Ogilvy wins Pradaxa account

June 3, 2010
Medical Communications Boehringer, Ogilvy, Pradaxa

Boehringer Ingelheim has awarded OgilvyHealthPR the global communications brief for its oral blood-thinner Pradaxa. The agency was appointed after a …

Erbitux ‘now standard of care’ in KRAS patients

June 3, 2010
Sales and Marketing Erbitux, Merck Serono

A new survey suggests Merck Serono’s Erbitux has become a standard of care for KRAS wild-type metastatic colorectal cancer The …

Teva staff in Ireland vote for industrial action

June 3, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Ireland, Teva

Workers at a plant operated by Teva in Ireland have voted to take industrial action in a dispute over redundancy …

iPhone

Pfizer launches iPhone service for doctors

June 3, 2010
Medical Communications Apple, Epocrates, Pfizer, digital doctors, emedicine, iphone

A new service to allow doctors to communicate with Pfizer via iPhones and other mobile devices has been unveiled. Clinicians …

Chiltern Announces Early Phase Partnership with Tayside Academic Health Sciences Centre

June 3, 2010
Research and Development

Chiltern will draw upon many parts of TAHSC, including the Clinical Research Centre (CRC) which is located on the same …

Leo chooses Cegedim for Asia Pacific

June 2, 2010
Business Services Asia, CRM

Leo Pharma has chosen a Cegedim Dendrite CRM system for its sales teams in Asia Pacific. ‘Mobile Intelligence’ is a …

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Thalidomide recommended ahead of Velcade

June 2, 2010
Medical Communications NICE, myeloma

Celgene’s Thalidomide has been recommended by NICE as a treatment for multiple myeloma, and is favoured ahead of Janssen-Cilag’s Velcade. …

Xeloda for gastric cancer gains NICE nod

June 2, 2010
Sales and Marketing UK, Xeloda

NICE has recommended Roche’s Xeloda as a first line treatment of inoperable advanced gastric cancer.The cost-effectiveness body says the oral …

Tim Mustill joins Acumed

June 2, 2010
Medical Communications Acumed, KnowledgePoint360, appointment, medical communications

Tim Mustill has been appointed vice-president of client services at Acumed, part of the KnowledgePoint360 medical communications group. He has …

Amgen’s Prolia approved in Europe

June 1, 2010
Sales and Marketing Amgen, Prolia

A blockbuster future is predicted for the osteoporosis treatment Prolia, with global sales predicted to reach $5 billion.European regulators have …

Global MS awareness campaign launched

June 1, 2010
Medical Communications MS, Merck Serono

Merck Serono has launched a short film competition as part of a global campaign, Real MS, to raise awareness of …

‘Phantom recall’ dogs J&J at congressional hearing

June 1, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Johnson & Johnson, McNeil, Tylenol, manufacturing compliance

Johnson & Johnson subsidiary McNeil Consumer Healthcare initiated a recall of its painkiller Motrin (ibuprofen) last year without informing the …

Contract research news in brief

June 1, 2010
Research and Development CRO, NIB

Irish contract research organisation ICON plc has acquired Timaq Medical Imaging, a Swiss provider of imaging services to pharmaceutical and …

Novo withdraws insulins in Greece price protest

May 31, 2010
Sales and Marketing Greece, pricing

Insulin manufacturer Novo Nordisk says it will withdraw its modern insulin products from Greece in protest at a 25% price …

Abbott and Daiichi Sankyo acclaimed in great places to work survey

May 31, 2010
Business Services Abbott, Daiichi Sankyo

The Great Place to Work Institute has named Abbott as one of the Top 50 Best Workplaces in the UK, …

Inspra performs strongly in heart failure patients

May 28, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Inspra, Pfizer, chronic heart failure, heart failure

Pfizer is to end a clinical trial of Inspra early because of signs that it significantly cuts the risk of …

Woolley Pau expands client services department

May 28, 2010
Medical Communications Woolley Pau, appointment, medical communications

Woolley Pau has appointed Sarah Philp as a senior account director within its client services department. She has 10 years’ …

Napp rises in Best Companies to Work For survey

May 28, 2010
Business Services Napp, careers, recruitment

Napp Pharmaceutical Holdings has risen to position 5 in the latest Sunday Times Top 100 Best Companies to Work For, …

Edelman bags the FT’s Stefan Stern

May 27, 2010
Medical Communications Edelman, appointment, medical communications

PR agency Edelman has appointed Stefan Stern director of strategy.He will provide senior counsel to the agency’s clients across all …

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