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What might the NHS white paper mean for Pharma commercial models?

July 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing Kinapse, NHS, White paper, commercial model, life sciences, pharma

Earlier this year we published a white paper on the new commercial realities and their implications for Life Sciences companies.

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Promotions at ScopeMedical

July 16, 2010
Medical Communications ScopeMedical, appointment, medical communications

Kent, UK-based medical communications agency ScopeMedical has promoted a number of its team.They are: Sophie Smith (who moves to account …

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Olivier Bohuon joins Pierre Fabre

July 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing Abbott, Pierre Fabre, appointment, sales and marketing

Olivier Bohuon is to replace Jean-Pierre Garnier as the head of French pharma company Pierre Fabre from September. Bohuon is …

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Best GPs will outperform PCTs, says PCT leader

July 15, 2010
Sales and Marketing NHS, commissioning

The leader of the PCT managers’ organisation David Stout and Mark Britnell, the architect of the former Labour government’s commissioning …

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Semi-synthetic shortcut could boost supply of antimalarial

July 15, 2010
Manufacturing and Production malaria

US researchers are pushing forward with the development of a cheaper, semi-synthetic version of artemisinin, the basis of the most …

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New products spur Novartis growth

July 15, 2010
Sales and Marketing Novartis, Tasigna

Novartis has posted strong results for the second quarter of the year. The Swiss pharma company posted an 11% rise …

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Pfizer form liver cancer research partnership in Korea

July 15, 2010
Research and Development

 Pfizer has formed a research partnership with Samsung Medical Centre in Seoul for the analysis of Korean liver cancer patients …

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Goldshield appoints John Beighton

July 15, 2010
Sales and Marketing Goldshield, appointment, sales and marketing

UK generics company Goldshield has appointed John Beighton as chief executive. Beighton was formerly UK managing director of Teva, and …

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Medea appoints NHS advisor

July 15, 2010
Medical Communications Medea, appointment, medical communications

PR agency Medea Communications has engaged the former chair of a major hospital drugs and therapeutics committee to act as …

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John-Castellani

John Castellani to lead PhRMA

July 15, 2010
Sales and Marketing PhRMA, appointment, sales and marketing

US pharma association PhRMA has appointed John Castellani president and chief executive, with effect from September. He will join the …

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CME Spotlight: Performance improvement and collaboration

July 15, 2010
Medical Communications CME, CME Spotlight, Eugene Pozniak

In the 1990s we were informed by TV commercials with slick voice-overs and a backdrop of huge traffic jams, that …

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Digital Pharma: Social media an ‘enigma’ for pharma

July 15, 2010
Medical Communications Cegedim, Digital Pharma blog, digital pharma, industry, social media

The vast majority of pharma companies now use social media in one form or another, but it is unclear how …

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GSK accused of Avandia cover-up

July 14, 2010
Sales and Marketing Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline, diabetes

The ongoing battle over GlaxoSmithKline’s diabetes drug Avandia has taken another turn with US senators accusing the company of a …

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Power to the project manager

July 14, 2010
Research and Development Les Rose, project management

It’s an interesting exercise to peruse the job ads these days, even if you are not actually looking for a …

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Amgen’s Marc de Garidel elected EBE president

July 14, 2010
Research and Development Amgen, European Biopharmaceutical Enterprises, appointment, research and development

Brussels-based industry association the European Biopharmaceutical Enterprises has elected Amgen’s Marc de Garidel as its new president. He will serve …

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ClinTec appoints Susan Pavone

July 14, 2010
Research and Development ClinTec, appointment, research and development

ClinTec International has appointed Susan Pavone as associate director of US business operations as part of moves to expand its …

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AstraZeneca extends siRNA collaboration

July 14, 2010
Research and Development AstraZeneca, RNA, Silence Therapeutics

AstraZeneca has agreed a one-year extension on its siRNA development collaboration with London-based Silence Therapeutics. Silence is a specialist in …

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Astellas taps into overactive bladder market with garden display

July 13, 2010
Medical Communications Astellas, Vesicare, disease awareness campaigns, overactive bladder

Astellas has launched a campaign to raise awareness of overactive bladder with the help of an award winning garden designer …

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Stem cell trial for osteoarthritis launched

July 13, 2010
Research and Development Arthritis Research UK, Stem cells, osteoarthritis

Stem cell therapy is to be used to treat patients with osteoarthritis in a new UK clinical trial. Medical research …

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Genzyme says it will double size of its Framingham site

July 13, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Genzyme

Genzyme has unveiled a major expansion of its manufacturing facility in Framingham, Massachusetts, which suggests that the company intends to …

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