Engaging the digital audience

October 28, 2010
Medical Communications Andy Bell, Huntsworth Health, Jon Clark, Talking Point, digital marketing, digital pharma

We live in exciting times. With the rise of social media, people are changing the way they consume information. As …

NICE refuses cancer drugs Arzerra, Torisel and Levact

October 27, 2010
Sales and Marketing Arzerra, GSK, NICE, Napp Pharmaceuticals, Pfizer, Torisel, Treanda, cancer drugs

NICE has refused to recommend a trio of cancer drugs for NHS use – but in two cases says this …

Intercell appoints Staph Leavenworth Bakali

October 27, 2010
Research and Development Intercell, Staph Leavenworth Bakali, appointment, research and development

Austrian biotech company Intercell has appointed Staph Leavenworth Bakali as chief business officer. He will have key responsibilities for the …

£600m confirmed for three year Cancer Drugs Fund

October 27, 2010
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cancer Drugs Fund, NHS, NICE, cancer drugs, value-based pricing

The NHS will get the extra money it was promised to improve patient access to cancer medicines not backed by …

Contract research news in brief

October 27, 2010
Research and Development Almac, Kinaxo, MediData Solutions, Quintiles, Ricerca Biosciences, Southern Research Institute, Venn Life Sciences, biofocus, contract research

Our latest crop of contract research news includes updates from Quintiles, Venn Life Sciences, Medidata Solutions, Southern Research Institute, Ricerca …

Health outcomes – does anything else matter?

October 27, 2010
Research and Development Les Rose, evidence-based medicine, healthcare outcomes, randomised controlled trials

So the mould of British politics has been broken, and we now have a government with probably a broader range …

Pharma engages HTA bodies in early-stage drug discussions

October 27, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Andrew Witty, AstraZeneca, EMA, European Medicines Agency, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, health technology assessment, hta

Three pharma companies are taking part in a new pilot to harmonise European standards in health technology assessment (HTA). AstraZeneca, …

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Digital Pharma: UK’s online dementia mentors

October 26, 2010
Medical Communications Alzheimer's disease, Comprehensive Spending Review, Digital Pharma blog, dementia, patient education

The Department of Health is looking for hundreds of people to become online dementia mentors as part of it ongoing …

Sanofi moves teriflunomide into phase III MS trials

October 26, 2010
Research and Development MS, Sanofi, Sanofi-Aventis, TERACLES, multiple sclerosis, relapsing multiple sclerosis, teriflunomide

Sanofi-Aventis is to begin the first phase III study of an oral drug as an add-on to standard therapy in …

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Hugh Douglas joins BioCision

October 26, 2010
Manufacturing and Production BioCision, Hugh Douglas, Lori Kunkel, Paul Nowak, appointment, manufacturing and production

BioCision has expanded its management team, appointing Hugh Douglas as chief operating officer and adding to its corporate advisory board. …

Shared API inspections project gains traction

October 26, 2010
Manufacturing and Production API, EDQM, EMA, FDA, TGA, manufacturing compliance, pharma manufacturing, regulatory affairs, regulatory inspections

A three-way initiative between regulatory authorities in the EU, US and Australia on the inspection of facilities making active pharmaceutical …

Pharma manufacturing news in brief

October 26, 2010
Manufacturing and Production AMRI, BASF, BMS, Bend Research, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Parmetics, Stirling Pharma, Vical, pharma manufacturing

This week’s round-up of pharmaceutical manufacturing news features updates from Pharmetics, AMRI, Bend Research/BMS, Stirling Pharma, Vical and BASF. A …

Minister confirms NICE will be sidelined in drug evaluation

October 26, 2010
Sales and Marketing Andrew Lansley, Lord Howe, NICE, PPRS, medicines pricing, value-based pricing

A health minister has confirmed NICE will be “moved” from its current central role in health technology assessment to make …

Conducting clinical trials in China

October 26, 2010
Research and Development China, Jim Wei, Medpace, clinical trials, clinical trials in Chaia, regulatory affairs

As industry pressure to conduct successful global clinical trials on time and on budget continue, tapping emerging global markets will …

Sowing into Good Ground: Using “personalized medicine” for optimal treatment value

October 26, 2010
Sales and Marketing Kinapse, White paper

As demonstrating value for the “average patient” becomes ever more difficult, Health Economics and Outcomes Research leaders can use “personalised …

Novartis’ Lucentis recommended for wider EU licence

October 25, 2010
Sales and Marketing CHMP, Genentech, Lucentis, Novartis, diabetic macular edema, ranibizumab

Novartis’ Lucentis has been recommended for approval in Europe to treat people suffering from vison loss due to diabetes. The …

Kinapse selected by European Medicines Agency to provide EudraVigilance data management services

October 25, 2010
Business Services EMA, Kinapse

25 October, 2010 London, UK Kinapse announced today that it has been selected through a European open procurement procedure to …

Arena’s obesity treatment lorcaserin rejected by FDA

October 25, 2010
Sales and Marketing Arena Pharma, Eisai, FDA, FDA complete response letter, lorcaserin, obesity

A new weight loss drug has been rejected by the FDA because of numerous concerns about side-effects and limited efficacy. …

Two thirds of pharma companies face ‘strategic crisis’

October 25, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, Pfizer, Roland Berger, generics, pharma research, pharma sales

The pharma industry is moving away from traditional in-house innovation and toward a more diversified business model, but will encounter …

Empowering patients through telehealth

October 25, 2010
Sales and Marketing George MacGinnis, Henry Rivera, Michael Dillon, NHS telehealth, Whole System Demonstrators, diabetes telehealth, pa consulting, patients, telehealth

Current models of healthcare are becoming unsustainable all over the world, due to people living longer with chronic diseases, and …

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