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ISPE names vice president of Europe

November 14, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ISPE

The International Society for Pharmaceutical Engineering which is the world’s largest not-for-profit association, has appointed former Boehringer head Dr Thomas …

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Dendreon slashes more jobs

November 13, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Dendreon, Provenge, cuts

Another 150 jobs are to go at Dendreon Corporation as the company seeks to cut $125 million per year in …

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GSK heart disease drug fails late-stage trial

November 13, 2013
Sales and Marketing GSK, darapladib, heart, statin

GSK has said its investigational chronic coronary heart disease pill darapladib has failed to meet its primary endpoint in a …

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New Policy manager for the ABPI

November 13, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, andrew

The ABPI has appointed Andrew Hollingsworth as its new Policy manager who will take up the position on 25 November. …

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SMC approves Inlyta

November 13, 2013
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Pfizer’s kidney cancer drug Inlyta has been approved by the drugs watchdog in Scotland, making it the only country in …

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NHS Confederation hires new chief executive and deputy chair

November 12, 2013
Sales and Marketing Mike Farrar, NHS, NHS Confederation, Rob webster, cash

The NHS Confederation has confirmed that Rob Webster is to succeed Mike Farrar as its new chief executive, as it …

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Amgen commits $2.5 million to biotech educational grants

November 12, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, EDC, Onyx, biotech, stem

The Amgen Foundation has announced $2.5 million in new grants for its science programme to aid schools in the US …

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Dechra Pharmaceuticals Manufacturing (DPM), Skipton, invests in expansion of its Liquids, Creams and Ointments (LCO) Department

November 12, 2013

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Eisai signs tropical disease deal

November 12, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Disease, Eisai, Japan, broad, ntd, tropical

Eisai has become the latest pharma firm to partner with the US-based Broad Institute to pool expertise and come up …

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Novartis takes top honours in ISPE facility competition

November 12, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Novartis, WHO, foya, holly springs

Novartis’ cell culture facility in the US for the production of influenza vaccines has claimed the top prize in the …

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NICE needs more Velcade data

November 12, 2013
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NICE has slowed the progress of Janssen Cilag’s Velcade towards becoming an NHS treatment for multiple myeloma by asking the …

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Celgene hires new medical director

November 12, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Celgene, kilcoyne

Biopharma firm Celgene has announced the appointment of Dr Adrian Kilcoyne as its new medical director. He will take up …

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AstraZeneca ups cancer drug production at Alderley Park

November 11, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, Zoladex, alderley park

AstraZeneca says it plans to invest around £120 million in a new cancer drug manufacturing facility at its plant in …

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Sanofi to produce weight-loss drug for Orexigen

November 11, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Contrave, FDA, Sanofi, orexigen

Sanofi has agreed a deal to manufacture Orexigen Therapeutics’ weight-loss candidate Contrave outside North America. Under the commercial supply agreement, …

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Shire spends $4.2 billion on ViroPharma purchase

November 11, 2013
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Shire has announced a $4.2 billion deal to buy US-based ViroPharma in a pact that is designed to bolster the …

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Cancer Research backs ‘unique’ database

November 11, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Database, ICR, cansar

An oncology database – said to be the world’s largest in any disease area and funded by Cancer Research UK …

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Novartis sheds blood diagnostics for $1.7 billion

November 11, 2013
Sales and Marketing Genoptix, Novartis, blood, grifols

Novartis has announced the sale of its blood transfusion diagnostics unit to the specialist Spanish firm Grifols for $1.67 billion.Headquartered …

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‘Fatal’ safety concerns throw doubt on Lemtrada

November 11, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Genzyme, Lemtrada, MS, Sanofi

An FDA committee has dashed hopes of an approval for Sanofi’s multiple sclerosis drug after saying its benefits may not …

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The CDF: friend and foe?

November 11, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, CDF, Cancer, NICE, eric low

Few things in my professional life have troubled me more than the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) since its inception in …

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New chief executive for the International Diabetes Federation

November 11, 2013
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The International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has appointed Dr Petra Wilson as its chief executive. Wilson joins IDF from Cisco, where …

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