Roche set to cut 4,800 jobs worldwide
November 17, 2010Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jobs, Roche, avastin, cuts, taspoglutide
Roche’s ‘Operational Excellence’ programme will see it cut 6% of its global workforce over the next two years. The initiative …
Pfizer establishes new US research network
November 17, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BiodiscoveryTherapeutics, MedImmune, Pfizer
Pfizer has established a new network of research partnerships with its Global Centers for Therapeutic Innovation. The Centers is a …
Government drops Dr Foster Intelligence
November 17, 2010Sales and Marketing Dr Foster Intelligence, White paper, government, reforms
The government is set to drop the public-private partnership it currently has with Dr Foster Intelligence, its key provider information …
Europe’s neurologists unfamiliar with emerging Alzheimer’s drugs
November 17, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Aricept, Decision Resources, Europe, Pfizer
A survey of neurologists in Europe has shown only a minority are aware of late stage drugs being developed to …
Digital Pharma: Diabetes video goes viral
November 16, 2010Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Diabetes Hands Foundation, Digital Pharma blog, Roche, diabetes, viral video, youtube
An online video encouraging diabetics to test their blood sugar levels has passed 117,000 views on YouTube in just over …
First patient treated in groundbreaking stem cell trial
November 16, 2010Research and Development GRNOPC1, Geron, PISCES, Pilot Investigation of Stem Cells in Stroke, ReN001, ReNeuron, Stem cells, ischaemic stroke, stroke
The first patient has been treated in a groundbreaking stem cell trial as part of a bid to develop a …
FDA approves Eisai breast cancer drug Halaven
November 16, 2010Sales and Marketing Cancer, Eisai, FDA, Halaven, Xeloda, breast cancer, eribulin mesylate, metastatic breast cancer
The FDA has approved Eisai’s advanced breast cancer drug Halaven for use in heavily pre-treated breast cancer patients. Halaven (eribulin …
PolyTherics appoints Dr John Burt chief business officer
November 16, 2010Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Dr John Burt, PolyTherics, appointment, manufacturing and production, protein engineering, research and development
UK protein engineering company PolyTherics has appointed Dr John Burt as chief business officer. He was previously chief executive of …
Value-based pricing no ‘magic bullet’ – ABPI
November 16, 2010Sales and Marketing ABPI, Dr Richard Barker, NHS drug sales, PPRS, UK medicines pricing, value-based pricing
UK pharma association the ABPI has warned that the government’s planned value-based pricing system for medicines will not necessarily save …
Rising Angel plans manufacturing expansion
November 16, 2010Manufacturing and Production Andrew Carver, Angel Biotechnology, GMP, Good Manufacturing Practice, Pentlands Science Park, Susan McKee, contract manufacturing
Scottish contract manufacturing company Angel Biotechnology plans to increase its capacity by taking over a mothballed production facility after signing …
FDA slaps import ban on Claris Life Sciences
November 16, 2010Manufacturing and Production Ahmedabad, Claris Life Sciences, FDA, GMP, GMP violations, Good Manufacturing Practice, Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, manufacturing compliance
Indian drugmaker Claris Life Sciences has been prohibited from importing products into the US after manufacturing quality problems emerged at …
Chiltern Launches “Chiltern Safe”, a Comprehensive Global Trial Master File Management Solution
November 15, 2010Research and Development
“Chiltern SAFE is revolutionizing records management for clinical trials”, stated Sarah Hitching, Chiltern Director, Records Management. “This complete electronic Trial …
Pfizer’s John Proctor moves to Quintiles
November 15, 2010Sales and Marketing John Proctor, Pfizer, Quintiles, UK, appointment, sales and marketing
Quintiles has appointed the former head of Pfizer Health Solutions to lead its own Health Management Solutions (HMS) business. As …
When should pharma leaders trust their gut instinct?
November 15, 2010Business Services, Sales and Marketing decision making, leadership, management
One of the most important questions facing leaders is when they should trust their gut instincts. Our work at McKinsey …
GSK partners with Brazil’s Fiocruz on tropical disease research
November 15, 2010Research and Development Chagas disease, Fiocruz, GSK, GSK’s Tres Cantos Medicines Development Campus, GlaxoSmithKline, Oswald Cruz Foundation, leishmaniasis
GlaxoSmithKline and the Brazil-based Oswald Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) are to research and develop new medicines for tropical diseases Chagas and …
Quarter of all cancers found at late stage
November 15, 2010Cancer, England, NCIN, NHS, National Cancer Intelligence Network, brain cancer, cancer diagnosis, leukaemia
Nearly a quarter of all cancer diagnoses in England came after a patient had been admitted to hospital for emergency …
Irish cost-effectiveness guidelines published
November 15, 2010Sales and Marketing Dr Mairin Ryan, Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies, HIQA, Health Information and Quality Authority, IPHA, Ireland, Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association, NICE, hta
The Irish government has published new health technology assessment guidelines to help decision-makers estimate the cost-effectiveness of medical treatments. The …
AstraZeneca staff strike as pension talks breakdown
November 15, 2010Manufacturing and Production AZ, AstraZeneca, AstraZeneca UK Manufacturing, GMB, Hurdsfield Industrial Estate, pensions, strikes, unions
Workers at an AstraZeneca facility in the UK went back on strike for the eighth time last week after talks …
Tylenol recall warrants thorough, public investigation, says ISMP
November 15, 2010Manufacturing and Production FDA, ISMP, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Johnson & Jonson, MedWatch, Tylenol, Tylenol recall
Johnson & Jonson’s recall of Tylenol painkiller products was one of the key safety trends identified in the last quarter …
Sam Barnes joins Axon Communications
November 12, 2010Medical Communications AXON Communications, Joss Lyons-White, Sam Barnes, appointment, medical communications
Surrey, UK-based agency Axon Communications has appointed Sam Barnes director of PR. Sam has over 15 years of experience in healthcare …
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