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Conversis Medical hires global director

June 23, 2014
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Medical translation agency Conversis Medical has appointed Dr Mark Hooper as its global director. Hooper has worked in the pharma …

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Boehringer abandons hep C

June 23, 2014
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Boehringer Ingelheim has abandoned its hepatitis C (HCV) drug development programme as a dead loss after ‘re-evaluating’ its strategy. The …

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Lilly’s Efient tipped for expanded NICE approval

June 20, 2014
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 Eli Lilly’s anti-platelet drug Efient has been given the nod by UK healthcare watchdog NICE for more widespread use, pending …

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Dr Reddy’s recalls blood pressure drug

June 20, 2014
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Indian generics manufacturer Dr Reddy’s Laboratories is in the midst of recalling more than 13,000 bottles of blood pressure medicine …

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PAN expands creative team with two hires

June 20, 2014
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Creative agency PAN has increased its team by hiring two new people in Minas Maroudas (pictured) who joins as senior …

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Dementia research ‘achingly slow’

June 20, 2014
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The UK prime minister’s envoy on dementia has described progress on research into the neurodegenerative condition as ‘achingly slow’. Global …

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AbbVie moves in on Shire with $46 billion bid

June 20, 2014
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AbbVie is looking to acquire Ireland-based speciality biopharma firm Shire in a deal that could shore up the US company’s …

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Novartis emphasises pharma growth

June 19, 2014
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Novartis is to grow its pharma business by focussing on five key areas and predicts that it will have 14 …

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Teva chairman stepping down amid revamp

June 19, 2014
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Having just announced closing half of its manufacturing sites Teva has now confirmed that chairman Dr Phillip Frost is to …

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Valeant goes hostile over Allergan hunt

June 19, 2014
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Valeant Pharmaceuticals has turned hostile in its bid to acquire Botox maker Allergan by employing strong-arm tactics in an attempt …

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£16m dementia research platform launched

June 19, 2014
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The Medical Research Council (MRC) has launched the UK Dementias Research Platform (UKDP), a £16 million public-private partnership set up …

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Bartlett hires account manager

June 19, 2014
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Bartlett Davis Communications has welcomed Dominique Pizzingrilli to the newly-created role of account manager. Pizzingrilli takes a wealth of healthcare …

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AbbVie hep C treatment fast-tracked

June 18, 2014
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The European regulator is to fast-track AbbVie’s oral, interferon-free treatment for adults with chronic genotype 1 (GT1) hepatitis C virus …

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FDA publishes ‘new thinking’ on social media use

June 18, 2014
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The FDA has issued new draft guidance on how pharmaceutical and medical device firms in the US can talk about …

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Genome-driven lung cancer trial launches

June 18, 2014
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Amgen, Genentech, Pfizer, AstraZeneca and MedImmune – AstraZeneca’s global biologics R&D arm – have each put investigative treatments into a …

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Amgen lures senior head from 3M

June 18, 2014
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Amgen has poached David Meline from US multinational firm 3M to serve as an executive VP and chief financial officer. …

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Teva to close half its sites

June 17, 2014
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is to close around half of its 75 manufacturing sites within the next five years, chief financial …

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ABPI president: NICE needs political reform

June 17, 2014
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NICE needs to be reformed with its QALY formula heavily revised if it is to meet the challenges of 21st …

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Pfizer opens R&D hub in US Cambridge

June 17, 2014
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Pfizer has open a new 280,000 sq.ft. R&D hub in Cambridge, Massachusetts which also serves to bring together 1,000 of …

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Knighthoods for Blakemore and Francis

June 17, 2014
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Two key figures in healthcare research and reform received knighthoods in the Queen’s Birthday Honours. Professor Colin Blakemore, former head …

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