Novo Nordisk’s Victoza launched in China
October 10, 2011Sales and Marketing Byetta, China, Victoza, diabetes
Novo Nordisk’s Victoza is now available in China, one of the fastest growing diabetes markets in the world. Victoza (liraglutide …
US approval for Merck’s Januvia-Zocor combination
October 10, 2011Sales and Marketing Januvia, Juvisync, Zocor
US regulators have given the green light to the latest in Merck & Co’s stable of brands aimed at type …
Janssen launches Incivo in the UK
October 10, 2011Sales and Marketing Incivek, Incivo
Janssen’s new hepatitis C treatment Incivo has been launched in the UK, one of two new drugs set to advance …
Merck & Co chairman Richard Clark retires
October 10, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing appointment, sales and marketing
Richard Clark will step down as chairman of Merck & Co on 1 December after leading the company for six …
NHS chiefs call for more honesty about service cuts
October 10, 2011NHS, NHS reforms
The NHS Confederation has called on the government to be more open about cuts to the health service. The government …
Latest Priorclave Compact Autoclave Design to
October 7, 2011Manufacturing and Production
Despite this comprehensive range of laboratory autoclaves there is always someone who wants something different and that is exactly what …
PRIORCLAVE AUTOCLAVES SHIP OUT EARLY TO AFRICA
October 7, 2011Manufacturing and Production
The order called for a total of seventy-two top-loading, 150L capacity steam sterilisers with high output/low power steam generators built-in. …
Delivering an effective forecasting process
October 7, 2011Sales and Marketing
It’s surprising how many companies struggle to deliver an effective forcasting process despite the millions spent on supply chains. Accurate …
Novo Nordisk sponsors haemophilia comic
October 7, 2011Medical Communications Novo Nordisk, haemophilia, medical communications news
Novo Nordisk is sponsoring an educational comic about haemophilia for young sufferers of the blood disorder in the UK. It …
The Scott Partnership acquires Phoenix Marcom
October 7, 2011Medical Communications Scott Partnership, medical communications agency
Cheshire-based The Scott Partnership has acquired Phoenix Marcom, boosting its reach into the European market. The Cambridge, UK scientific marketing …
Novartis cuts Lucentis price amid growing pressure
October 7, 2011Sales and Marketing Lucentis, wet AMD
Novartis has been forced to cut the Swiss price of its eye drug Lucentis by 30% after sharp negotiations with …
Boehringer signs away HIV rights to focus on hep C
October 7, 2011Research and Development Boehringer, Gilead, HIV, hepatitis C
Boehringer Ingelheim has signed a deal giving Gilead Sciences exclusive worldwide rights to a major part of its HIV portfolio. …
Mary Hicks joins TogoRun
October 7, 2011Medical Communications TOGORUN EUROPE ANNOUNCES SENIOR HIRE, appointment, medical communications
TogoRun has appointed Mary Hicks as a director at its London office.She joins the agency from Clew Communications, where she …
UK funding boost for early-stage research
October 7, 2011Research and Development NIHR, UK science
The government has established a new research institute to aid public and private groups working on the early stages of …
Department of Health appoints new comms director
October 6, 2011Medical Communications appointment, medical communications
The Department of Health has appointed Sam Lister, currently health editor at The Times, as its new director of communications. …
Actavis plans ‘major’ sales expansion in Latin America
October 6, 2011Sales and Marketing Actavis, emerging markets, generics
Swiss company Actavis has launched a new business unit to target the fast-growing Latin American generics market. Mirroring the branded …
EMA tightens conflict of interest rules
October 6, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA
The European Medicines Agency is tightening up its conflict of interest rules with a new ‘experts database’. This will allow …
Merck appoints new chief strategy officer
October 6, 2011Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing appointment, manufacturing and production, research and development, sales and marketing
Cuong Viet Do has joined Merck & Co as chief strategy officer, replacing Mervyn Turner who retired from the US …
Call for open access to all clinical trial data
October 6, 2011Research and Development Cochrane, clinical trials, clinical trials analysis
There should be free access to all clinical trials in order to end selective reporting, according to a leading not-for-profit …
Merck KGaA signs MS and cancer research deal
October 5, 2011Research and Development Merck KGaA
Merck KGaA has signed development deals with Japanese firm Ono Pharmaceutical Co around two investigational treatments, one for multiple sclerosis …
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