Management Forum Announces Pharmacy in Practice Conference Chair and Science in Pharmacy Conference Chair
January 21, 2010Research and Development
David Pruce former Director of Policy & Communications with The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain will chair Management Forum’s …
More pharma aid sent to Haiti
January 21, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Haiti, disaster, relief
A week after the devastating earthquake in Haiti the number pharma companies sending aid to the stricken country continues to …
Clive Dix appointed chairman of Crescendo Biologics
January 21, 2010Research and Development Crescendo Biologics, appointment, research and development
Cambridge, UK-based Crescendo Biologics has appointed Clive Dix as chairman. He will work closely with chief scientific officer Mike Romanos …
GSK launches ‘Open Lab’ to share resources
January 21, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Africa, GlaxoSmithKline, malaria
GlaxoSmithKline has announced a series of measures to help improve medical treatment in poor countries. It has set up an …
Merck invests in one plant, DSM shutters another
January 21, 2010Manufacturing and Production API, DSM, Merck KGaA, ingredients, intermediates
German chemical and pharmaceutical company Merck KGaA is planning to set up a plant to make inorganic salts used in …
Lisa Pantelli joins Spink
January 21, 2010Medical Communications Spink, appointment, medical communications
Healthcare PR agency Spink has hired Lisa Pantelli for its rapidly expanding consumer healthcare division. With over six years blue …
Digital Pharma: Glucose monitoring for the Nintendo generation
January 20, 2010Medical Communications Bayer, diabetes, digi, digi game, digital pharma
The Nintendo DS that arrived in our house on Christmas has already become my eldest son’s most favourite present of …
Marketing in rare diseases – getting closer to your customers
January 20, 2010Sales and Marketing Orphan, marketing, marketing ideas, niche
The 21st century healthcare industry is reorientating its strategic focus on the increasingly successful areas of orphan and rare diseases. …
Triple approval for Novartis in Japan
January 20, 2010Sales and Marketing Afinitor, Asia, Exforge, Galvus, Japan, Novartis, hypertension
Japanese regulators have approved three new Novartis medicines for use patients with type II diabetes, high blood pressure and advanced …
Peter Belden appointed MD of Brecon Pharmaceuticals
January 20, 2010Manufacturing and Production Brecon, appointment, manufacturing and production
Commercial packaging and clinical trials supplies services company Brecon Pharmaceuticals has appointed Peter Belden managing director. He was previously senior …
Obama presses on in spite of public doubts
January 20, 2010Sales and Marketing Obama, US healthcare
President Obama is making slow but steady progress towards making his healthcare reforms a reality – but is also steadily …
Lundbeck and Teva launch Azilect in France
January 20, 2010Sales and Marketing Azilect, France, Lundbeck, Teva
Lundbeck and Teva France have launched Azilect in France following the successful conclusion of pricing and reimbursement discussions with the …
FDA to study effects of medication during pregnancy
January 20, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, paediatric
A new US-based collaborative research programme to study the effects of medication on mothers and their babies has been launched. …
GLOBALHealthPR expands into Turkey and India
January 20, 2010Medical Communications Aurora, GLOBALhealthPR, Mediamedic Communications, OptimumBrand
The GLOBALHealthPR network of owner-managed comunications agencies has expanded, incorporating firms in Turkey and India. The introduction of OptimumBrand in …
Dr Kai Lindevall re-appointed chief executive of Encorium
January 20, 2010Research and Development Encorium, appointment, research and development
Dr Kai Lindevall has been re-appointed chief executive of contract research organisation (CRO) Encorium, having held the post in 2008 …
Dr Lloyd Payne joins Aquapharm Biodiscovery as research director
January 20, 2010Research and Development Aquapharm Biodiscovery, appointment, research and development
Scottish marine biotechnology company Aquapharm Biodiscovery has appointed Dr Lloyd Payne as its new research director. He joins Aquapharm from …
Chamberlain Healthcare PR appoints Mark Cater
January 20, 2010Medical Communications Chamberlain Healthcare PR, appointment, medical communications
Mark Cater has been appointed managing director of Chamberlain Healthcare PR’s London office. Prior to joining Chamberlain, Cater was regional …
University of Cambridge joins Lilly’s open innovation group
January 20, 2010Research and Development Cambridge University, OIDD, University of Cambridge, lilly
The University of Cambridge is to join Eli Lilly’s ‘Open Innovation Drug Discovery’ project. Lilly first launched its online portal …
Boehringer targets ‘genome guardian’ protein for cancer collaboration
January 19, 2010Research and Development Boehringer, Cancer, Priaxon, genome
Boehringer Ingelheim has signed a worldwide deal with Munich-based pharma firm Priaxon to find novel treatments for cancer. The firms …
Contract research news in brief
January 19, 2010Research and Development Bioanalytical Systems, Charles River Laboratories, Invivodata, Quintiles, ReSearch Pharmaceutical, ReSearch Pharmaceutical Se Invivodata, Synomics Pharma
Our round-up of developments in the world of outsourced R&D includes job losses at Charles River, India’s SIRO Clinpharma buying …
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