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Capsugel on the acquisition trail once again

September 10, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Bend Research, Capsugel

Capsugel has agreed to buy US company Bend Research in another transaction that expands its drug delivery division. The deal …

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J&J’s manufacturing recovery hits a hurdle

September 10, 2013
Manufacturing and Production API, J&J, JJ, McNeil, Motrin, recall

Johnson & Johnson’s path back to regulatory compliance in its manufacturing operations has hit another snag after the firm was …

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Robert Brooks joins Achilles from Abbott

September 10, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Abbott, achilles, brook

Supply chain firm Achilles has hired Dr Robert Brooks to be a Business Development director from pharma firm Abbott. Brooks …

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Mid Staffs not only ‘dark spot’ in NHS

September 10, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing BMJ, Mid Staffs, NHS

The scandal of poor patient care at the Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust is likely to be far from an …

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Green light at Merck facility boosts varicella vaccine supplies

September 9, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Merck, Taylor, varicella

Prospects for Merck & Co’s vaccines for shingles and chickenpox have been lifted by approval of additional bulk manufacturing capacity …

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Gedeon Richter named and shamed

September 9, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Gedeon Richter, PMCPA

Gedeon Richter (UK) has been named and shamed in advertisements by the PMCPA, which rules on breaches of the ABPI …

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GSK has ‘serious concerns’ about China

September 9, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, bribery

GlaxoSmithKline is said to be thinking about abandoning China altogether as the company continues to co-operate with the country’s authorities …

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SYNthesis med chem opens new facility in Cambridge

September 9, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cambridge, China, SYNthesis med chem

Contract research organisation SYNthesis med chem has announced that it has joined the bio-medical cluster by opening a new facility …

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RDC appoints director from Munro and Forster

September 9, 2013
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing RDC, claire grindal, munro and forster

Claire Grindal has joined Red Door Communications (RDC) as an associate director from Munro and Forster. Grindal was part of …

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Untapping the unconscious: the next revolution in pharma marketing

September 9, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Strategic North, allman, pharma marketing, sharman

There has been a lot of doom and gloom about the pharmaceutical industry in recent years, with drying pipelines and …

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Novartis signs Regenerex deal

September 9, 2013
Sales and Marketing CLL, Novartis, kidney, regenerex

Novartis has signed a deal with US biopharma firm Regenerex to use its novel stem cell-based platform, which may have …

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Manufacturing and production news in brief

September 6, 2013
Manufacturing and Production GSK, Jabones Pardo, Mylan, Shasun, Wockhardt

A round-up of pharma manufacturing facility news, with updates from Wockhardt, Mylan, GSK and Shasun, plus an FDA warning letter …

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GSK may sell Lucozade and Ribena to Japan’s Suntory

September 6, 2013
Sales and Marketing GSK, Suntory, lucozde, ribena

GSK is reportedly to sell its Lucozade and Ribena brands to Osaka-based Suntory in a deal worth up to £1.5 …

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China may be trying to ‘frighten’ pharma

September 6, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Sanofi, bribery

Western pharma companies caught up in Chinese probes over corruption are being discriminated against, according to a European business lobby …

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Otsuka buys Astex for $866 million

September 6, 2013
Sales and Marketing Astex, Lundbeck, Onyx, Otsuka

Otsuka Pharmaceutical is to buy UK-based Astex Pharmaceuticals in a deal that will see the Tokyo-based firm shelling out $866 …

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NSF appoints senior director

September 6, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NSF, Toscano

Public health organisation NSF International has appointed George Toscano as senior director of Quality Systems, Pharmaceuticals, Biotech and Biologics. Toscano …

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More cash for ‘paperless NHS’

September 5, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing DoH, Hunt, NHS, paper free

The government has announced £1 billion funding for IT projects to help deliver its commitment to a paperless NHS by …

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NICE queries pharma R&D costs

September 5, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dillon, NICE, Pfizer, R&D

NICE has questioned whether pharma really spends as much as it says it does on bringing new treatments to market …

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GSK cancer vaccine fails in Phase III

September 5, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, GSK, Yervoy, melanoma, phase III

GlaxoSmithKline’s hopes of creating a cancer vaccine against the deadliest form of skin cancer took a blow today when its …

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New leadership roles at Novella Clinical

September 5, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CRO, novella clinical

Contract research organisation Novella Clinical has announced that three senior executives have assumed new leadership roles within the firm. Deborah …

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