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Lilly set to acquire Alnara Pharmaceuticals

July 5, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alnara, Liprotamase, cystic fibrosis, enzyme replacement therapy, lilly

Lilly is to acquire US-based biotech firm Alnara and will take hold of its lead product Liprotamase for pancreatic enzyme …

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Ovarian cancer trial boost for Avastin

July 5, 2010
Research and Development Roche, avastin, ovarian cancer

Roche’s blockbuster oncology drug Avastin has met its primary endpoint of improving progression-free survival in women with ovarian cancer in …

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GSK workers protest

Aptuit deal saves GSK’s R&D unit in Verona

July 5, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Aptuit, GlaxoSmithKline, Italy

GlaxoSmithKline has sold off its medicines research facility in Verona, Italy, to contract research and manufacturing service group Aptuit in …

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Duncan Learmouth to lead new GSK unit

July 5, 2010
Sales and Marketing GlaxoSmithKline, appointment, em, market access, sales and marketing

GlaxoSmithKline has created a new business group dedicated to improving access to medicines in the world’s least developed countries. GSK’s …

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European Court upholds AZ Losec judgement

July 2, 2010
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Losec, generics

The General Court of the EU has upheld the European Commission’s 2005 decision that AstraZeneca were guilty of blocking cheaper …

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NICE thumbs up for Roche arthritis drug

July 2, 2010
Sales and Marketing NICE, RoActemra, Roche

NICE has given preliminary approval to Roche’s RoActemra as an additional option for the treatment of moderate to severe rheumatoid …

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New ABPI Code for 2011

July 2, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Code of Practice, nhs partnerships

New guidance on the way pharma companies should approach marketing themselves to doctors are among the key changes in a …

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Pfizer Oncology iPhone app

Digital Pharma: Big pharma’s iPhone apps (part one)

July 2, 2010
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Apple, Digital Pharma blog, app, digital pharma, ipad, iphone

Most sectors of business have been eagerly eyeing, and responding to, the potential of Apple’s iPhone, and this year’s iPad …

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Talking Point: Crisis Management

July 2, 2010
Medical Communications Crisis, Resolute, Talking Point

Crisis (noun): a situation that has reached an extremely difficult or dangerous point; a time of great disagreement, uncertainty or …

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Buoyant growth forecast for contract manufacturing sector

July 2, 2010
Manufacturing and Production contract manufacturing, manufacturing

Pharmaceutical contract manufacturing is heading for a period of strong growth as drugmakers continue to outsource production to improve efficiency, …

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Rosler and Merkel

Germany and UK to seize control of medicines prices

July 1, 2010
Sales and Marketing Germany, Lansley, PPRS, UK, global pricing, price cuts

 Major changes are afoot in Germany and the UK, the last two European countries with ‘free pricing’ of pharmaceuticals. Governments …

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Crestor victory lifts AstraZeneca

July 1, 2010
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Crestor

AstraZeneca has defeated a challenge to the US patent on its blockbuster cholesterol drug Crestor. A US District Judge in …

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CSL vaccine plant cited in FDA letter

July 1, 2010
Manufacturing and Production CSL, GMP, P&G, manufacturing compliance

CSL Biotherapies has been sent a letter by the US Food and Drug Administration which indicates that vials of seasonal …

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The magnificant seven: digital strategy quiz

July 1, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Creation Interactive, digital pharma

How healthy is your digital engagement strategy? World-class ‘Olympian’, or ‘gasping for breath’? We’ve put together a quick quiz for …

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GSK tipped to lead kidney cancer market

July 1, 2010
Sales and Marketing Kidney cancer, Patorma, Votrient, rcc

GlaxoSmithKline’s kidney cancer drug Votrient has been forecast as a future leader in a marketplace currently dominated by Pfizer. Analysts …

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Digital Pharma: First app for psoriasis launched

June 30, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Janssen, app, iphone, psoriasis

Janssen-Cilag UK has unveiled the first psoriasis iPhone app – a disease calculator for healthcare professionals treating the chronic skin condition. It …

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No sign of revival in R&D productivity

June 30, 2010
Research and Development drug development, industry, research

New data on the performance of the pharmaceutical industry shows efforts to raise productivity have not yet made an impact. …

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US and India advance healthcare co-operation

June 30, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing India, h1n1, medical schools

The US and India are looking to establish closer ties between their top medical schools. The initiative was one of …

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Sanofi acquires US biotech TargeGen

June 30, 2010
Research and Development Sanofi, TargeGen, haematology

Sanofi-Aventis is to buy TargeGen, a US biopharmaceutical company which develops small molecule kinase inhibitors. The drugs are used to …

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FDA draft CMC guidance could cut down on red tape

June 30, 2010
Manufacturing and Production FDA, GMP, manufacturing

The FDA has published draft guidance aimed at alleviating the burden on pharmaceutical companies of notifying the agency of minor …

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