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GSK-funded project will print APIs onto tablets

June 14, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development GlaxoSmithKline, manufacturing, production, tablets

Researchers at GlaxoSmithKline and two UK universities are working on a technology that could allow active pharmaceutical ingredients to be …

News
NHS Direct

Digital Pharma: NHS Direct pilots online treatment aids

June 11, 2010
Medical Communications NHS, NHS Direct, osteoporosis, patient information, prostate cancer

NHS Direct is piloting online decision aids to help patients suffering from osteoporosis or prostate cancer make informed healthcare choices. …

News

Virgo wins Risperdal UK account

June 11, 2010
Medical Communications Janssen, Open Road, Risperdal, Virgo

Janssen-Cilag has called in Virgo Health and Open Road to help boost the fortunes of its injectable antipsychotic drug Risperdal …

News
Laboratorios Phoenix

GSK acquires Argentine pharma firm

June 11, 2010
Sales and Marketing Argentina, GlaxoSmithKline, Latin America, em

GlaxoSmithKline has acquired a leading Argentine pharma firm Laboratorios Phoenix in a move to make further inroads into Latin America. …

News

BMS factory closure could interrupt HIV drug supply

June 11, 2010
Manufacturing and Production BMS, HIV, manufacturing, supply chain

Closure of a manufacturing facility in France operated by Bristol-Myers Squibb could lead to shortages of an important treatment for …

News

Gilenia on track to become first oral MS drug

June 11, 2010
Sales and Marketing Gilenia, MS

Novartis’ oral MS therapy Gilenia has been boosted by an FDA committee’s unanimous recommendation for its approval. The drug is …

News

Dr. Panos Tsintis joins NDA

June 11, 2010

NDA, the leading European regulatory affairs consulting group, appoints Dr Panos Tsintis to its expanding panel of experts – the …

Appointment

Chiltern Launches Collaborative Technologies

June 11, 2010
Research and Development

Glenn Kerkhof, Chiltern CEO, commented, “A key benefit of Collaborative Technologies is the immediate access to current study information which …

News
Press release

PFI schemes should be cut first, say doctors

June 11, 2010
NHS, NHS funding

The British Medical Association has put forward its own suggestions about how the NHS can save money, and says private …

News

Publicis Life Brands Resolute promotes Jenny Plant

June 11, 2010
Medical Communications Resolute, appointment, medical communications, publicis

Jenny Plant has been promoted to general manager of Publicis Life Brands Resolute, the coms agency formed through Publicis’ recent …

Appointment

The Research Partnership makes global appointments

June 11, 2010
Sales and Marketing The Research Partnership, appointment, sales and marketing

Market research firm The Research Partnership has made two appointments to its global network of offices. Philippe Pouliot has been …

Appointment

Zactima promising in rare thyroid cancer

June 11, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, thyroid cancer, zactima

AstraZeneca’s Zactima (vandetanib) will be filed with regulators later this year as a treatment for thyroid cancer after promising results. …

News

Stem cells and patents: a potent mix

June 10, 2010
Research and Development Stem cells, stem cell

In recent years, there has been much debate about whether or not the use of stem cells in medical research …

Feature
Genzyme

Genzyme and Icahn agree compromise deal

June 10, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genzyme

Carl Icahn has won his battle with Genzyme to have his associates given a place on the company’s board.The US …

News

Study re-opens debate about pharma chemicals in wastewater

June 10, 2010
Manufacturing and Production manufacturing, manufacturing compliance

Wastewater from pharmaceutical manufacturing facilities is a major source of drug compounds in the environment, according to a new study …

News
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Digital Pharma: Online clinical collaboration

June 10, 2010
Research and Development biomarkers, digital doctors, digital pharma research, proteomic

A new online educational resource will offer researchers across the medical community access to peer-reviewed information on biomarkers. The portal …

News

NICE rejects GSK’s Revolade

June 10, 2010
Sales and Marketing ITP, NICE, Revolade

NICE has rejected GlaxoSmithKline’s Revolade saying in draft guidance that the blood disorder drug’s benefits were unclear. The watchdog assessed …

News

Pfizer appoints neuroscience research head

June 10, 2010
Research and Development Pfizer, appointment, research and development

Pfizer has appointed Dr Michael Ehlers chief scientific officer for neuroscience research. Dr Ehlers most recently served as the George …

Appointment
TyverbWeb

NICE says no to GSK breast cancer drug

June 10, 2010
Sales and Marketing NICE, Tyverb

NICE has issued final draft guidance restricting use of GlaxoSmithKline’s breast cancer drug Tyverb to clinical trials, citing high cost …

News

‘Stellar’ performance from targeted lung cancer drug

June 9, 2010
Research and Development Pfizer, biomarkers, crizotinib

A new targeted treatment for non small cell lung cancer has produced spectacular results in a sub-group of patients. Pfizer’s …

News
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