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Oral strip ondansetron held up at FDA

February 11, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Strativa, chemotherapy, film strips, nausea

A novel formulation of ondansetron has seen its marketing application delayed at the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) because …

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Eurocom strengthens creative offering with new appointment

February 10, 2010
Medical Communications

Due to continued business development, Eurocom is delighted to announce the appointment of Rachel Underwood as Creative Copywriter. Rachel brings …

Appointment

GSK to downsize Harlow R&D site

February 10, 2010
Research and Development GlaxoSmithKline, job cuts

GlaxoSmithKline is on the point of making the first job cuts in a round of redundancies designed to save £500 …

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Actavis looks internally and externally for growth

February 10, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Actavis, generics

Actavis is planning to increase the size of its manufacturing site in Iceland in order to boost output to around …

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Interlace Alan Nicolle

Interlace boosts client services team

February 10, 2010
Medical Communications Interlace, Wells Healthcare, appointment, medical communications

Interlace Global Group has appointed Alan Nicolle (pictured left) as client services director, one of a handful of new starters …

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NICE warns industry on cost-effectiveness

February 9, 2010
Sales and Marketing BMS, Janssen, NICE, Novartis, hta

NICE has turned down three drugs on cost grounds and has urged the pharma industry to do more to help …

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Sandy Royden

Sandy Royden steps down from Huntsworth

February 9, 2010
Medical Communications Huntsworth, appointment, medical communications

Huntsworth Health’s European chief executive Sandy Royden is stepping down at the end of March. Sandy, who is expecting a …

Appointment

ICON promotes Tom O’Leary

February 9, 2010
Research and Development ICON, appointment, research and development

Tom O’Leary has been appointed president of ICON Central Laboratories, succeeding Bob Scott-Edwards. Scott-Edwards had held the role since August …

Appointment
Novartis' Olivier Leupin

Working Life: Olivier Leupin

February 9, 2010
Business Services, Research and Development Novartis, Working Life, careers, careers voice

How did you find your way into your most current role? After receiving a master’s degree in biology at the …

Feature

Huntsworth reorganises European health offering

February 9, 2010
Medical Communications Huntsworth

Huntsworth Health has completed a reshuffle of its European operations that sees the company align its operations under three brands. …

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Ranbaxy woes revealed in FDA warning letter

February 9, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Ranbaxy

Ranbaxy has not taken adequate measures to correct deficiencies at its manufacturing plants, according to a communication from the US …

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PharmaIntel appoints Jacqui Batchelor

February 8, 2010
Business Services, Sales and Marketing PharmaIntel, appointment, sales and marketing

PharmaIntel, the commercial excellence consultancy founded by Gary Killington in 2008, has appointed two new team members to manage the delivery …

Appointment

Pfizer launches e-payment scheme for emerging markets

February 8, 2010
Sales and Marketing Pfizer, discount, em, emerging markets

Pfizer is reaching further into emerging markets with the launch of an e-payment scheme that offers patients deep discounts on …

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Roche expands Herceptin franchise

February 8, 2010
Sales and Marketing Herceptin, Roche, gastric cancer, stomach cancer

Roche’s blockbuster breast cancer treatment Herceptin has been launched in the UK as a treatment for stomach cancer. It is …

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Pfizer to personalise brain tumour vaccine

February 8, 2010
Research and Development Pfizer, Qiagen, brain tumour, gliobastoma, vaccines

Pfizer is working with Dutch company Qiagen to develop a companion diagnostic kit for its immunotherapy vaccine for gliobastoma multiforme. …

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Digital Pharma: UCB’s online epilepsy community

February 8, 2010
Medical Communications, Research and Development PatientsLikeMe, UCB, community, digital pharma, digital pharma research, patient information

UCB has launched an online community for US epilepsy patients to record ‘real-world’ experiences of the condition. In addition to …

Feature

Generics firm press for ‘clear and open’ market

February 8, 2010
Sales and Marketing generics, industry

Generic drug companies have set out their vision of a more ‘clear’ and ‘open’ market in Europe. Greg Perry, director …

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Carbogen Amcis opens large-scale high-potency API plant

February 8, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Carbogen Amcis, Dishman, India

Carbogen Amcis, the Swiss subsidiary of Dishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals of India, has opened a new high-potency active pharmaceutical ingredient …

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GSK appoints Philippe Fauchet president of GSK Japan

February 8, 2010
Sales and Marketing GlaxoSmithKline, appointment, sales and marketing

GSK has appointed Philippe Fauchet president of GSK Japan, reporting to to Marc Dunoyer who takes a new role as …

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Pharma manufacturing news in brief

February 8, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Angel Biotech, Catalent, Enzon, Genzyme, Gorbec Pharmaceuticals Services, Peakdale Molecular, Pfizer, Sigma-Tau, Synco Bio Partners

Our round-up of news in the pharmaceutical manufacturing arena covers developments at Genzyme, Enzon/Sigma-Tau, Catalent, Synco Bio Partners, Angel Biotech, …

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