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Pandemic declaration will not change UK’s response

June 12, 2009
NHS, h1n1

The Department of Health has insisted there will be no "material change" to the UK's preparations for swine flu. The …

News

Anti-smoking measures boosted by £2.5m grant

June 11, 2009
Cancer, NHS

Government anti-smoking measures are to receive a boost with the provision of a £2.5 million grant to help smokers kick …

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Genentechlr

Genentech forms type I diabetes collaboration

June 11, 2009
Research and Development Roche, diabetes

 The deal gives the Roche-owned biotech development and marketing rights to Bayhill’s molecule BHT-3021, which is currently in phase I/II …

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Time to find and develop your ‘Eureka!’ people

June 11, 2009
Business Services diversity, recruitment, training

The big pharma model is broken, and one of the ways drug development companies are going to fix it is …

Feature

Roche aims to prove life-saving benefits of aleglitazar

June 10, 2009
Research and Development Roche, diabetes

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NHS faces biggest financial challenge of its history

June 10, 2009
NHS, healthcare

The NHS is hurtling towards the most severe financial shortfall of its history, and faces an austere future of cutting …

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Kendle opens more Asia-Pacific offices

June 10, 2009
Research and Development Kendle

Contract research organisation Kendle has opened up new offices in Malaysia, Thailand and the Philippines as part of a continued …

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The pharmaceutical industry faces unprecedented barriers to evolution

June 10, 2009
Research and Development US, healthcare

Despite the pharmaceutical industry's evolving business model in response to growing regulatory constraints, the sector is facing unprecedented challenges caused …

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GSK signs alliance to target Chinese flu market

June 9, 2009
Research and Development GSK

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Sanofi swoops on Pfizer’s insulin plant

June 9, 2009
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Sanofi-Aventis

Sanofi-Aventis will pay 30 million euros (£26 million) for a manufacturing plant in Germany operated by Pfizer in a deal …

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PM Society launches Digital Media Awards

June 9, 2009
Business Services, Sales and Marketing pm society

The Pharmaceutical Marketing Society is to showcase the best in digital media across the pharma and healthcare industry at a …

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Major Glaxo accounts go to TBWA

June 9, 2009
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GSK

GlaxoSmithKline has chosen new agencies to handle some of it biggest consumer brands, including Nicorette and weight loss drug Alli. …

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The changing role of market research

June 8, 2009
Sales and Marketing NHS, marketing research

Market Research and analytics is an area which continues to present new challenges and opportunities for our industry. I first …

Feature

Andy Burnham named new health secretary

June 8, 2009
NHS, healthcare

Andy Burnham has been named as the government's new secretary of state for health, in Prime Minister Gordon Brown's latest …

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Pharmaceutical manufacturing: news in brief

June 8, 2009
Manufacturing and Production KV Pharma

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AZ research collaboration targets cancer ‘chaperones’

June 8, 2009
Research and Development AZ, Academic

AstraZeneca is putting more than £4 million over the next three years into an oncology research project with two partners. …

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Time running out for biotech

June 5, 2009
Research and Development biotech

The funding crisis which is paralysing the global biotech sector sees no sign of abating, and more and more companies …

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Kiernan agency to focus on opinion leader strategy

June 5, 2009
Medical Communications Expert Health

The former managing director of GCI Health has set up a communications agency aimed at pharma companies and other healthcare …

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Ambassadors’ sought for ambitious engagement plan

June 5, 2009
Sales and Marketing ABPI

People from across the industry are being asked to volunteer as 'ambassadors' for the pharma sector to conduct a large-scale …

News

NICE and MRC to research watchdog’s methodology

June 5, 2009
NICE

Funding worth £2 million has been made available for research into how NICE can better do its job. The drug …

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