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Roger Graham appointed president of Mylan Specialty

June 25, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Mylan, graham, specialty

Mylan has hired previous J&J vice president Roger Graham to be president of its specialty business. Graham will report to …

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US gains exemption from EU requirements on API imports

June 25, 2013
Manufacturing and Production API, FDA, hamburg

The US has joined the short list of countries from which suppliers can ship active pharmaceutical ingredients into the EU …

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GSK mulling sales of thrombosis brands and facility to Aspen

June 24, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Arixtra, GSK, aspen

GlaxoSmithKline says it is considering an offer from South African drugmaker Aspen Pharmacare to take ownership of two thrombosis drugs …

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BMS appoints Harman International chief executive

June 24, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS

Bristol-Myers Squibb has appointed Harman’s chief executive Dinesh Paliwal to its Board of directors.Paliwal will serve as a member of …

Viagra patent expiry opens up market

June 24, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ED, Pfizer, generics, viagra

Pfizer lost its UK patent rights to its erectile dysfunction drug Viagra over the weekend, leading to an influx of …

Lundbeck cuts more jobs in Europe

June 24, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lexapro, Lundbeck, cuts

Lundbeck is to cut yet more jobs in Europe as the Danish pharma firm restructures its operations to focus on …

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David Haslam: a new chairman for a new NICE

June 24, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDF, Hasmam, NHS, NICE

When NICE was first set up in 1999, technology appraisals of new medicines were its sole focus, but over the …

CQC revelations continue

June 21, 2013
Sales and Marketing CQC, NHS, NICE

The turmoil at the Care Quality Commission (CQC) shows no sign of abating as MPs may summon the current leadership …

J&J opens office at Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst

June 21, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development J&J, JJ, bioscience, catalyst

Johnson & Johnson Innovation has establishment a partnering office at Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst to support emerging entrepreneurs and biotech firms …

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Zaltrap ‘no’ from NICE

June 21, 2013
Sales and Marketing NICE, Sanofi, Zaltrap

NICE is preparing to discard Sanofi’s Zaltrap as an NHS option for treating metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) that is resistant …

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UK government keen to reduce drugs bill

June 21, 2013
Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, UK, VBP

The government has shown its hand in the drug pricing debate after asking for a 20% price cut on some …

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John Garibotto joins Cellnovo’s Board

June 21, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cellnovo, Garibotto

UK-based medical device firm Cellnovo has appointed John Garibotto as a non-executive director. Garibotto is a 20-year veteran of the …

UK takes action to prevent API shortages

June 20, 2013
Manufacturing and Production API, MHRA, shortages

The UK has unilaterally adopted a policy of allowing imports of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) on the strength of pharmaceutical …

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Sanofi makes Curie cancer deal

June 20, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, R&D, Sanofi, curie

Sanofi has signed a three-year research collaboration with the Curie Institute to identify new therapeutic targets which will help develop …

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InHealthcare appoints NHS director

June 20, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing InHealthcare

Digital healthcare firm InHealthcare has appointed NHS director Simon Jones as its new commercial director.Jones has held positions in Acute Hospitals, Mental Health and …

Nine fined in EU pay-for-delay deals

June 20, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing EU, Lundbeck, Merck, Ranbaxy

Nine pharma firms have been handed hefty fines by the European Commission over allegations that they willingly blocked generic versions …

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CQC embroiled in ‘cover up’ row

June 20, 2013
Sales and Marketing Mid Staffs, NHS. CQC, UHMB

The organisation responsible for inspecting health and care standards in the NHS is at the centre of a flaming political …

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United Drug hires Abbott VP

June 19, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Abbott, United Drug

Healthcare services firm United Drug has appointed Brendan McAtamney as chief operating officer with effect from September. McAtamney will be …

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GSK receives thrombosis offer

June 19, 2013
Sales and Marketing GSK, aspen, thrombosis

GlaxoSmithKline has received an offer from South African firm Aspen Global Incorporated (AGI) to buy its injectable thrombosis treatments and …

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Lilly pays Transition $7 million

June 19, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Transition, lilly

Eli Lilly is to take up its option to develop and commercialise a type 2 diabetes candidate, paying Canadian firm …

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