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GSK signs needle-free vaccine alliance

December 16, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GlaxoSmithKline, Intercell, patch, vaccines

GlaxoSmithKline has signed a deal with Intercell to see whether any of its vaccines could be made available in patch …

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Sanofi invests in syringe production in France

December 16, 2009
Manufacturing and Production France, Sanofi-Aventis, vaccines

Sanofi-Aventis has doubled its capacity to manufacture syringe-delivered medicines with the opening of new production units at Le Trait, near …

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ScopeMedical-Toby,-Carol,-Chris

Three new starters at ScopeMedical

December 16, 2009
Medical Communications ScopeMedical, appointment, medical communications

ScopeMedical has appointed Toby Galbraith as account director, Carol Richter as medical writer and Chris Tilly as account manager.Toby has …

Appointment

GSK discloses US healthcare professional payments

December 15, 2009
Medical Communications GSK, doctors, industry reputation, payments

GlaxoSmithKline has disclosed some of the fees it has paid to US healthcare professionals for speaking and consulting services.The list …

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Bayer Schering Pharma's Len Starnes

Digital Pharma: A Year in Digital (4/5)

December 15, 2009
Medical Communications 2009, Bayer, digi, digital pharma, year in review

Favourite use of digital (pharma)Physicians’ social networks. This is pharma’s new engagement channel offering the industry an opportunity to normalise …

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Commission launches new wave of anti-trust raids

December 15, 2009
Sales and Marketing Europe, European Commission, Lundbeck, Teva, generics, kroes

The European Commission has launched a new series of raids on pharmaceutical companies as part of its crackdown on alleged …

News
Nestle HQ image

The future is personalised

December 15, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing diagnostic, industry, nestle, personalised, pricewaterhousecoopers

A new report says the market for personalised medicine products is set to grow strongly over the next few years, …

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Patheon will shed another Puerto Rico plant

December 15, 2009
Manufacturing and Production JLL, Patheon, Puerto Rico

Contract manufacturer Patheon has taken the axe to its Puerto Rico operations once again, this time marking its facility in …

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Kendle appoints Christopher Bergen chief administrative officer and Simon Higginbotham chief marketing officer

December 15, 2009
Research and Development Kendle, appointment, research and development

Kendle has appointed Christopher Bergen to the newly-created role of chief administrative officer and executive vice president.Bergen was previously chief …

Appointment
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AstraZeneca’s Chris Brinsmead and ex-health minister Lord Darzi appointed ambassadors for UK lifescience

December 15, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Darzi, UK, appointment, research and development, sales and marketing

AstraZeneca UK’s chairman Chris Brinsmead and former health minister Lord Ara Darzi are among six newly appointed private sector business …

Appointment

Vision for £500m biomedical research hub in UK unveiled

December 14, 2009
Research and Development Paul Nurse, UKCMRI, Wellcome

Construction of a new biomedical research institute designed to bring the UK to the forefront of fundamental research in a …

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Pharma welcomes UK pre-budget report

December 14, 2009
Research and Development patent, tax

The pharma and healthcare sectors have been unpicking the implications of last week’s Pre-Budget Report (PBR) by chancellor Alastair Darling.The …

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Manufacturing news in brief

December 14, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Alexion, Codexis, Dishman, Dow

Pharmafocus’ round-up of developments in pharmaceutical manufacturing includes facility updates from Dishman, Alexion, Stirling Products, RL Fine Chemicals and Cambrex, …

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PCTs receive mixed ratings from PBC commissioners

December 14, 2009
PBC, primary

PCTs have received a mixed report from practice-based commissioners, less than a third of who rate the quality of PCT …

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MabThera shows improved leukaemia survival benefits

December 14, 2009
Sales and Marketing CLL, MabThera, Roche

MabThera/Rituxan is the first treatment to show improved survival in previously untreated patients with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL), according to …

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Pfizer gives notice of staff cuts at former Wyeth plant

December 14, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Pfizer, US

Pfizer says it will cut around 200 staff at its Pearl River manufacturing facility in New York, US, according to …

News

Pronova gets EU nod for Omacor manufacturing plant

December 14, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Denmark, Omacor, Pronova

Pronova BioPharma has been granted approval by EU regulatory authorities for its new manufacturing plant in Kalundborg, Denmark, that will …

News

Mental health support programme launched

December 14, 2009
NICE, mental health

A government programme offering workplace support for people with mental health issues has been launched.The idea is to allow sufferers …

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Theodora-Anastasi-of-The-MSI-Consultancy

Pfizer UK’s Theodora Anastasi joins The MSI Consultancy

December 14, 2009
Sales and Marketing MSI, appointment, sales and marketing

Pharmaceutical consultancy firm The MSI Consultancy has appointed Theodora Anastasi as a consultant.

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Roche's Sabine Kostevc

Digital Pharma: A Year in Digital (3/5)

December 14, 2009
Medical Communications 2009, Roche, digi, digital pharma, year in review

A number of Roche’s own interactive educational initiatives, such as those explaining biotechnology or what it takes to develop a …

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