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Host of new hires at Tonic Life Communications

July 4, 2013
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Tonic Life Communications has announced seven new hires to work on its global, European and UK client portfolio from its …

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Packaging specialist Chesapeake sold to private equity firm

July 4, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Chesapeake, carlyle group, packaging

Packaging specialist Chesapeake has been sold to private equity firm Carlyle Group in a move designed to accelerate the company’s …

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UK crackdown on ‘health tourism’

July 4, 2013
Sales and Marketing Hunt, NHS, doctors

The UK health secretary has unveiled new plans aimed at reducing the cost of providing care to immigrants on the …

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Glass contamination prompts Fresenius recall

July 4, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Fresenius, recall

The US subsidiary of German drugmaker Fresenius has recalled a drug used in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease because of …

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ICON appoints chief medical officer

July 4, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, ICON, buckley

Clinical research organisation ICON has confirmed the appointment of Professor Brendan Buckley as chief medical officer. Buckley will be ICON’s …

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Roche leukaemia drug granted speedy US review

July 3, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CLL, FDA, Roche, leukaemia, obinutuzumab

Roche’s investigational leukaemia drug could be available for US patients by the end of the year as the FDA looks …

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FDA gives Perjeta priority

July 3, 2013
Sales and Marketing FDA, Perjeta, Roche, breast cancer

The FDA has granted priority review status to an application for Roche’s Perjeta to be used before surgery in HER2-positive …

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Merck Serono sets up cancer platform

July 3, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cladribine, Merck Serono, kgaa

Merck Serono is attempting to speed up R&D on products which stimulate the immune system to fight cancer by establishing …

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RSA makes series of appointments

July 3, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing rsa

Life Sciences Executive Search and Interim Management firm RSA has made a series of appointments across the company. Codrina Schech …

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EMA approves extended Xaluprine shelf life

July 2, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved an extension of the in-use shelf life for Xaluprine – a liquid formulation …

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VTE boost for Eliquis

July 2, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMPLIFY, BMS, DVT, Eliquis, Pfizer

Bristol-Myers Squibb and Pfizer’s oral blood thinner Eliquis is as efficient as standard of care and causes less bleeding in …

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China tightens quality standards for pharma distributors

July 2, 2013
Manufacturing and Production China, FDA, GMP, GSP

From 1 July new pharmaceutical distributors in China will be obliged to adhere to the country’s recently-issued Good Supply Practice …

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Onyx rejects Amgen – seeks new suitors

July 2, 2013
Sales and Marketing Amgen, Onyx

Amgen’s advances for Onyx have been knocked back as the biotech firm says it is now seeking new suitors. Onyx …

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Roche buys blood testing firm for $220m

July 2, 2013
Sales and Marketing CMI, Diagnostics, Roche

Roche has acquired Boston-based Constitution Medical Investors in order to buy into its haematology testing system. The cancer drug specialist …

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MSI Consultancy announces three senior appointments

July 2, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing MSI

Pharma marketing firm The MSI Consultancy has expanded its team with the appointment of three industry marketers as senior consultants. …

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FDA has Xarelto concerns

July 2, 2013
Sales and Marketing Bayer, Boehringer, FDA, Pradaxa, Xarelto

The FDA is unsure about an application to further extend the licence for Janssen and Bayer HealthCare’s blood thinner Xarelto …

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Watermeadow shortlisted for medical education award

July 1, 2013
Medical Communications Communique, Excellence in Ophthalmology, UK, Watermeadow Medical, award-winning agency, finalist, medical education, ophthalmology, programme

Watermeadow Medical is delighted that one of its educational programmes has been shortlisted for the ‘Excellence in Professional Education Programmes’ …

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Watermeadow’s continued commitment to ethical publications

July 1, 2013
Medical Communications CMPP, Medical Writer, Qualification, Watermeadow Medical, Writer, agency, editor, ethical, ethics, medical editor, medical writing, publication specialist, publications

As part of Watermeadow Medical’s commitment to ethical publications, five more of its editorial staff have qualified as Certified Medical …

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Remicade copies set for European entry

July 1, 2013
Sales and Marketing CHMP, Hospira, Janssen, Remicade, arthritis, biosimilar

Janssen’s Remicade could soon come under generic pressure after a landmark recommendation by the CHMP. South Korean biotech Celltrion and …

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Aspen buys Merck facility and products in $1 billion deal

July 1, 2013
Manufacturing and Production MSD, Merck, Oss, aspen

Africa’s largest drugmaker Aspen Pharmacare has agreed to buy a manufacturing facility owned by Merck & Co, plus a portfolio …

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