancer in the UK. Avastin (bevacizumab) can now …

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Government spends £100 million on winter care

January 17, 2012
Sales and Marketing CCG, PCTs, government, health bill

The government is to give doctors in Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) an extra £100 million to spend on improving patient …

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Oxford BioTherapeutics appoints C. Glenn Begley as a senior clinical advisor

January 17, 2012
Business Services, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing C. Glenn Begley, Oxford Biotherapeutics

Oxford BioTherapeutics has appointed C. Glenn Begley as a senior clinical advisor and non-executive director of the firm.  Dr Begley, …

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Lundbeck launches bipolar drug Sycrest in the UK

January 17, 2012
Sales and Marketing Lundbeck, Saphris, Sycrest, zyprexa

Lundbeck has launched Sycrest in the UK for the treatment of acute attacks of bipolar I disorder. Sycrest (asenapine) is …

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Pharma manufacturing news in brief

January 17, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Biovest International, Corealis, OctoPlus and Tris Pharma, Toray

Toray buys a stake in MicroBiopharm Japan, Corealis wins a manufacturing contract from Kedem Pharma, plus updates from Biovest International, …

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Contract research news in brief

January 17, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AAIPharma and General Dynamics, Charles River Labs, Covance, ICON, ShangPharma

A round-up of developments in the contract research sector, including updates on Charles River Labs, ShangPharma, Icon, Covance, AAIPharma and …

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Otsuka and UCB scale down collaboration

January 16, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lundbeck, Otsuka, UCB

Otsuka and UCB have scaled back the scope of their collaboration, and will now focus on developing drugs for the …

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AstraZeneca looks for new partners to bolster pipeline

January 16, 2012
Business Services, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, BMS

AstraZeneca has used a recent healthcare conference in San Francisco to call for new drug development partners. Speaking at the …

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NantWorks to invest $85.5m in former Pfizer plant

January 16, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Exubera, Nantworks, Pfizer

A former Pfizer manufacturing facility in Indiana, US, looks set for a new lease of life after technology company NantWorks …

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Molecular Profiles starts work on clinical manufacturing facility

January 16, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Molecular Profiles

UK contract research and manufacturing services company Molecular Profiles has announced a £9 million investment in manufacturing facilities in the …

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Xoma opts out of in-house manufacturing

January 16, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Xoma, manufacturing

US biotech Xoma has decided to rely on a contract manufacturing organisation for its Phase III and commercial production needs, …

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Complete Worldwide appoints Andy Turner

January 16, 2012
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Andy Turner, Complete Worldwide

Andy Turner has joined the medical communications firm Complete Worldwide, to head up a new capability they are building in …

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Europe wants regulatory reform over PIP implant scandal

January 16, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing EC, MHRA, PIP implants

The European Commission is seeking regulatory reform for class III medical devices after problems with French-made breast implants. The French …

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Covidien appoints Mark Trudeau President of pharmaceuticals segment

January 16, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Covidien

Covidien has announced the appointment of Mark Trudeau as president of its Pharmaceuticals segment and a senior vice president of the company. …

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