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Lonza expands UK facility, bio business reports growth

April 13, 2011
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Benlysta, Lonza, Slough, manufacturing

Swiss contract manufacturer and fine chemicals company Lonza has said it plans to expand its biopharmaceutical production unit in Slough, …

News

FDA committee votes in Afinitor’s favour

April 13, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

The FDA advisory committee has unanimously backed Novartis’ Afinitor for neuroendocrine tumours of pancreatic origin.  The recommendation comes from the …

News
ken_jones

Ken Jones appointed head of Astellas Europe

April 13, 2011
Astellas, Ken Jones

Astellas has appointed Ken Jones as its president and chief executive in Europe. Jones had been the chief operating officer …

Appointment

Novartis ends phase III trial of Tasigna

April 12, 2011
GIST, Glivec, Novartis, Tasigna

Novartis has stopped a late stage study of Tasigna for certain types of stomach cancers after it failed to show …

News

Free Pharmacovigilance Training Webinar

April 12, 2011
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

 Wainwright Associates are offering you the opportunity to attend a FREE thirty minute webinar on “The roles and responsibilities of …

News
Press release

NZ firm seeks European partners to make heart drug ingredient

April 12, 2011
Manufacturing and Production Photonz Corp, contract manufacturing

A small New Zealand company is trying to find European contract manufacturing partners to help it scale up production of …

News
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Indian firm Dr Reddy’s opens UK site

April 12, 2011
Sales and Marketing Cambridge, Chirotech, Dr Reddy's, India, generics

Indian firm Dr Reddy’s has confirmed the UK is still attractive for investment as it opens its new pharma services …

News
Mumbai

Merck teams up with Sun on emerging markets generics

April 12, 2011
Sales and Marketing India, Merck, Sun Pharma, emerging markets

Merck Inc has created a joint venture with Indian firm Sun Pharmaceutical Industries to develop, manufacture and market branded generics …

News

Growth spurt prompts new facility for Cherwell

April 11, 2011
Manufacturing and Production Cherwell Laboratories, environmental monitoring products, microbiological media

Cherwell Laboratories of the UK has opened a new manufacturing and warehousing facility for its microbiological media and environmental monitoring …

News

GSK pilots wireless sensors to improve plant efficiency

April 11, 2011
Manufacturing and Production API, GSK, Ireland

GlaxoSmithKline has started pilot testing of a wireless system of flow and pressure transmitters to try to improve the efficiency …

News

Bayer drug enters phase III for diabetic macular oedema

April 11, 2011
Sales and Marketing Bayer, Lucentis, ophthalmology

Bayer and partner Regeneron have begun late stage trials for their VEGF Trap Eye candidate for diabetic macular oedema. The …

News

GSK and Valeant’s epilepsy treatment approved

April 8, 2011
Sales and Marketing GSK, Trobalt, Valeant, epilepsy

The European Commission has granted marketing authorisation for Trobalt, the new epilepsy drug from GSK and Valeant. Trobalt (retigabine) has …

News

Eisai sets up in Brazil

April 8, 2011
Sales and Marketing Brazil, Eisai

Japanese pharma company Eisai has set up its first operations in Latin America, establishing a sales subsidiary in Brazil. Based …

News

Lane, Earl & Cox acquired by Open Health

April 8, 2011
Medical Communications Chime Communications, Lane Earl Cox, Open Health

Chime’s newly-launched healthcare comms shop Open Health has bought established UK health advertising agency Lane, Earl & Cox. It will …

News

AZ gets green light for thyroid cancer drug

April 7, 2011
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, zactima

AstraZeneca’s Zactima has become the first treatment to be approved for a rare form of thyroid cancer. The orphan drug …

News
NHS reforms Lansley Cameron Clegg

‘Listening exercise’ to re-shape NHS reforms

April 7, 2011
Health and Social Care Bill, NHS, NHS reform

The government has paused its reforms of the NHS and launched what it calls a ‘listening exercise’ to regain support …

News

HRW promotes Gillian Newbold to the board

April 7, 2011
Medical Communications apppointment, medical communications

Healthcare research agency HRW has promoted Gillian Newbold to its board of directors. Gillian joined the Oxfordshire, UK-based company in …

Appointment

Working Life: Merck Serono’s Wolfgang Wein

April 6, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Working Life

Head of oncology at Merck Serono Wolfgang Wein explains how his field is changing, the best thing about his role …

News

John Gargiulo to lead Daiichi Sankyo in the US

April 6, 2011
Sales and Marketing appointment, sales and marketing

Daiichi Sankyo has appointed John Gargiulo as its president and chief executive in the US. He succeeds Joseph Pieroni who …

Appointment

Evil big pharma: myth or material?

April 6, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Les Rose, industry reputation

In the US the False Claims Act regulates those who attempt to defraud the government. In the last 20 years, …

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