Pharmafile Logo
Pharmafocus logo
Advanced Search

Talking Point: The role of air-freight

July 13, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Swiss World Cargo, logistics, supply chain, talking logistics

The air-freight carrier can play a key role in the shipment of pharmaceuticals, and must be viewed as part of …

Feature

Contract research news in brief

July 13, 2010
Research and Development Charles River Laboratories, ClinTec, ICON, Quintiles, Synexus, Technical Resources International, WuXi

Charles River places its proposal to merge with China’s WuXi PharmaTech in front of its shareholders, while ClinTec and Synexus …

News
Andrew Lansley visit

Radical NHS reform unveiled

July 13, 2010
GP, NHS, government

Radical reforms of the NHS have been unveiled which will give GPs control of the health system spending and see current management structures …

News
Andrew Lansley

Value-based pricing for UK pharma by 2014

July 13, 2010
Sales and Marketing government, pricing

The UK government plans to radically overhaul the way medicines are paid for, introducing a value-based pricing system within the …

News
Nicole_Yost

College Hill Life Sciences expands

July 13, 2010
Medical Communications College Hill, appointment, medical communications

International business communications consultancy College Hill has strengthened its Life Sciences team with the appointment of senior account director Nicole …

Appointment
Privates game

Digital Pharma: Byte-sized roundup

July 12, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Code of Practice, Digital Pharma blog, digi game, disease awareness campaigns

This week’s roundup includes a sexual health computer game, a powerful new search tool, US health apps and a reprimand …

News

Huntsworth acquires ScopeMedical

July 12, 2010
Medical Communications Huntsworth, ScopeMedical

UK communications group Huntsworth has acquired ScopeMedical in a deal that could be worth up to £11 million. The Kent-based …

News
Avastin packshot

Avandia to face European safety review

July 12, 2010
Sales and Marketing Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline, diabetes

GlaxoSmithKline’s type II diabetes drug Avandia, the subject of safety concerns since its launch in 2000, is to be reviewed …

News

NICE rejects Takeda cancer drug over price concerns

July 12, 2010
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Mepact, NICE, Takeda, bone cancer

UK cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE has rejected Takeda’s orphan bone cancer drug Mepact due to concerns over price. In its draft …

News

First oral MS treatment approved in Russia

July 12, 2010
Sales and Marketing Cladribine, MS, Merck Serono, Movectro

Regulators in Russia have approved Merck Serono’s cladribine, lining up the drug to be the first oral treatment for multiple …

News
Annemarie-den-Broeder

Annemarie den Broeder joins WorldEvents

July 12, 2010
Sales and Marketing WorldEvents, appointment, sales and marketing

UK event agency WorldEvents has appointed Annemarie den Broeder as a senior account manager to its Amsterdam office. Annemarie is …

Appointment
Steve_Meredith

Steve Meredith joins Ratiopharm

July 12, 2010
Sales and Marketing Ratiopharm, appointment, sales and marketing

Ratiopharm Direct has appointed Steve Meredith as northern regional business manager. He will be tasked with playing a key role …

Appointment

Avoiding insanity in forecasting

July 12, 2010
Sales and Marketing forecasts, marketing

The definition of insanity as ‘doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results’ – is now …

Feature

Merck names manufacturing and R&D sites slated for closure

July 12, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Merck, job cuts, manufacturing, research and development

Merck & Co has taken an axe to its network of manufacturing and R&D sites around the world, closing down …

News

Digital Pharma: NICE launches mobile evidence service

July 9, 2010
Medical Communications Digital Pharma blog, NHS Evidence, NICE, evidence-based medicine

NICE has launched a mobile version of its online clinical evidence portal NHS Evidence. The beta version of the service …

News

Pfizer plant ready to milk Asian infant formula market

July 9, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Pfizer, Singapore, manufacturing, nutrition

Pfizer has spent $100 million to double the size of a manufacturing facility in Singapore to help it boost its …

News

Astellas Pharma censured over advisory boards

July 9, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Code of Practice, PMCPA

Astellas has been the subject of ‘naming and shaming’ advertisements in three medical journals after advisory board meetings it ran …

News
European flags

European call for greater HTA co-operation

July 9, 2010
Sales and Marketing hta

The European Commissioner who oversees the pharma sector has called for greater co-operation on health technology assessment. John Dalli, the …

News

Daisy Thomas joins Hill & Knowlton

July 9, 2010
Medical Communications Hill & Knowlton, appointment, medical communications

Hill & Knowlton has appointed Daisy Thomas as an account director to its Healthcare & Wellbeing team. She joins from …

Appointment

Germany raises health premiums to tackle budget deficit

July 9, 2010
Sales and Marketing Germany, economic climate, insurance

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s coalition government has agreed to raise health insurance premiums by over half a percent in a further …

News
The Gateway to Local Adoption Series

Latest content

Biogen’s high-dose Spinraza regimen receives European Commission approval for spinal muscular atrophy

January 19, 2026

Alto Neuroscience announces new patent for depression treatment

January 15, 2026

Arkin Capital closes $100m fund for pre-clinical and early clinical-stage biotech

January 15, 2026

Bio-Sourcing and Zerion Pharma receive 1.3m euros in funding for joint breast cancer project

January 14, 2026

Biocartis announces breast cancer research collaboration with US Mayo Clinic

January 14, 2026