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BMA hits out at NHS commercialisation

February 15, 2010
BMA, NHS, private sector

The British Medical Association is urging the public to resist the role of private companies in the NHS. Its Look …

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MDS completes contract research exit

February 15, 2010
Research and Development CRO, mds

MDS has completed the sell-off of its contract research and development business – MDS Pharma Services – with the signing …

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Victoza pack

Novo to challenge NICE Victoza guidance

February 15, 2010
Sales and Marketing NICE, Novo Nordisk, Victoza

NICE has given a partial green light to Novo Nordisk’s type II diabetes treatment Victoza, backing its use as part …

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Sanofi expands cancer care campaign

February 15, 2010
Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis, charity

Sanofi-Aventis has expanded its My Child Matters programme, adding another seven new projects for improving cancer care for children in …

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Amarin appoints Jan van Heek

February 15, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amarin, appointment, research and development, sales and marketing

Jan van Heek has joined Amarin’s board of directors of as a non-executive director and will also take on the role …

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Contract research news in brief

February 15, 2010
Research and Development Almac Pharma Services, CRO, CoreLab Partners, DreamCIS, PPD, Parexel, Proteome Sciences, SIRO Clinpharm, Thermo Fisher Scientifitic

Our round-up of developments in the contract research sector includes alliances for Parexel/Proteome Sciences and SIRO Clinpharm/DreamCIS, as well as …

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Cake A Difference poster

Langland aims to ‘Cake A Difference’

February 12, 2010
Medical Communications Langland, charity

Langland has marshaled its digital and design teams in support of Bliss, producing a pro bono campaign for the premature …

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Sleep disorder treatment Provigil

Cephalon posts strong figures

February 12, 2010
Sales and Marketing 2009 financials, Cephalon

US–based specialty pharma company Cephalon, best known for its sleep disorder treatment Provigil, has posted an 11% increase in sales …

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Digital Pharma: The MHRA is a late guest at the information party

February 12, 2010
Medical Communications MHRA, information, patient information

The MHRA is considering putting its database of patient information leaflets (PILs) and Summaries of Product Characteristics (SPCs) online and …

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Ulcerative colitis market set to double by 2018

February 12, 2010
Sales and Marketing Humira, Simponi, TNF, ulcerative colitis

The market for ulcerative colitis drugs is set to double over the ten years to 2018 when it will hit …

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Obesity costs could hit £5bn by 2025

February 12, 2010
NHS, obesity

A new review of UK health services has come up with half a dozen ways in which the government should …

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Deloitte boosts Life Sciences & Health Care practice

February 12, 2010
Sales and Marketing Deloitte, appointment, sales and marketing

Business advisory firm Deloitte has made three senior appointments to its UK Life Sciences & Health Care practice. Julian Remnant …

Appointment

Management Forum Announces Pharmacy 2010 – Exhibition Website

February 11, 2010
Research and Development

Management Forum is pleased to announce the launch of their PHARMACY 2010 Exhibition website.  This exciting new website contains full …

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Press release

Soft skills for the commercial manager

February 11, 2010
Business Services, Sales and Marketing MSI, leadership, sales force effectiveness, sales representatives, skills

The healthcare industry is changing. In pharma, the new rising commercial leaders, business unit heads, marketing managers, have both business …

Feature

Strong showing for Sanofi-Aventis in 2009

February 11, 2010
2009 financials, Sanofi-Aventis

Sanofi-Aventis made large gains in emerging markets, vaccines and consumer healthcare last year, helping produce 8.5 billion euros in net …

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Roche diabetes trial proves promising

February 11, 2010
Research and Development GLP-1, Roche, diabetes, taspoglutide

Phase III results for Roche’s once-weekly injectable drug taspoglutide have shown a positive effect on reducing blood glucose compared with …

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Brennan rejects generics diversification model

February 11, 2010
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, biosimilars, em, generics, industry

AstraZeneca’s chief executive David Brennan has rejected the strategy of diversification into generics and biosimilars being pursued by many of …

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Eurocom wins Bausch & Lomb Account

February 11, 2010
Medical Communications

Bausch & Lomb’s EMEA team has selected Eurocom as its PR partner to work on the Crystalens brand of accommodating …

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Press release

RSA expands global network

February 11, 2010
Business Services appointment, business services, rsa

RSA has made a series of new appointments across its global network with new starters in the UK, Germany, US …

Appointment

New ABPI Code training launched

February 11, 2010
Medical Communications ABPI, Code of Practice, Compliance Hub, Tonic, training

A new training course specifically aimed at making PR and marketing agencies compliant with the ABPI Code has been launched. …

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