GSK pays £146 million for eczema drug
June 13, 2012Sales and Marketing Basilea, GSK, Stiefel, Toctino
GlaxoSmithKline has paid £146 million for Basilea Pharmaceutica’s dermatology drug Toctino. Toctino (alitretinoin) is approved for the treatment of adults …
New appointments at Events 4 Healthcare
June 13, 2012Business Services, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Events 4 Healthcare, NHS
Events 4 Healthcare has announced two new appointments to enhance the team on the back of a number of new …
AmerisourceBergen merges pharma packing units
June 12, 2012Manufacturing and Production AmericsourceBergen, Anderson Packaging, Taylor
Brecon Pharmaceuticals of the UK has officially joined forces with US firm Anderson Packaging to form a new pharma-focused packaging …
Ark Therapeutics appoints new head of business development
June 12, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ark Therapeutics, Bachem, Eden Biodesign, Watson
Ark Therapeutics has announced that Kassim Kolia has been appointed as head of business development. In this role, Kolia will …
Appature appoints new vice president Bob Harrell
June 12, 2012Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Appature, Harrell, Med Comms, cloud-based, saas
Cloud-based software company Appature has appointed Bob Harrell as the company’s new vice president of marketing, healthcare. Appature, a software-as-a-service …
NHS confidence in ‘freefall’
June 12, 2012Sales and Marketing NHS, freefall, government, king's fund, reforms
The Department of Health has disputed a report which says that people’s confidence in the NHS is in freefall. British …
Pfizer launches new website for Dupuytren’s disease
June 12, 2012Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Dupuytren's disease, Pfizer, Xiapex, it is in your hands
Pfizer has released a new interactive video and website aimed at helping people with Dupuytren’s disease, a debilitating hand condition. …
Sanofi submits key MS pill for approval
June 12, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, EMA, FDA, Genzyme, Lemtrada, MS, Sanofi
Sanofi has submitted its multiple sclerosis pill Lemtrada for regulatory reviews in the US and Europe. Lemtrada (alemtuzumab), originally developed …
Packaging errors spark fourth oral contraceptive recall
June 12, 2012Manufacturing and Production Introvale, Novartis, Sandoz, manufacturing, recall
There has been yet another case of an oral contraceptive being recalled because packaging errors could lead to unwanted pregnancy, …
Siegfried buys AMP to enter sterile filling sector
June 12, 2012Manufacturing and Production AMP, Alliance Medical Products, Siegfried
Switzerland-based Siegfried Holding has entered the market for sterile filling services with the acquisition of US contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) …
Abbott sets out AbbVie stall for shareholders
June 12, 2012Manufacturing and Production AbbVie, Abbott, CRO, Taylor, manufacturing
Abbott Laboratories has issued the prospectus for its planned separation of its pharmaceutical operations into a standalone company called AbbVie …
Working Life: Jane Griffiths
June 11, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Janssen, Working Life, brett wells, jane griffiths
After completing her PhD in Biochemistry at the University of Aberystwyth in 1982, Jane worked her way up the Johnson …
FDA approves Roche’s breast cancer drug
June 11, 2012Sales and Marketing EMA, FDA, Perjeta, Roche, breast cancer
US regulators have approved Roche’s new breast cancer drug after granting it a priority review to speed up the process. …
BMS invests $15 million in Asian diabetes programme
June 11, 2012Sales and Marketing Asia, BMS, China, India, Onglyza, diabetes
Bristol-Myers Squibb has invested $15 million into its ‘Together on Diabetes’ campaign in India and China. Together on Diabetes is …
Contract research news in brief
June 11, 2012Research and Development CRO, Complete Genomics, Foundation Medicine, Medtox Scientific and ERA Clinical, contract research, eResearch Technology
A round-up of news in the contract research services sector, including updates from Foundation Medicine, Complete Genomics, eResearch Technology, LabCorp …
Pfizer to create standalone animal health business
June 8, 2012Sales and Marketing Ian Read, Pfizer, Zoetis, nestle, standalone
Pfizer has said it is setting up a new standalone company out of its animal health division. This means it …
New COO for Lonza Life Science Ingredients
June 8, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Beat In-Albon, COO, Lonza
Lonza has appointed Beat In-Albon as chief operating officer of its Life Science Ingredients sector. In-Albon, 60, becomes a member …
Chandler Chicco creates new digital division
June 8, 2012Medical Communications CCC, Chandler Chicco, Kazaam, inVentiv Health
Health communciations firm Chandler Chicco Companies has created a new digital division. Chandler Chicco Digital (CCD) combines Chandler Chicco’s digital …
Aptar breaks into injectable delivery with Stelmi buy
June 8, 2012Manufacturing and Production Aptar Group, AptarPharma, Stelmi
Packaging specialist AptarGroup has reached a €165 million ($207m) deal to acquire France’s Stelmi, which specialises in elastomeric components for …
Pharma calls for urgent change in German system
June 8, 2012Sales and Marketing AMNOG, EFPIA, Germany, Trajenta, VFA
Europe’s pharma industry has called on the German government to re-think its approach to pricing, saying it is could cause …
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