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Cohn & Wolfe wins MS account

August 20, 2010
Medical Communications Cohn & Wolfe, Genzyme, MS

Cohn & Wolfe has won a global account with Genzyme to handle communications for its work with alemtuzumab in multiple …

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Pharma sector a ‘market for lemons’

August 20, 2010
Sales and Marketing NICE, health economics

  American sociologist Donald Light has made a provocative assessment of the pharma industry, saying the industry is able to exaggerate …

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Benlysta to be fast-tracked by FDA

August 20, 2010
Sales and Marketing Benlysta, GSK, HGS, Lupus

 New lupus drug Benlysta has been given priority review status by the FDA.Benlysta (belimumab) has been developed by Human Genome …

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Kowa launches new statin in the UK

August 20, 2010
Sales and Marketing Kowa, Recordati, cv, statin

A new statin has been launched in the UK by Japanese pharma company Kowa.Livazo (pitavastatin) has been approved by the …

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Rupert Potter joins Incuna

August 20, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Incuna, appointment, medical communications, sales and marketing

Rupert Potter has been appointed sales director at digital agency Incuna, where he will be responsible for a number of key …

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ASCO

ASCO 2010: The Hedgehog Pathway and other ways to target cancer

August 19, 2010
Research and Development ASCO, Cancer, thyroid cancer

The American Society of Clinical Oncology conference, one of the most important dates in the pharmaceutical industry’s calendar, took place …

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Chris Hare appointed new Managing Director of Woolley Pau

August 19, 2010
Medical Communications Woolley Pau, appointment, medical communications

Chris Hare, former vice president of international client services at GyroHSR, has been appointed managing director of Woolley Pau. He …

Appointment

Novartis and Quark sign gene silencing deal

August 19, 2010
Research and Development Novartis, Quark, SiRNA, rnai

Novartis has joined the race to develop a ‘gene silencing’ treatment by signing a new deal with siRNA specialist Quark …

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BMS’ melanoma drug given priority review

August 19, 2010
Sales and Marketing BMS, ipilimumab

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s promising new treatment for skin cancer melanoma has been given a priority review by the FDA. The company …

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Cell therapy industry partnership launched

August 18, 2010
Research and Development Genzyme, ISCT, Lonza, Roche

Pharma and biotech companies including Roche and Genzyme are to launch a series of initiatives to bolster progress in the …

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Contract research news in brief

August 18, 2010
Research and Development Anavex, Cyprotex, Synexus

UK contract research organisation Synexus says it is reaping the benefits of its investments in Hungary in recent years, with …

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FDA

FDA already notified on ProAmatine withdrawal, says Shire

August 18, 2010
Sales and Marketing FDA, ProAmatine, Shire

Shire is to withdraw its product ProAmatine following a demand from the FDA early this week regarding post-marketing data on …

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Lilly abandons late stage Alzheimer’s drug

August 17, 2010
Research and Development Alzheimer's, lilly

Lilly is to abandon an Alzheimer’s drug in phase III development after results suggested it actually accelerated the disease rather …

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BAC and Octapharma extend collaboration for G-CSF custom ligand

August 17, 2010
Manufacturing and Production BAC, Octapharma

BAC, a specialist in antibody-based affinity purification technology has signed a licence agreement with Octapharma, which manufactures human proteins for …

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FDA considers pulling ProAmantine

August 17, 2010
Sales and Marketing FDA, Shire, post-marketing

Shire’s low blood pressure drug ProAmantine and generic copies could be withdrawn from the US market because no post-marketing studies …

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AstraZeneca staff to strike over pension cuts

August 17, 2010
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, pensions

AstraZeneca is reviewing its position after UK trade union members at the company voted to strike over cuts to pension …

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Digital Pharma: Roche asks employees to be social media ‘scouts’

August 17, 2010
Medical Communications Digital Pharma blog, Roche, social media

Roche wants employees who use social media to be ‘scouts’ for how the company and its products are perceived online. …

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Biocatalyst firm Codexis posts sales increase

August 16, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Codexis, biocatalyst

Codexis has reported a healthy increase in revenues in the second quarter of 2010 which suggests that pharmaceutical companies are …

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Patient group sponsorship and transparency criticised

August 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing EMA, ethics, patient groups, transparency

High rates of sponsorship from pharma groups for patient groups have been criticised in a new report. The report from …

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Regenerative medicine: small steps towards the great leap forward

August 16, 2010
Research and Development GSK, Pfizer, Stem cells, regenerative medicine

Susan Aldridge reports on what some of the leading pharma companies are doing in the regenerative medicine and stem cells …

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