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January 19, 2010
Research 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 …

News

Awards recognise top pharma manufacturing projects

January 19, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Biogen, Genentech, Mannkind, Pfizer

The winners of the 2010 Facility of the Year Awards have been made public, with Pfizer grabbing two out of …

News

AstraZeneca continues personalised healthcare push

January 19, 2010
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Dako, Diagnostics, Iressa

AstraZeneca and cancer diagnostics specialist Dako Denmark are to develop companion diagnostics for a number of the pharma company’s oncology …

News

Victoza pill trial begins

January 19, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GLP-1, Novo Nordisk, Victoza, diabetes, type II

A promising new diabetes treatment which can be taken as a pill instead of as an injection has just begun …

News

NICE approves Trabectedin

January 19, 2010
Sales and Marketing NICE, PharmaMar, Trabectedin, soft tissue sarcoma

Patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma could now benefit from PharmaMar’s new drug trabectedin, after the NICE granted its approval. …

News

US generics company expands into Eastern Europe

January 19, 2010
Sales and Marketing Alvogen, Eastern Europe, generics

US generics company Alvogen has announced an ambitious expansion into the lucrative markets of Eastern Europe. The company has opened …

News
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Sir Leszek Borysiewicz to step down from the MRC

January 19, 2010
MRC, UK, appointment

The Medical Research Council’s chief executive Sir Leszek Borysiewicz is stepping down later this year to become vice chancellor of …

Appointment
gunnar

Avantium appoints Gunnar Staaf

January 19, 2010
Sales and Marketing appointment, sales and marketing

Amsterdam-based technology company Avantium has appointed Gunnar Staaf as chief executive of its pharma business in preparation for spinning it …

Appointment
Haiti pharmacy

Pharma responds to disaster in Haiti

January 18, 2010
Sales and Marketing Haiti, disaster, industry reputation, relief

A number of pharmaceutical companies have sprung into action to help the relief effort in Haiti. The island has been …

News

Commission probes Lundbeck on alleged generic blocking

January 18, 2010
Sales and Marketing European Commission, Lundbeck, generics, kroes

The European Commission has confirmed it is to investigate Lundbeck for alleged anti-competitive behaviour relating to its anti-depressant Cipramil. The …

News

NICE to revamp chronic heart failure guidance

January 18, 2010
NHS, NICE, chronic heart failure

NICE is moving to update its clinical guidance on the management of chronic heart failure in adults. Draft recommendations are …

News
ICON Bruce Given

Bruce Given appointed chairman of ICON

January 18, 2010
Research and Development ICON, appointment, research and development

Irish contract research organisation ICON has appointed Bruce Given chairman.He succeeds out-going chairman John Climax who co-founded the company in 1990 …

Appointment
Merck Serono

Cladribine still set to be first oral MS treatment

January 18, 2010
Sales and Marketing Cladribine, FTY-720, MS, Merck Serono

Merck Serono’s new oral treatment for multiple sclerosis cladribine is still tipped to reach the market ahead of its rival, …

News

Moyes fires parting shots at government

January 18, 2010
Monitor, NHS, foundation hospitals

The head of Monitor, the body charged with regulating the leading ‘foundation trust’ hospitals, has aired his views on the …

News
Celphalon Bob Roche

Cephalon’s pharma chief to step down

January 18, 2010
Sales and Marketing Cephalon, appointment, sales and marketing

Cephalon’s executive vice president of worldwide pharmaceutical operations Robert Roche is leaving the company at the beginning of February to …

Appointment
Xceleron's Dr Graham Lappin

Talking R&D: Microdosing studies

January 18, 2010
Research and Development Microdosing, Talking R&D, Xceleron

A microdose study is performed at an early stage of development in order to obtain preliminary pharmacokinetic or distribution data …

Feature

MSI launches Brand Services division

January 18, 2010
Sales and Marketing MSI

The MSI Consultancy has launched a new division to help the pharma industry maximise the impact of its brands. The …

News
Roche's cancer testing answers website

Digital Pharma: Byte-sized roundup

January 15, 2010
Medical Communications Diagnostics, Novartis, Roche, digital pharma, malaria

In this week’s roundup: Roche answers cancer testing questions, Novartis uses SMS in fight against malaria, UCB goes to Facebook …

News

NICE dementia guidelines not being followed

January 15, 2010
NHS, NHS trusts, NICE, dementia

Few NHS trusts are following NICE’s 2006 guidelines on dementia, according central government auditor the National Audit Office. A NAO …

News
Richard Marsh

Fleishman-Hillard recruits BMS external affairs director Richard Marsh

January 15, 2010
Medical Communications Fleishman, apppointment, medical communications

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s external affairs director Richard Marsh has moved to PR agency Fleishman-Hillard, where he takes up the role of …

Appointment
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