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Embracing marketing excellence

June 4, 2009
Sales and Marketing excellence, marketing

Since 2000, the top 15 pharmaceutical companies have lost around $800 billion in shareholder value, and looking forward, drug patent …

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Genzyme buys rights to Bayer MS candidate

June 4, 2009
Sales and Marketing Bayer, Genzyme

Genzyme has bought the global rights multiple sclerosis (MS) candidate Campath/MabCampath from Bayer HealthCare.Originally discovered by Genzyme, Campath (alemtuzumab) is …

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Takeda delays diabetes drug in Europe

June 4, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Takeda, diabetes

Takeda is to delay seeking European approval of its key drug candidate alogliptin, and instead take another two years to …

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FDA to improve transparency

June 3, 2009
Research and Development FDA, US

The US medicines regulator is to boost the transparency around its decision-making, in connection with President Obama's aim to make …

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AstraZeneca and Merck launch early stage trial collaboration

June 3, 2009
Research and Development AZ, AstraZeneca, Cancer, Merck

Merck and AstraZeneca have begun an unprecedented collaboration to bring together the clinical trials of two early stage cancer medicines.The …

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US health industry outlines cost saving plans

June 3, 2009
Sales and Marketing US, US healthcare, healthcare, industry

The US healthcare industry has said how it contribute to President Obama’s drive to cut healthcare costs, and help save …

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Pfizer offers to sell drugs plant to Venezuela

June 3, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Pfizer, Venezuela

US drugmaker Pfizer has been in emergency talks with the government of Venezuela after being threatened with seizure of a …

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Syntagon says China office will reduce sourcing costs

June 3, 2009
Research and Development CRO, Syntagon

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Contract research sector: news in brief

June 2, 2009
Research and Development CRO

Pharmafocus presents a round-up of developments in the contract research sector, including a merger between etrials and Merge, new contracts …

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INC snaps up MDS’ late-stage clinical ops

June 2, 2009
Research and Development mds

Canadian life sciences company MDS has offloaded part of its pharmaceutical services division to INC Research in a $50 million …

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The clinical data stream: locating the headwaters

June 2, 2009
Research and Development clinical trials, data

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Can European biotech stay afloat?

June 1, 2009
Research and Development biotech, economic climate, funding, investment

For the European biotech industry, the last few years have seen sustained growth across several fronts – much-needed progress after …

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NICE approves Erbitux for colon cancer

June 1, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Erbitux, NICE

NICE has approved Merck Serono's Erbitux, making it a first-line therapy for many patients with a certain type of metastatic …

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Companies poised for swine flu vaccine drive

May 29, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing US, h1n1, vaccines

Pharmaceutical manufacturers now have access to the swine flu seed virus that can be used to start full-blown production of …

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HSDcommunicate absorbed into Woolley Pau

May 29, 2009
Medical Communications HSD, Woolley Pau

Healthcare PR specialist HSDcommunicate has been absorbed into advertising agency Woolley Pau. The resulting health PR agency is now called …

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Department of Health achieves

May 29, 2009
NHS

The Department of Health and NHS achieved a surplus of £1.67 billion during the financial year 2007-08, a much greater …

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Sandoz to acquire generic injectables business

May 28, 2009
Sales and Marketing generics

Sandoz, the generics arm of Novartis, is to acquire the generic injectables business of Austrian company EBEWE Pharma.The deal, which …

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Sanofi adds to cancer pipeline with Exelixis deal

May 28, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis

Sanofi-Aventis has signed a deal with oncology-focused biotech Exelixis to co-develop two new cancer treatments.The alliance will see Sanofi gain …

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Italian CRO Pierrel plans acquisitions

May 28, 2009
Research and Development Pierrel

Italian contract research and manufacturing company Pierrel has signed two separate deals to bolster its capabilities in the clinical research …

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New funding for NHS research projects

May 28, 2009
Research and Development NHS

Projects ranging from diagnostics to diabetes care and genotyping have been given government funding as part of a new award …

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