Quintiles will open new clinical unit in London next year
October 27, 2009Research and Development NHS, Quintiles
Quintiles has agreed to set up a clinical research unit in London that will allow it to tap into the …
New digital agency eBee launched
October 27, 2009Medical Communications digi pharma
New agency eBee has been launched as a specialist in groundbreaking digital work.The agency is a spin-off subsidiary of Hive …
Consolidation wave likely to continue among European CROs
October 27, 2009Research and Development cros
Another report concluding that the most successful contract research organisations (CROs) will be those that can offer a broad range …
Contract research news in brief
October 26, 2009Research and Development cros
Pharmafocus' round-up of contract research news includes ICON's Q3 results, expansion plans at ClinTec and a prestigious award for Bilcare
Critical Pharma gets Wellcome funding for biologic spray technology
October 26, 2009Research and Development critical pharma
A nasal spray technology which promises an alternative drug delivery method for biologic drugs has been given a funding boost. …
Adventis Health appoints five new staff
October 26, 2009Medical Communications Adventis, appointment, medical communications
Adventis Health has appointed five new staff – three to its med ed division, one to its advertising division and …
European regulators begin Tysabri review
October 26, 2009Sales and Marketing EU, Tysabri, reg
European regulators have begun a risk-benefit review of Biogen Idec’s multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri, which has been linked to 23 …
Anna ‘Lito’ Michala, sales executive, TRB Chemedica UK
October 23, 2009Sales and Marketing TRB Chemedica, appoinment, appointment, sales and marketing
TRB Chemedica UK has appointed Anna ‘Lito’ Michala as sales executive for Scotland and the North of England.Lito joins the …
European approval for 3-in-1 version of Exforge
October 23, 2009Sales and Marketing Diovan, Exforge, Novartis, cv, hypertension
European regulators have approved an expanded version of Novartis’ high blood pressure treatment Exforge.Exforge was first approved in Europe in …
Genzyme production in ‘recovery mode’
October 23, 2009Manufacturing and Production Cerezyme, Genzyme
Januvia helps stabilise Merck sales
October 23, 2009Sales and Marketing Januvia, Merck
Merck has turned in stable figures for the third quarter of the year, with global sales up 2% on the …
Digital Pharma: Bayer brings the InBed Dr to YouTube
October 22, 2009Medical Communications Bayer, digi, digital pharma, digital pharma YouTube
Bayer Schering Pharma has expanded its InBed erectile dysfunction awareness campaign, adding to YouTube 60 short videos that take a …
Cost-cutting helps Pfizer’s bottom line
October 22, 2009Sales and Marketing Pfizer
Pfizer's third-quarter results have seen it reap the benefit of its cost-cutting measures, including a reduction in headcount of around …
Great leaders and how to follow their example
October 22, 2009Business Services careers, training
We remember most clearly the leaders that have inspired us and shared their wisdom, and we absorb key truths from …
PharmaSwiss plans Serbian plant
October 22, 2009Manufacturing and Production PharmaSwiss
PharmaSwiss is planning to build a brand new manufacturing unit in Belgrade, Serbia, to allow it to carry out end-to-end …
National strategy planned to tackle liver disease
October 22, 2009NHS
A 'liver czar' is to be brought into the Department of Health to develop and oversee an effective strategy to …
EFPIA starts anti-counterfeiting pilots in Sweden
October 21, 2009Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing EU, counterfeits, supply chain
More than 100,000 products and 25 retail pharmacies in Stockholm will take part in a two-month anti-counterfeiting project run by …
Jamie Hooper, account manager, DNA Healthcare Advertising
October 21, 2009Medical Communications appointment, dna healthcare advertising, medical communications
DNA Healthcare Advertising has appointed Jamie Hooper as an account manager.In his new role Jamie will work on a number …
Barbara Britten, business developement director, Pharmexx UK
October 21, 2009Sales and Marketing appointment, pharmexx, sales and marketing
Barbara Britten has joined Pharmexx UK as a business developement director.She most recently worked at Actelion, where she held the …
UK begins swine flu vaccinations with GSK jab
October 21, 2009Sales and Marketing h1n1, hc
The UK's swine flu vaccination programme began today with NHS hospitals offering the jabs to frontline healthcare workers and patients …
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