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One in five European biotech companies facing bankruptcy

March 17, 2009
Research and Development biotech

Around one in five European biotech companies could go bust by the end of 2009 if new funding doesn't emerge …

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Unlocking the value of social media for business customers

March 17, 2009
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing marketing, social networking

Conversations around social media dominate the marketing landscape. Twitter-mania has reached fever pitch, proclaiming it the latest 'must have' social …

Feature

The internet marketing code

March 17, 2009
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing code, marketing, new media, online

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Merck’s mega-merger will mark a return to sales growth

March 16, 2009
Sales and Marketing MA, Merck

As a standalone company, Merck & Co. faces a tough future of declining sales. Analysts Datamonitor forecast that the merger …

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Mannkind picks up Pfizer’s Exubera facility

March 16, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Mannkind, diabetes

The demise of Pfizer's inhaled diabetes treatment Exubera cast a pall over the prospects for inhaled insulin therapy, but has …

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Roche boosts diagnostics division

March 16, 2009
Sales and Marketing Innovatis, Roche

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Oxford BioMedica looks to move on from a challenging 2008

March 13, 2009
Sales and Marketing Oxford BioMedica, biotech

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Sanofi-Aventis appoints new chief financial officer

March 13, 2009
Business Services, Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis

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Blow for Genzyme as FDA finds fault with Allston facility

March 13, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Genzyme

The chances of approval for Genzyme's new Pompe disease drug Lumizyme have diminished dramatically after the US Food and Drug …

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Working Life: Andrew Clark

March 13, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing UCB, library

How did you find your way into your current role? On return from a working holiday to New Zealand I …

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Government picks top-level NHS-academic research centres

March 12, 2009
Research and Development Academic

Five establishments have been named by the government as Academic Health Science Centres (AHSCs). The centres – UCL Partners, Cambridge …

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Roche buys out Genentech with increased bid

March 12, 2009
Sales and Marketing MA, Roche

Roche has finally struck a deal to acquire Genentech after raising its cash offer, putting an end to a prolonged …

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Cervarix adverse reactions as expected, says MHRA

March 11, 2009
Sales and Marketing GSK, vaccines

The government has played down reports about adverse reactions to GlaxoSmithKline's Cervarix, saying they are in line with expectations. The …

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Fears for health spending in recession

March 11, 2009
Sales and Marketing healthcare

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Recession helping smokers kick the habit

March 11, 2009
Sales and Marketing healthcare

New research compiled to mark the UK's No Smoking Day suggests a third of the country's smokers are thinking about …

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Foundation trusts’ private income limit could be dropped

March 11, 2009
NHS

The House of Lords is set to debate an amendment to the Health Bill which could remove the private patient …

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SkyePharma to cut back on manufacturing staff

March 11, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Europe, France, Skyepharma

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Obama ends stem cell funding ban

March 10, 2009
Research and Development US, stem cell

President Obama has lifted the US ban on federal funding for new stem cell research, signalling another marked departure in …

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The evolution of the eCTD

March 10, 2009
Research and Development eCTD, electronic common technical document, reg affairs

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Making a sales pitch in the ‘war for talent’

March 10, 2009
Business Services UCB, recruitment

When I joined Celltech (now part of UCB) over 20 years ago it was difficult to attract candidates who valued …

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