Pharma manufacturing news in brief
October 25, 2011Manufacturing and Production pharma manufacturing news
Patheon wins a new contract from Boehringer Ingelheim, Ferring buys a UK plant, plus updates from InvaGen, CrossJect and contract …
New venture a ‘game-changer’ for pharma
October 25, 2011Research and Development Sir Christopher Evans, drug development
Sir Christopher Evans is looking to create a new venture that aims to improve on the drug development productivity of …
GSK warned by FDA about Worthing plant
October 25, 2011Manufacturing and Production
The US FDA has issued a warning letter to GlaxoSmithKline, noting that its manufacturing plant in Worthing, UK, failed to …
Sanofi’s Lemtrada beats Rebif in MS study
October 25, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lemtrada, Sanofi
Sanofi’s investigational multiple sclerosis drug Lemtrada has beaten Rebif in a late-stage trial. The Phase III results show that 78% …
Flamel secures production contract for GSK heart failure drug
October 25, 2011Manufacturing and Production Coreg CR, Flamel, GSK, manufacturing
France’s Flamel Technologies has won a long-term contract from GlaxoSmithKline focusing on the production of the drugmaker’s Coreg CR heart …
Risk Based Inspections for good pharmacovigilance practice
October 24, 2011Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
Recently in the UK there has been a move towards risk-based inspection programmes. The scope, frequency and depth of MHRA …
#fakedrugs: Scammers using Twitter to peddle fake medicines
October 24, 2011Medical Communications Digital Pharma blog, Twitter
Scammers are exploiting Twitter to entice people into buying fake medicines, according to a new report. The report, published by …
Does drug development deliver on its promises?
October 24, 2011Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Les Rose, R&D
I am always guided by the motto of the Royal Society, ‘Nullius in Verba’. This means, with typical Latin brevity: …
TranslateMedia listed in Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 for 2011
October 24, 2011The Deloitte UK Technology Fast 50 was founded in 1998, and remains one of Britain’s foremost technology programs. The program …
Merck to invest $1billion in Singapore R&D and manufacturing
October 24, 2011Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development
Singapore has reinforced its position as a major pharmaceutical hub for the Asia-Pacific region with the news that Merck is …
Bristol-Myers Squibb makes three senior management changes
October 24, 2011Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS
BMS has made three changes to its senior management with Giovanni Caforio promoted to president of US pharmaceuticals and Charles …
Merck Serono returns Parkinson’s drug rights to Newron
October 24, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck Serono, Newron
Merck Serono has returned the rights to the Parkinson’s disease drug safinamide back to Newron. The decision comes after the …
Number of CCGs continues to shrink
October 23, 2011Sales and Marketing CCG, CCGs, NHS reform, clinical commissioning, primary care
The number of regional groups preparing to take over control of the NHS in England is rapidly shrinking, as the …
Amgen poaches Tony Hooper from Bristol-Myers Squibb
October 21, 2011Medical Communications Amgen, BMS
Amgen has appointed Tony Hooper as the new executive vice president of global commercial operations. Hooper, 56, joins Amgen after …
Abbott spin-off could attract mega merger
October 21, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Abbott, Bayer, Humira, Merck, Roche
Abbott’s new spin-off pharma firm could attract a lot of attention from big pharma looking to sure up their portfolios. …
UK research cannot rest on its laurels, warns ABPI
October 21, 2011Medical Communications, Research and Development ABPI, NHS, R&D
The ABPI has warned that the UK must continue to attract investment for research, or risk being superseded by emerging …
Abbott to split into two separate companies
October 20, 2011Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Abbott, Abbott Laboratories
Abbott’s management has decided to split the company into two separate entities in order to give shareholders a ‘distinct investment …
Rumours abound on GSK-HGS takeover bid
October 20, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Benlysta, GSK, HGS
Rumours are gathering pace that GlaxoSmithKline may launch a takeover bid for struggling US firm Human Genome Sciences. British tabloid …
Injectable Herceptin proves its worth
October 20, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Herceptin, Roche
An injectable version of Roche’s breast cancer drug Herceptin compares favourably to the standard intravenous infusion, according to new research. …
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