Leo chooses Cegedim for Asia Pacific
June 2, 2010Business Services Asia, CRM
Leo Pharma has chosen a Cegedim Dendrite CRM system for its sales teams in Asia Pacific. ‘Mobile Intelligence’ is a …
Thalidomide recommended ahead of Velcade
June 2, 2010Medical Communications NICE, myeloma
Celgene’s Thalidomide has been recommended by NICE as a treatment for multiple myeloma, and is favoured ahead of Janssen-Cilag’s Velcade. …
Xeloda for gastric cancer gains NICE nod
June 2, 2010Sales and Marketing UK, Xeloda
NICE has recommended Roche’s Xeloda as a first line treatment of inoperable advanced gastric cancer.The cost-effectiveness body says the oral …
Tim Mustill joins Acumed
June 2, 2010Medical Communications Acumed, KnowledgePoint360, appointment, medical communications
Tim Mustill has been appointed vice-president of client services at Acumed, part of the KnowledgePoint360 medical communications group. He has …
Amgen’s Prolia approved in Europe
June 1, 2010Sales and Marketing Amgen, Prolia
A blockbuster future is predicted for the osteoporosis treatment Prolia, with global sales predicted to reach $5 billion.European regulators have …
Global MS awareness campaign launched
June 1, 2010Medical Communications MS, Merck Serono
Merck Serono has launched a short film competition as part of a global campaign, Real MS, to raise awareness of …
‘Phantom recall’ dogs J&J at congressional hearing
June 1, 2010Manufacturing and Production Johnson & Johnson, McNeil, Tylenol, manufacturing compliance
Johnson & Johnson subsidiary McNeil Consumer Healthcare initiated a recall of its painkiller Motrin (ibuprofen) last year without informing the …
Contract research news in brief
June 1, 2010Research and Development CRO, NIB
Irish contract research organisation ICON plc has acquired Timaq Medical Imaging, a Swiss provider of imaging services to pharmaceutical and …
Novo withdraws insulins in Greece price protest
May 31, 2010Sales and Marketing Greece, pricing
Insulin manufacturer Novo Nordisk says it will withdraw its modern insulin products from Greece in protest at a 25% price …
Abbott and Daiichi Sankyo acclaimed in great places to work survey
May 31, 2010Business Services Abbott, Daiichi Sankyo
The Great Place to Work Institute has named Abbott as one of the Top 50 Best Workplaces in the UK, …
Inspra performs strongly in heart failure patients
May 28, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Inspra, Pfizer, chronic heart failure, heart failure
Pfizer is to end a clinical trial of Inspra early because of signs that it significantly cuts the risk of …
Woolley Pau expands client services department
May 28, 2010Medical Communications Woolley Pau, appointment, medical communications
Woolley Pau has appointed Sarah Philp as a senior account director within its client services department. She has 10 years’ …
Napp rises in Best Companies to Work For survey
May 28, 2010Business Services Napp, careers, recruitment
Napp Pharmaceutical Holdings has risen to position 5 in the latest Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to Work For, …
Edelman bags the FT’s Stefan Stern
May 27, 2010Medical Communications Edelman, appointment, medical communications
PR agency Edelman has appointed Stefan Stern director of strategy.He will provide senior counsel to the agency’s clients across all …
Pfizer R&D head exits for AstraZeneca
May 27, 2010Research and Development AstraZeneca, Pfizer, appointment, research and development
One of Pfizer’s two heads of research and development Martin Mackay is to leave the company for rivals AstraZeneca. Only …
Slow recovery expected for epilepsy market
May 27, 2010Sales and Marketing Datamonitor, Keppra, UCB, epilepsy
The global market for epilepsy treatments is expected to make a slow recovery after a wave of patent expiries from …
Digital Pharma: Byte-sized roundup
May 27, 2010Medical Communications Twitter, digi game, disease awareness campaigns, doctors.net
This week’s roundup includes the launch of Boehringer Ingelheim’s digital diabetes hub, J&J expands Twitter use, continued international expansion at …
Sanofi signs biomedical collaboration with MIT
May 27, 2010Research and Development MIT, Sanofi-Aventis, academia, biomedical
Sanofi-Aventis has formed a strategic alliance with the Centre for Biodmedical Innovation at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. The alliance, …
J&J faces FDA scrutiny for another manufacturing unit
May 27, 2010Manufacturing and Production Advanced Sterilization Products, Ethicon, J&J, JJ, McNeil, manufacturing compliance
Another Johnson & Johnson subsidiary has come under scrutiny by FDA for failing to meet quality standards in its manufacturing. …
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