Pfizer unveils $68 billion takeover of Wyeth
January 26, 2009Sales and Marketing MA, Pfizer
Pfizer has unveiled a deal to acquire Wyeth for $68 billion, creating a new giant in pharmaceuticals, biotech, vaccines, consumer …
Green light for kidney cancer drugs in Wales
January 26, 2009Sales and Marketing NHS, par, rcc
Kidney cancer patients in Wales are to gain access to the four new drugs that are still denied on the …
Pfizer to make merger bid for Wyeth
January 26, 2009Sales and Marketing MA, Pfizer
Pfizer looks set to make a multi-billion dollar takeover of fellow US pharma company Wyeth.The world's largest pharma company, Pfizer …
GSK hopeful of NICE approval for Tyverb
January 26, 2009Sales and Marketing Cancer, GSK, breast cancer
NICE could be poised to reverse its rejection of GSK's breast cancer treatment Tyverb, the pharma company has said.NICE rejected …
Working Life: Sam Knivett
January 23, 2009Business Services, Research and Development Pfizer, UK, WL, Working Life, careers, compliance, drug safety
How did you find your way into your current role?From the age of 11 I wanted to be a farmer. …
Merck Serono’s multiple sclerosis drug on track for filing
January 23, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MS, Merck Serono
Cladribine, a new oral treatment for multiple sclerosis is on track for a mid-2009 filing after the release of encouraging …
Prescription charges abolished for cancer patients
January 23, 2009Sales and Marketing NHS, hc
Cancer patients in England can now apply for free NHS prescriptions, potentially saving individuals up to £100 each year. The …
FDA finalises transgenic animals guide
January 23, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, US, reg
The route map for companies wishing to sell medicines made in genetically-engineered animals has been drawn up by the FDA. …
Personal health budgets on the horizon
January 22, 2009Sales and Marketing NHS, hc
Patients will have greater choice and more control over the kind of healthcare they receive under new government measures. The …
ReNeuron’s ground-breaking stem cell trial approved
January 22, 2009Research and Development ReNeuron, stem cell
UK biotech ReNeuron has been given the go-ahead for a ground-breaking stem cell clinical trial.The phase I trial of its …
Engaging with the NHS in 2009
January 22, 2009Sales and Marketing NHS, event, healthcare, priorities
Delegates arriving at the conference to the strains of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds must have wondered whether they …
UK Biotech: time for bold and affirmative action
January 22, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BTG, Chris Collins, Christopher Evans, Neuropharm, Plethora, UK, biotech, pharma, strategy
Biotech leaders in the UK say the cash-stricken industry has reached ‘breaking point’, and have made an unprecedented plea for …
Xoma slashes manufacturing to cut costs
January 22, 2009Manufacturing and Production Xoma
Xoma has instigated a major cull of its workforce, with 144 jobs to go in a move that will cut …
Teva and Lonza join forces in biosimilars
January 21, 2009Sales and Marketing biosimilars, generics
Teva, the world's largest generics manufacturer, has teamed up with manufacturing specialist Lonza to exploit the market for biosimilar medicines. …
Roche to cut 780 production jobs
January 21, 2009Manufacturing and Production Roche, restructure
Roche will shed 780 production jobs over the next two years as it continues to streamline its manufacturing operations, but …
Roche celebrates 100 years in the UK
January 21, 2009Sales and Marketing Roche
Roche has marked the centenary of the opening of its UK office by raising £20,000 for a local charity. To …
New sales and marketing models
January 21, 2009Sales and Marketing marketing, sales, strategy
These are challenging times for pharma as regulatory reform, intense financial pressures and an increasingly complex network of stakeholders are …
What it takes to be a European marketing manager
January 20, 2009Business Services, Sales and Marketing Europe, brand manager, management, marketing, recruitment
Moving from a country-specific marketing role to a European marketing role can open up a whole new career path and …
College Hill opens office in San Francisco
January 20, 2009Medical Communications College Hill
Communications consultancy College Hill has expanded its international reach by opening an office in San Francisco. The group specialises in …
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