IMS adds countries to ‘pharmerging’ hit-list

March 18, 2010
Sales and Marketing China, IMS, em

IMS Health has added 10 more countries to its list of ‘pharmerging markets’ which represent the future of pharma industry …

Rooftop raiders steal $76m of Lilly products

March 18, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing lilly, supply chain, theft

Thieves have made off with $75 million-worth of central nervous system, cardiovascular and cancer drugs from an Eli Lilly distribution …

Roche delivers updated pipeline

March 18, 2010
Cancer, Roche

Roche says its pipeline can sustain its growth in oncology and increase its presence in personalised healthcare. Roche also plans …

Publication planning: piecing the jigsaw together

March 18, 2010
Medical Communications medical education, publication

In the pharmaceutical industry where every statement of fact must be referenced, trial data is fundamental to the delivery of …

AthenaRhianMullock

Athena expands account team

March 18, 2010
Medical Communications Athena, appointment, medical communications

London-based PR agency Athena has appointed Rhian Mullock as senior account executive.She have more than two and a half years …

WHO suspends use of Sanofi-Aventis vaccine

March 18, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Sanofi-Aventis, Shantha Biotechnics, Vaccine

The World Health Organization has temporarily stopped procurement and use of a combination vaccine supplied by Sanofi-Aventis subsidiary Shantha Biotechnics …

Talking Point: Specialist logistics provision

March 18, 2010
Manufacturing and Production BioStorage Technologies, Talking Point, logistics, supply chain, talking logistics

“The world is getting smaller” is a quote that is frequently heard in conversations about the economy, business, health care, …

LEC appoints Alison Squire

March 18, 2010
Medical Communications LEC, Lane Earl Cox, appointment, medical communications

Lane Earl Cox has appointed Alison Squire as international account director.She joins the advertising agency from HC&B Healthcare and has …

Genzyme

Genzyme plays down Irish contamination

March 18, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Cerezyme, Contamination, Fabrazyme, Genzyme

The contamination problems plaguing Genzyme in the US have also appeared in product manufactured at its plant in Waterford, Ireland, …

Tekturna fails to show heart attack benefit

March 17, 2010
Research and Development Diovan, Novartis, Tekturna, hypertension

Novartis’ hypertension treatment Tekturna has failed to show it helps patients recover from a heart attack when added to standard …

UK to get biotech academy

March 17, 2010
Business Services biotech, pharma training, skills

A national biotech academy will be set up in the UK as part of a government plan to ensure that …

Study boost for atrial fibrillation drugs

March 17, 2010
Research and Development Pradaxa, VTE, Xarelto, apixaban, betrixaban

Two rival drugs have both shown benefits over warfarin in patients with atrial fibrillation, according to new research. Boehringer Ingelheim’s …

PorterNovelliShipraSingh

Shipra Singh joins Porter Novelli

March 17, 2010
Medical Communications Porter Novelli, appointment, medical communications

Porter Novelli has appointed Shipra Singh as head of healthcare for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. She was most …

WuXi’s growth slows

March 17, 2010
Research and Development CRO, China, WuXi

WuXi Pharmatech, one of China’s leading contract research organisations, has been motoring ahead in recent quarters while its western counterparts …

Byetta

FDA questions delay long-acting Byetta

March 17, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Bydureon, Byetta, Syncria, Victoza

A once-weekly formulation of Eli Lilly and Amylin Pharmaceuticals’ blockbuster diabetes medication Byetta has hit a manufacturing hurdle en route …

William Burns

Bill Burns joins Shire board

March 17, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Shire, appointment, research and development, sales and marketing

Former Roche pharma chief executive Bill Burns has joined the board at Shire as a non-executive director. Burns has also …

US PKU website

Digital Pharma: Merck Serono expands PKU website

March 16, 2010
Medical Communications Kuvan, Merck Serono, PKU

Merck Serono has expanded its European phenylketonuria disease awareness website, adding versions in French and Spanish. The website was originally …

Lilly acquires rights to testosterone treatment

March 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing Acrux, hormone, lilly, male health

Lilly have entered into a worldwide licensing agreement with Australian-based Acrux for Axiron, an experimental under-arm testosterone applicator.The treatment is …

OSI Pharmaceuticals

OSI resists Astellas and invites other offers

March 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing Astellas, OSI, merger

A new takeover bid launched by Japanese pharma company Astellas for OSI Pharma has been rejected by the company’s board. …

Conventional hypertension prescribing ‘should be reconsidered’

March 16, 2010
NICE, hypertension

New findings throwing doubt on conventional wisdom about high blood pressure may have implications for NICE’s advice on hypertension. Published …

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