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The European Medicines Group: focused on UK market access

June 25, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, EMG, NICE, VBP, market access

Maintaining a dialogue with government, NHS organisations and other stakeholder groups is essential for pharma companies in the UK, and …

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MP criticises drug shortages

June 25, 2012
Sales and Marketing ABPI, Labour, NHS, Whitehead, shortages

A Labour MP has attacked major drug shortages in England that are seeing fewer drugs available to patients in the …

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Takeda makes changes to organisation

June 22, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Takeda

Takeda has announced the change of senior leadership and the establishment of a new organisation.Effective from July Masahiro Fujimaki becomes …

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Afinitor recommended in Europe for breast cancer

June 22, 2012
Sales and Marketing Afinitor, CHMP, Cancer, Novartis, breast

A European committee is recommending Novartis’ Afinitor to treat women with a certain type of breast cancer. The CHMP says …

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Pfizer vows to learn from virtual trial failure

June 22, 2012
Medical Communications Pfizer, REMOTE, Think science now, digital

Several months after Pfizer failed to recruit patients to its first ever virtual trial, the firm said it was looking …

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NHS makes £700m savings from medicines

June 22, 2012
Sales and Marketing Conferederation, NHS, QIPP, reforms

The NHS has made £700 million in savings from prescription medicines over the past year. This is according to the …

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AstraZeneca buys Ardea Biosciences

June 22, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Abbott, Ardea Biosciences, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Humira, Takeda

AstraZeneca has completed its acquisition of US firm Ardea Biosciences in a $1.26 billion deal that it hopes will shore …

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Think Global, Act Local – Country Adaptations for Market Success

June 22, 2012
Sales and Marketing

One key challenge pharma and device companies face is how to adapt marketing and communication tools to suit local needs. …

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Thought Leadership

Frazier Healthcare Acquires U.S. Commercial Pharmaceutical Packaging Operations from Catalent Pharma Solutions

June 21, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development

Seattle, Wash., and Somerset N.J., (June 20, 2012)  — Frazier Healthcare and Catalent Pharma Solutions, Inc., today announced they have closed …

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Digital Marketing R&D – Using an old method to understand the present and help predict the future of Digital marketing…

June 21, 2012
Medical Communications

 By Adam Thornton – Digital Media Manager, Medical Media Services

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Integrated marketing – Is it time for traditional and digital to join forces?

June 21, 2012
Medical Communications

 By Steve Bradley, Director – Binley’s

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New head of strategic planning for PAN advertising

June 21, 2012
Business Services, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Indigenus, Med Comms, Pan Advertising, appointment

Julia Straker has been appointed head of strategic planning at medical communciations agency PAN Advertising.  Julia joins from TBWA\Paling Walters …

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Despite pressure from ministers, doctors strike

June 21, 2012
Sales and Marketing Andrew Lansley, BMA, doctors, strike

The British Medical Association is going ahead with its planned strike today, despite a last ditch effort from ministers to …

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Sanofi joins forces with Joslin Diabetes Center

June 21, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Sanofi and the Joslin Diabetes Center have created a new partnership to develop diabetes medicines. The collaboration will focus on …

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Contract research news in brief

June 20, 2012
Research and Development Analytical Solutions Inc, Metanomics Health, PMG Research, Quintiles, Scripps Research Institute, Tergus Pharma

Quintiles sets up Chinese HQ, plus updates from BMS/Scripps, Metanomics Health, Inclinix/PMG and Tergus Pharma.

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Workers 'flash mob' outside Merck Serono HQ

Merck Serono tweaks Swiss restructuring plans

June 20, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Merck Serono, cuts, restructuring

Merck KGaA has finalised the restructuring plans at Swiss drugs unit Merck Serono, confirming that it intends to close its …

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Analysts want AstraZeneca-AbbVie tie-up

June 20, 2012
Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Abbott, AstraZeneca, merger

Analysts want Abbott’s new spin-off firm AbbVie to merge with the troubled AstraZeneca, saying it could give both firms future …

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EMA clarifies antibodies development

June 20, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CMPHU, EMA, RA, antibodies

European regulators have issued final guidance on how pharma manufacturers should develop drugs containing monoclonal antibodies. Typically used in treatments …

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Life appoints new digital director

June 20, 2012
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Life, digital director

Life Healthcare Communications has appointed a new digital director to head up its expanding digital department. Francesco Raimo joins Life …

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Merck KGaA confirms leadership team appointments

June 20, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMD Serono, Merck KGaA, Serono

The subsidiary of Merck KGaA named EMD Serono has announced several appointments to its leadership team. The appointments include: Allene …

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