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Pharma manufacturing news in brief

August 14, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Mylan

Pharmafocus' round-up of manufacturing news includes an all-clear for Mylan's Morgantown facility, GSK's flu vaccine plans and updates from the …

News

Twitter campaign to defend the NHS

August 14, 2009
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, digi

UK politicians have thrown their weight behind a Twitter campaign to defend the reputation of the NHS against increasingly virulent …

News

Online hospital comparison site launched

August 13, 2009
Medical Communications NHS, digi, healthcare

Patients in the UK have been given the chance to rate hospitals by a variety of criteria using a new …

News

Animal rights attacks were terrorism not activism, says Vasella

August 13, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Animal tests, Novartis, Vasella

Novartis chief executive Daniel Vasella has spoken for the first time of his shock at the arson attack on his …

News

Obama hits back at healthcare reform critics

August 13, 2009
NHS, Obama, US healthcare, healthcare

President Obama has hit back at critics of his reform plans, saying their campaigns are using scare tactics to keep …

News

Patheon wins EMEA approval for Puerto Rico plant

August 13, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Patheon

Canadian contract manufacturer Patheon has been cleared to import solid-dose products from its plant in Manati, Puerto Rico, into Europe …

News

AZ signs antibiotic deal with Forest Laboratories

August 13, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, Forest

AstraZeneca has struck a deal with Forest Laboratories to co-develop and commercialise ceftaroline, an anti-infective drug in phase III. The …

News

Green manufacturing from the deep blue sea

August 12, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Ingenza

UK researchers have embarked on a project to analyse marine microorganisms for enzymes that could be used to manufacture chiral …

News

Authorised generics deals likely here to stay, says analyst

August 12, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing generics

The practice of branded drugmakers paying rivals to keep generics off the market after product patent expiry – known as …

News

EMEA makes adverse drug reaction research a priority

August 12, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Europe, drug safety

Adverse drug reaction in hyperactive children has been made a key research priority for next year by the European Medicines …

News

New FDA head aims for aggressive enforcement

August 11, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, US, drug safety

The new head of US regulator the FDA has set out a vision to support public health, through tighter laws …

News

Tories would scrap NHS database plans

August 11, 2009
NHS, digi, healthcare

The Conservatives have pledged to scrap the government's plans for a central database of patient records, in order to save …

News

Sticky or stuck?

August 11, 2009
Medical Communications doctors, social networking

The 60's philosopher and communications guru Marshall McLuhan said, "the medium is the message" and certainly the current buzz around …

Feature

Wyboston launches delegate guide to conference etiquette

August 11, 2009
Medical Communications Conferences

Wyboston Lakes, one of the UK's best known conference and training centres, has launched a guide to help delegates make …

News

Skills council for pharma

August 11, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jobs, training

The UK pharmaceutical sector is set to get its own body dedicated to identifying and addressing key skills issues. A …

News

Contract research news in brief

August 11, 2009
Research and Development CRO, Omnicom

Pharmafocus presents its periodic round-up of developments in the contract research sector, including updates from Pharm-Olam, OmniComm, SIRO, Ecron Acunova …

News

Charles River cuts forecasts as profits slump

August 11, 2009
Research and Development Charles River, preclinical

Contract preclinical testing specialist Charles River Laboratories saw its second-quarter sales drop 12.5% to $308 million as demand from pharmaceutical …

News

Sanofi submits FDA application for swine flu vaccine

August 10, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis, h1n1

Sanofi Pasteur has filed with US regulators a supplemental license application for its vaccine to protect against the H1N1 pandemic …

News

Doubts about funding for ‘Innovation Pass’

August 10, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, NICE

The new fast-tracking system announced to help accelerate uptake of innovative new treatments in the UK, could be held back …

News

TNF blockers must carry children’s cancer warning

August 7, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, RA, TNF

The FDA has ruled that TNF blocker drugs should carry new warnings of the increased risk of certain cancers for …

News
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