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Sanofi signs personalised medicine alliance

August 11, 2010
Research and Development Sanofi-Aventis, Scripps Genomic Medicine, genomics

Sanofi-Aventis has signed a personalised medicine research alliance with US not-for-profit company Scripps Genomic Medicine. The company is part of …

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Sir John Savill to head up MRC

August 11, 2010
Research and Development MRC, appointment, research and development

The Medical Research Council has appointed Sir John Savill as chief executive and deputy chair with effect from 1 October. …

Appointment

Medical Affairs at the centre of life sciences innovation

August 11, 2010
Research and Development Kinapse, Medical Affairs

In today’s challenging business environment, many innovative life sciences companies are raising questions about the return on investment of internal …

Feature

Lilly sponsors diabetic calendar for Ramadan

August 11, 2010
Medical Communications Diabetes UK, disease awareness campaigns, lilly

UK Muslims with diabetes are being offered a special Ramadan calendar that features advice and tips about fasting during the …

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Novartis Tasigna website

Digital Pharma: Novartis rapped for Facebook sharing

August 10, 2010
Medical Communications Digital Pharma blog, Facebook, Novartis, Tasigna

Novartis has had its knuckles rapped by the FDA over the company’s use of social media sharing tools. At issue …

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WHO delists Sanofi-Aventis combo vaccine

August 10, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis, WHO, vaccines

The World Health Organization has dropped a combination vaccine made by Sanofi-Aventis’ subsidiary Shantha Biologics from its list of prequalified …

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Bilcare buys INEOS to expand pharma packaging business

August 10, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Bilcare, INEOS, Klockner Pentaplast, packaging, pharma packaging

India’s Bilcare will pay 100 million euros to acquire the films business of chemical company group INEOS in a deal …

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Capacity expansion helps Hovione to healthy sales increase

August 10, 2010
Manufacturing and Production API, Hovione, packaging, pharma packaging

Portuguese active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer Hovione has posted a healthy increase in sales for the fiscal year-ended March 31, 2010, …

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Elan halts separation plans

August 10, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Elan

Irish drugmaker Elan has postponed plans to separate its business into two publicly-listed companies due to adverse market conditions. Elan …

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ACM Global expands UK and US teams

August 10, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development ACM Global, appointment, manufacturing and production, research and development

Clinical services company ACM Global has made several new appointments at its UK and US facilities. Its Global Central Laboratory …

Appointment

Talking Point: Cost-efficient logistics

August 10, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Polar Speed, Talking Point, talking logistics

‘This is an environment where the NHS will face the most severe and substantial financial shortfall in its history,’ Branwen …

Feature

AstraZeneca reaches $200m Seroquel settlement

August 10, 2010
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Seroquel

AstraZeneca is to pay around £198 million to settle US lawsuits against its troubled anti-psychotic drug Seroquel. The company has …

News

New Type of Company Launched: Streaming Well created in Europe

August 9, 2010
Medical Communications healthcare video, online patient education, streaming well, video distribution

A NEW HEALTHCARE VIDEO PRODUCER AND DISTRIBUTOR PROVIDES INFORMATION AND EDUCATION TO REACH ONLINE AUDIENCES ACROSS EUROPE AND WORLDWIDE.LONDON UK, …

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Boehringer building at night

Generic competition hits Boehringer sales

August 9, 2010
Sales and Marketing 2010 financials, Boehringer, Q2

Boehringer Ingelheim’s sales fell 5% in the first half of 2010, depressed by generic competition and then further dragged down …

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Victoza lifts Novo Nordisk

August 9, 2010
Sales and Marketing 2010 financials, Novo Nordisk, Q2

Novo Nordisk has posted a set of healthy results following strong sales from its insulin range and newly launched diabetes …

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CMP Therapeutics appoints Dr Neill Moray Mackenzie

August 9, 2010
Research and Development CMP Therapeutics, appointment, research and development

Dr Neill Moray Mackenzie has joined Hertfordshire, UK-based biopharmaceutical company CMP Therapeutics as chief executive. He has a long record …

Appointment

A revolution for the NHS – an opportunity for pharma?

August 9, 2010
Sales and Marketing GlaxoSmithKline, NHS

Healthcare systems across western Europe are currently under renewed pressure and scrutiny, each government preoccupied with finding major cost-savings to …

Feature

Reforms could mean ‘de-nationalisation’ of NHS

August 9, 2010
NHS, government

Tribal, a private healthcare provider, has welcomed the new NHS reforms, saying they are so radical that they could represent …

News

NICE: the end of an era

August 9, 2010
Sales and Marketing Andrew Lansley, NICE, VBP, government

NICE is undergoing a momentus shift in its role which will see it leave behind the frequent clashes and controversy …

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GPs urged to curb spending on prescriptions

August 6, 2010
GPs, NHS, NICE, NPC, prescriptions

GPs are being encouraged to reduce spending on prescriptions by following NICE’s cost-effectiveness guidelines. A new National Prescribing Centre (NPC) …

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