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Digital Pharma: Pfizer begins social media drive for online clinic

August 13, 2010
Medical Communications Digital Pharma blog, ManMOT, Pfizer, Twitter, digital patients

Pfizer UK has turned to social media to help raise awareness of its online Man MOT male health clinic and …

News

Grey Healthcare Group expands

August 13, 2010
Medical Communications Grey, medical communications

Grey Healthcare Group has expanded its European operations and boosted its animal health expertise with the acquisition of Geoff Howe …

News

Gilead is latest drugmaker in FDA’s sights

August 13, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Gilead, cystic fibrosis, manufacturing compliance

A manufacturing and distribution facility operated by US biotech Gilead Sciences is at risk of receiving a warning letter from …

News

Brand and deliver: standing out in the healthcare climate

August 13, 2010
Medical Communications Spink, self care

The ongoing drive towards increased self care is placing healthcare consumers even more firmly behind the steering wheel. But how …

Feature

Pharma manufacturing news in brief

August 13, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Dutch CMO SynCo Bio Partners, GeoPharma, Merck & Co, Positron, SCM Pharma, Thermo Fisher Scientifitic

EMA and FDA issue call for volunteers for joint inspection pilot, plus facility updates from Merck & Co, Thermo Fisher …

News
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Amgen’s Vectibix fails late stage trial

August 12, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Vectibix, head and neck cancer

Amgen’s potential head and neck cancer treatment Vectibix has failed to meet its primary endpoint of improving overall survival in …

News

Online multidisciplinary library goes live

August 12, 2010
Medical Communications Cochrane, Wiley, Wiley-Blackwell, evidence-based medicine

A new online resource offering access to one of the world’s most extensive multidisciplinary collections of resources for health, physical …

News
Swine flu leaflet

WHO sounds swine flu all clear

August 12, 2010
Sales and Marketing WHO, h1n1, swine flu

The world is no longer in the grips of an H1N1 pandemic and the virus has run its course according …

News

GPs in the driving seat for ‘clinical commissioning’

August 12, 2010
GP, NHS, PCT, government

The reforms of the NHS unveiled in July will have a radial impact on how the service is run, giving …

Feature

NICE decides Xolair is not value for money

August 12, 2010
Sales and Marketing NICE, Novartis, Xolair

NICE has refused to back the use of Novartis’ Xolair for young children, saying the asthma drug’s cost brings little …

News

Pharminox promotes Dr Marc Hummersone

August 12, 2010
Research and Development Pharminox, appointment, research and development

Nottingham, UK-based cancer drug discovery and development company Pharminox has appointed Dr Marc Hummersone as research director. Marc first joined …

Appointment

Genzyme posts loss after inventory write-off

August 12, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Genzyme, manufacturing compliance

Genzyme has had to write off an additional tranche of product that does not meet quality standards, forcing it to …

News

Two $1 billion dollar acquisition deals go through

August 11, 2010
Sales and Marketing Alcon, M&A, MA, Novartis, Ratiopharm, Teva

Two major acquisition deals mounted by Teva and Novartis are in their final stages as they move to complete potentially …

News

US biotech investment doubles

August 11, 2010
Research and Development biotech, funding

Investment in the beleaguered US biotechnology sector shot up in the second quarter of this year, but analysts say it’s …

News

Quintiles relocates European headquarters

August 11, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Quintiles

Contract research organisation and pharma services company Quintiles is moving its European headquarters to Reading in the UK. Previously based …

News

Practical Approaches to Early Stage Life Sciences Technology Valuations – Part 1

August 11, 2010
Research and Development Kinapse, life sciences, pharma

Valuations are essential components of effective transactions in the life sciences industry

Feature
White paper

Sanofi signs personalised medicine alliance

August 11, 2010
Research and Development Sanofi-Aventis, Scripps Genomic Medicine, genomics

Sanofi-Aventis has signed a personalised medicine research alliance with US not-for-profit company Scripps Genomic Medicine. The company is part of …

News
Sir_John_Savill

Sir John Savill to head up MRC

August 11, 2010
Research and Development MRC, appointment, research and development

The Medical Research Council has appointed Sir John Savill as chief executive and deputy chair with effect from 1 October. …

Appointment

Medical Affairs at the centre of life sciences innovation

August 11, 2010
Research and Development Kinapse, Medical Affairs

In today’s challenging business environment, many innovative life sciences companies are raising questions about the return on investment of internal …

Feature

Lilly sponsors diabetic calendar for Ramadan

August 11, 2010
Medical Communications Diabetes UK, disease awareness campaigns, lilly

UK Muslims with diabetes are being offered a special Ramadan calendar that features advice and tips about fasting during the …

News
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