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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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AstraZeneca chooses Cambridge for global HQ

June 19, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cambridge, MedImmune

AstraZeneca has chosen the Cambridge Biomedical Campus on the outskirts of the city as a new research and corporate hub. …

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Is Google Glass hospital ready?

June 19, 2013
Medical Communications Google glass, langevin, venturebeat

Google Glass has the potential to greatly enhance medical practices in a number of ways. Among these is the ability to retrieve, …

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DJM Digital Solutions appoints senior vice president

June 19, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Creston, DJM

Digital healthcare agency DJM Digital Solutions has appointed Ray Manna as senior vice president, North America.  Manna will report to …

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Avastin gets GBM approval

June 18, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GBM, Roche, avastin

Roche has received a major boost with the first approval in early treatment of the most aggressive form of brain …

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MedImmune signs diabetes deal

June 18, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, MedImmune, diabetes

AstraZeneca R&D subsidiary MedImmune has signed a deal with privately-owned San Francisco-based NGM Biopharmaceuticals to discover novel therapeutics to treat …

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J&J to pay up to $1 billion in Aragon deal

June 18, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Aragon, J&J, JJ, Zytiga

Johnson & Johnson could pay as much as $1 billion to buy prostate cancer specialist Aragon Pharmaceuticals. The acquisition includes …

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Quality issues ‘leading cause of drug shortages’

June 18, 2013
Manufacturing and Production ISPE, shortages

Shortages of key medicines have been increasing in recent years, and a new survey from the International Society for Pharmaceutical …

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Cmed Group Showcases Trial Delivery Capabilities at DIA 2013

June 17, 2013
Research and Development

Cmed Group will showcase its full-service CRO capabilities at the DIA’s Annual Meeting 2013 (June 23-27, 2013, Boston Convention and …

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New ABPI director of communications announced

June 17, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Meadden, Whitehead

The ABPI has appointed its head of Policy and Public Affairs Catherine Meaden to be the organisation’s new director of …

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Eisai’s £8 million UK expansion

June 17, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Eisai

Eisai has decided to invest further into its Hertfordshire production plant in the UK towards the creation of an additional …

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ICON appoints executive vice president

June 17, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ICON

Clinical research organisation ICON has appointed Dr Neil McCullough as executive vice president of Quality and Compliance and Corporate Training.McCullough …

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John LaMattina: Pharma’s R&D deals with foundations may hit reputations

June 17, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing John LaMattina

On the surface, it sounds pretty reasonable. Foundations like the Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF), …

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UK gene scientist honoured with knighthood

June 17, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, genes, knighthood, mike stratton, personalised

A British scientist who helped discover the BRCA breast cancer gene and paved the way for personalised medicine has been …

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Catalent breaks ground on $35m controlled-release facility

June 17, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Catalent

Catalent Pharma Solutions has started construction of a new facility at its site in Winchester, Kentucky, that will boost its …

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No evidence of fault at Teva plant linked to drug switch death

June 14, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Teva, death

France’s medicines regulator has concluded that a plant operated in the country by generic drugmaker Teva was not at fault …

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Leo exaggerates Picato properties

June 14, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, LEO Pharma, PMCPA

Leo Pharma has been censured by the PMCPA for not maintaining high standards over an advertisement that overreached itself when …

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PAREXEL appoints senior VP and CFO

June 14, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Parexel

Biopharma services provider PAREXEL has appointed Ingo Bank to be a senior VP and chief financial officer at the firm. …

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