Contract research news in brief
February 15, 2010Research and Development Almac Pharma Services, CRO, CoreLab Partners, DreamCIS, PPD, Parexel, Proteome Sciences, SIRO Clinpharm, Thermo Fisher Scientifitic
Our round-up of developments in the contract research sector includes alliances for Parexel/Proteome Sciences and SIRO Clinpharm/DreamCIS, as well as …
Langland aims to ‘Cake A Difference’
February 12, 2010Medical Communications Langland, charity
Langland has marshaled its digital and design teams in support of Bliss, producing a pro bono campaign for the premature …
Cephalon posts strong figures
February 12, 2010Sales and Marketing 2009 financials, Cephalon
US–based specialty pharma company Cephalon, best known for its sleep disorder treatment Provigil, has posted an 11% increase in sales …
Digital Pharma: The MHRA is a late guest at the information party
February 12, 2010Medical Communications MHRA, information, patient information
The MHRA is considering putting its database of patient information leaflets (PILs) and Summaries of Product Characteristics (SPCs) online and …
Ulcerative colitis market set to double by 2018
February 12, 2010Sales and Marketing Humira, Simponi, TNF, ulcerative colitis
The market for ulcerative colitis drugs is set to double over the ten years to 2018 when it will hit …
Obesity costs could hit £5bn by 2025
February 12, 2010NHS, obesity
A new review of UK health services has come up with half a dozen ways in which the government should …
Deloitte boosts Life Sciences & Health Care practice
February 12, 2010Sales and Marketing Deloitte, appointment, sales and marketing
Business advisory firm Deloitte has made three senior appointments to its UK Life Sciences & Health Care practice. Julian Remnant …
Management Forum Announces Pharmacy 2010 – Exhibition Website
February 11, 2010Research and Development
Management Forum is pleased to announce the launch of their PHARMACY 2010 Exhibition website. This exciting new website contains full …
Soft skills for the commercial manager
February 11, 2010Business Services, Sales and Marketing MSI, leadership, sales force effectiveness, sales representatives, skills
The healthcare industry is changing. In pharma, the new rising commercial leaders, business unit heads, marketing managers, have both business …
Strong showing for Sanofi-Aventis in 2009
February 11, 20102009 financials, Sanofi-Aventis
Sanofi-Aventis made large gains in emerging markets, vaccines and consumer healthcare last year, helping produce 8.5 billion euros in net …
Roche diabetes trial proves promising
February 11, 2010Research and Development GLP-1, Roche, diabetes, taspoglutide
Phase III results for Roche’s once-weekly injectable drug taspoglutide have shown a positive effect on reducing blood glucose compared with …
Brennan rejects generics diversification model
February 11, 2010Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, biosimilars, em, generics, industry
AstraZeneca’s chief executive David Brennan has rejected the strategy of diversification into generics and biosimilars being pursued by many of …
Eurocom wins Bausch & Lomb Account
February 11, 2010Medical Communications
Bausch & Lomb’s EMEA team has selected Eurocom as its PR partner to work on the Crystalens brand of accommodating …
RSA expands global network
February 11, 2010Business Services appointment, business services, rsa
RSA has made a series of new appointments across its global network with new starters in the UK, Germany, US …
New ABPI Code training launched
February 11, 2010Medical Communications ABPI, Code of Practice, Compliance Hub, Tonic, training
A new training course specifically aimed at making PR and marketing agencies compliant with the ABPI Code has been launched. …
Oral strip ondansetron held up at FDA
February 11, 2010Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Strativa, chemotherapy, film strips, nausea
A novel formulation of ondansetron has seen its marketing application delayed at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because …
Eurocom strengthens creative offering with new appointment
February 10, 2010Medical Communications
Due to continued business development, Eurocom is delighted to announce the appointment of Rachel Underwood as Creative Copywriter. Rachel brings …
GSK to downsize Harlow R&D site
February 10, 2010Research and Development GlaxoSmithKline, job cuts
GlaxoSmithKline is on the point of making the first job cuts in a round of redundancies designed to save £500 …
Actavis looks internally and externally for growth
February 10, 2010Manufacturing and Production Actavis, generics
Actavis is planning to increase the size of its manufacturing site in Iceland in order to boost output to around …
Interlace boosts client services team
February 10, 2010Medical Communications Interlace, Wells Healthcare, appointment, medical communications
Interlace Global Group has appointed Alan Nicolle (pictured left) as client services director, one of a handful of new starters …
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