Novartis opens $1bn flu vaccine plant
November 25, 2009Manufacturing and Production Novartis, US, vaccines
Novartis has opened a new $1 billion vaccine manufacturing plant that is the first to be set up as a …
Isabelle Scali and Rikki Jones, Cohn & Wolfe
November 25, 2009Medical Communications Cohn & Wolfe, appointment, medical communications
Cohn & Wolfe has boosted its 35-strong healthcare practice with the hire of two new account directors, Isabelle Scali and …
Global Awards wins for Langland
November 25, 2009Medical Communications Bayer, Langland, Pfizer, awards, counterfeits, get real
Windsor-based advertising agency Langland has won three trophies at the prestigious Global Awards for healthcare communications.Two of these were for …
UK industry reminded of its supply obligations
November 25, 2009Manufacturing and Production supply chain
UK pharma trade bodies, including the ABPI, have agreed a set of guidelines intended to address problems in supplying branded …
Edelman wins AstraZeneca oncology account
November 24, 2009Medical Communications AZ, Edelman
AstraZeneca has handed global PR responsibility for its oncology brands to communications agency Edelman. The deal includes the pharma company’s …
Merck Serono opens Beijing R&D centre
November 24, 2009Research and Development China, Merck Serono, em
China’s allure for pharma companies continues unabated with Merck Serono’s opening of a research and development centre in Beijing. The …
Langland appoints Faisal Ahmed, Seeta Gill and Bridget Christie
November 24, 2009Medical Communications Langland, Langland. appt, appointment, appt, medical communications
Langland appoints Faisal Ahmed and Seeta Gill (pictured) to its digital team and Bridget Christie to its client services teamApointed …
SHAs: the NHS innovation leaders?
November 24, 2009Sales and Marketing NHS, sha
Sandwiched between the national NHS policy makers and the local delivery Trusts are England’s ten regional Strategic Health Authorities. The …
Digital Pharma: Byte-sized roundup
November 20, 2009Medical Communications LinkedIn, digi, digital pharma, eczema, electronic patient records, patients
LinkedIn and Microsoft have signed a deal that will see the forthcoming version of Outlook incorporate feeds from the social networking platform.The …
RSA appoints Matt Ryans as its new finance director.
November 19, 2009Business Services appointment, business services, rsa
Global life sciences executive search and interim management specialist RSA has appointed Matt Ryans as its new finance director.He previously …
Digital Pharma: Reacting to sidewiki
November 18, 2009Medical Communications AstraZeneca, digi, digital pharma, google, sidewiki
Over the last two months pharmaceutical company websites have been plagued by unwanted, un-moderated comments thanks to Google’s sidewiki.The search …
Digital Pharma: FDA listens on social media
November 16, 2009Medical Communications FDA, digi, digital pharma, social media
The FDA’s last internet-related hearing took place more than ten years ago in 1996, a time when its concerns centred around …
Digital Pharma: Byte-sized roundup
November 13, 2009Medical Communications Merck Serono, Solvay, Twitter, bing, digi, digital, digital pharma, google
Solvay Pharma has joined the ranks of pharma companies using Twitter, setting up a Russian language account for its Moscow-based …
Digital Pharma: Byte-sized roundup
November 13, 2009Medical Communications FDA, Merck Serono, Solvay, digital pharma, google, social media
Solvay Pharma has joined the ranks of pharma companies using Twitter, setting up a Russian language account for its Moscow-based …
Rob Harrison, head of digital, Brandcast Media
November 12, 2009Medical Communications Brandcast, appointment, appt, medical communications
London and Madrid-based Brandcast Media has appointed Rob Harrison head of digital.He moves to the independent digital, web and video …
Sanofi expands antibody venture with Regeneron
November 12, 2009Research and Development Regeneron, Sanofi
Sanofi-Aventis has put more financial muscle behind its partnership with Regeneron for the development of monoclonal antibody-based drugs, boosting its …
Lonza wins contract for Genmab/GSK’s Arzerra
November 12, 2009Manufacturing and Production GSK, Lonza
Swiss contract manufacturer Lonza will manufacture a newly-approved treatment for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia after signing a deal with Genmab and …
Pharma will have to disclose every trial undertaken
November 12, 2009Sales and Marketing IFPMA, ethics
A new international code of conduct has been issued requiring pharma firms to disclose every clinical trial they undertake.The measure …
Aurora promotes Sarah Hoffman and Carolin Prasmo
November 11, 2009Medical Communications Aurora, appointment, appt, medical communications
Camden-based healthcare communications agency Aurora has promoted long-standing team members Sarah Hoffman (pictured left) and Carolin Prasmo.Sarah Hoffman joins the …
J&J continues streamlining by cutting managers
November 11, 2009Sales and Marketing JJ, restructure
Johnson & Johnson has announced further restructuring that will see more than 8,000 jobs being cut.The conglomerate says that it …
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