Dr Kai Lindevall re-appointed chief executive of Encorium
January 20, 2010Research and Development Encorium, appointment, research and development
Dr Kai Lindevall has been re-appointed chief executive of contract research organisation (CRO) Encorium, having held the post in 2008 …
Dr Lloyd Payne joins Aquapharm Biodiscovery as research director
January 20, 2010Research and Development Aquapharm Biodiscovery, appointment, research and development
Scottish marine biotechnology company Aquapharm Biodiscovery has appointed Dr Lloyd Payne as its new research director. He joins Aquapharm from …
Chamberlain Healthcare PR appoints Mark Cater
January 20, 2010Medical Communications Chamberlain Healthcare PR, appointment, medical communications
Mark Cater has been appointed managing director of Chamberlain Healthcare PR’s London office. Prior to joining Chamberlain, Cater was regional …
University of Cambridge joins Lilly’s open innovation group
January 20, 2010Research and Development Cambridge University, OIDD, University of Cambridge, lilly
The University of Cambridge is to join Eli Lilly’s ‘Open Innovation Drug Discovery’ project. Lilly first launched its online portal …
Boehringer targets ‘genome guardian’ protein for cancer collaboration
January 19, 2010Research and Development Boehringer, Cancer, Priaxon, genome
Boehringer Ingelheim has signed a worldwide deal with Munich-based pharma firm Priaxon to find novel treatments for cancer. The firms …
Contract research news in brief
January 19, 2010Research and Development Bioanalytical Systems, Charles River Laboratories, Invivodata, Quintiles, ReSearch Pharmaceutical, ReSearch Pharmaceutical Se Invivodata, Synomics Pharma
Our round-up of developments in the world of outsourced R&D includes job losses at Charles River, India’s SIRO Clinpharma buying …
Awards recognise top pharma manufacturing projects
January 19, 2010Manufacturing and Production Biogen, Genentech, Mannkind, Pfizer
The winners of the 2010 Facility of the Year Awards have been made public, with Pfizer grabbing two out of …
AstraZeneca continues personalised healthcare push
January 19, 2010Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Dako, Diagnostics, Iressa
AstraZeneca and cancer diagnostics specialist Dako Denmark are to develop companion diagnostics for a number of the pharma company’s oncology …
Victoza pill trial begins
January 19, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GLP-1, Novo Nordisk, Victoza, diabetes, type II
A promising new diabetes treatment which can be taken as a pill instead of as an injection has just begun …
NICE approves Trabectedin
January 19, 2010Sales and Marketing NICE, PharmaMar, Trabectedin, soft tissue sarcoma
Patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma could now benefit from PharmaMar’s new drug trabectedin, after the NICE granted its approval. …
US generics company expands into Eastern Europe
January 19, 2010Sales and Marketing Alvogen, Eastern Europe, generics
US generics company Alvogen has announced an ambitious expansion into the lucrative markets of Eastern Europe. The company has opened …
Sir Leszek Borysiewicz to step down from the MRC
January 19, 2010MRC, UK, appointment
The Medical Research Council’s chief executive Sir Leszek Borysiewicz is stepping down later this year to become vice chancellor of …
Avantium appoints Gunnar Staaf
January 19, 2010Sales and Marketing appointment, sales and marketing
Amsterdam-based technology company Avantium has appointed Gunnar Staaf as chief executive of its pharma business in preparation for spinning it …
Pharma responds to disaster in Haiti
January 18, 2010Sales and Marketing Haiti, disaster, industry reputation, relief
A number of pharmaceutical companies have sprung into action to help the relief effort in Haiti. The island has been …
Commission probes Lundbeck on alleged generic blocking
January 18, 2010Sales and Marketing European Commission, Lundbeck, generics, kroes
The European Commission has confirmed it is to investigate Lundbeck for alleged anti-competitive behaviour relating to its anti-depressant Cipramil. The …
NICE to revamp chronic heart failure guidance
January 18, 2010NHS, NICE, chronic heart failure
NICE is moving to update its clinical guidance on the management of chronic heart failure in adults. Draft recommendations are …
Bruce Given appointed chairman of ICON
January 18, 2010Research and Development ICON, appointment, research and development
Irish contract research organisation ICON has appointed Bruce Given chairman.He succeeds out-going chairman John Climax who co-founded the company in 1990 …
Cladribine still set to be first oral MS treatment
January 18, 2010Sales and Marketing Cladribine, FTY-720, MS, Merck Serono
Merck Serono’s new oral treatment for multiple sclerosis cladribine is still tipped to reach the market ahead of its rival, …
Moyes fires parting shots at government
January 18, 2010Monitor, NHS, foundation hospitals
The head of Monitor, the body charged with regulating the leading ‘foundation trust’ hospitals, has aired his views on the …
Cephalon’s pharma chief to step down
January 18, 2010Sales and Marketing Cephalon, appointment, sales and marketing
Cephalon’s executive vice president of worldwide pharmaceutical operations Robert Roche is leaving the company at the beginning of February to …
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