More cash for ‘paperless NHS’

September 5, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing DoH, Hunt, NHS, paper free

The government has announced £1 billion funding for IT projects to help deliver its commitment to a paperless NHS by …

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NICE queries pharma R&D costs

September 5, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dillon, NICE, Pfizer, R&D

NICE has questioned whether pharma really spends as much as it says it does on bringing new treatments to market …

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GSK cancer vaccine fails in Phase III

September 5, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, GSK, Yervoy, melanoma, phase III

GlaxoSmithKline’s hopes of creating a cancer vaccine against the deadliest form of skin cancer took a blow today when its …

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New leadership roles at Novella Clinical

September 5, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CRO, novella clinical

Contract research organisation Novella Clinical has announced that three senior executives have assumed new leadership roles within the firm. Deborah …

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AstraZeneca begins olaparib programme

September 4, 2013
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, olaparib, ovarian cancer

AstraZeneca has begun recruitment in its Phase III programme for olaparib, a potential first-in-class oral poly ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) …

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Transparent implant opens ‘window’ on the brain

September 4, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing UC, YSZ, brain

Researchers have developed a cranial implant that could act as a brain ‘window’, making life-changing procedures safer and easier. The …

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GSK faces new China allegations

September 4, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, bribery

GlaxoSmithKline is facing a potential worsening of its already embarrassing situation in China, where the UK-based group has been accused …

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RSA hires Chris Molloy as chief executive

September 4, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Chris Molley, rsa

Life sciences executive search and interim management firm RSA has announced the appointment of Chris Molloy as its chief executive. …

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Amgen/Cytokinetics heart drug fails in clinical trial

September 3, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Novartis, cytokinetics, omecamtiv mecarbil

A new heart failure drug by Amgen and Cytokinetics has fallen short of its primary endpoint in a Phase II …

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GSK’s skin cancer pill Tafinlar gets EMA approval

September 3, 2013
Sales and Marketing BMS, GSK, Tafinlar, Yervoy, melanoma

GSK has been granted EMA marketing authorisation for its new metastatic melanoma drug Tafinlar. The EMA’s decision on Tafinlar (dabrafenib) …

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Aubagio approved in Europe

September 3, 2013
Sales and Marketing Aubagio, Genzyme, Rebif, Sanofi, tecfidera

Sanofi’s once-daily multiple sclerosis pill Aubagio has been authorised by European regulators, paving the way for it to continue its …

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Rare disease drugs ‘need separate budget’

September 3, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, rare diseases

A group of MPs in the UK are calling for a ring-fenced fund to pay for drugs for rare and …

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CordenPharma gets bigger in peptides

September 3, 2013
Manufacturing and Production API, CordenPharma, Solvay, peptides

Solvay has reached an agreement to sell its peptide subsidiary Peptisyntha SA to the holding company behind contract manufacturing organisation …

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Women in the pharma industry

September 3, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Janssen, Johnson and Johnson, adams, women

In the past pharma has been accused of being too male-orientated in both the laboratory and the boardroom. The idea …

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EU green light for ‘new’ Herceptin

September 3, 2013
Sales and Marketing EU, Herceptin, Roche, breast cancer

 Roche has ticked another approval off Herceptin’s list with the news that the European Commission is allowing a new form …

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Proveca appoints former ABPI and AZ president

September 3, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, AZ, Brinsmead, Proveca

The former president of AstraZeneca and the ABPI has been appointed as chairman of pharma firm Proveca. Chris Brinsmead joins …

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Edoxaban ‘as effective as warfarin’

September 2, 2013
Sales and Marketing DVT, Daiichi Sankyo, VTE, warfarin

Daiichi Sankyo is celebrating after its once-a-day blood thinner edoxaban proved as effective as warfarin in a late-stage trial, although …

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Health app data ‘shared’

September 2, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing health apps, pharma

It has been reported that user information from some of the most popular health and wellbeing apps is being transmitted …

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NHS shingles vaccine rolls out for people in their 70s

September 2, 2013
Sales and Marketing Merck, NHS, Zostavax, shingles

The NHS will introduce a nationwide shingles vaccination scheme this week aimed at people in their 70s. Merck’s Zostavax will …

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Lundbeck appealing against European fine

September 2, 2013
Sales and Marketing EMA, Lundbeck, pay for delay

Lundbeck is fighting a ruling by European authorities that could see it fined nearly €100 million over a pay-for-delay deal. …

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