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GSK launches Alli in Europe

April 22, 2009
Sales and Marketing Alli, Europe, GSK

GSK has launched Alli, making it the first clinically proven over-the-counter weight loss aid to be available in pharmacies across …

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Deal brings single ASEAN pharma market closer

April 22, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Asia

An accord signed by economic ministers of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations, aimed at bringing manufacturing standards into line, …

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Little benefit to pharma from G20 initiatives

April 22, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Datamonitor, strategy

Any positive effect on the pharmaceutical industry derived from the G20 summit and European Union summit will be indirect and …

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AZ shuns mega-mergers but still open to smaller deals

April 21, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ

AstraZeneca will not follow this year's emerging pharma trend towards mega-mergers and may instead look to smaller-scale deals, according to …

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Pfizer opens $200m R&D site in St Louis

April 21, 2009
Research and Development Pfizer, US

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Is the UK falling behind in clinical trials?

April 21, 2009
Research and Development NHS

New initiatives to bolster collaboration between the NHS, academia and industry have come amid claims that the UK is losing …

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GSK buys Stiefel for $3.6bn

April 20, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, MA

GSK has acquired Stiefel, the world's largest independent dermatology company, in a deal valued up to $3.6 billion. The move …

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Sanofi manufacturing plant closed by Italian earthquake

April 17, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Europe, Italy, Sanofi-Aventis

A manufacturing facility operated by Sanofi-Aventis in Abruzzo, Italy, remains closed following the earthquake that claimed more than 280 lives …

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GSK and Pfizer to create HIV joint venture company

April 16, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, HIV, Pfizer

The world's two biggest pharma companies are to join forces to develop and market new treatments for HIV.GlaxoSmithKline is a …

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Amgen cuts back at US pilot plant

April 16, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Amgen

The worlds largest biotech company, Amgen, is cutting 100 staff at its production facility in Bothell, Washington, as part of …

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Merck acquires rights to atrial fibrillation candidate

April 16, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck, cv

Merck has signed an agreement with Vancouver-based Cardiome Pharma to develop its new treatment for atrial fibrillation vernakalant.Merck will pay …

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Avastin helps Roche outpace the market again

April 16, 2009
Sales and Marketing Roche

Strong sales growth across all its business divisions, including prescription medicines has helped Roche outpace the market again in the …

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Simponi approved in Canada

April 16, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, Simponi

Johnson & Johnson's monoclonal antibody Simponi has been given regulatory approval in Canada.Simponi (golimumab) has been given the green light …

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Time to get your act together

April 15, 2009
Business Services recruitment, work life balance

I have a confession to make. Sometimes, when Im on a training course, I think I might be better off …

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Covance expands in Latin America

April 15, 2009
Research and Development Covance, Peru, South America

Covance has opened new clinical development offices in Chile and Peru, and expanded its operations in Argentina to help serve …

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Helsinn chooses Dublin for R&D investment

April 14, 2009
Research and Development Helsinn

Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals is to invest 13 million euros in a new pilot-scale R&D facility in Ireland, to help it …

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Shire to close small molecule plant

April 14, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Shire

Shire Pharmaceuticals is shutting down a US production facility and will outsource the production to contract manufacturers DSM.The measure is …

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Lilly’s ex-marketing chief joins Innovex

April 14, 2009
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Innovex

Richard Pilnik, Lilly's head of marketing is to join contract sales organisation Innovex to serve as its president.Pilnik has 25 …

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Committee approves limited use of Seroquel in depression

April 9, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, Seroquel, US

An FDA advisory committee has concluded that safety concerns mean that Seroquel XR should not be used to treat anxiety, …

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Efient launched in the UK

April 9, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Daiichi, Effient, lilly

Lilly and Daiichi Sankyo's blood-thinning drug Efient has been launched in the UK for heart attack patients, taking on blockbuster …

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