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Daiichi Sankyo chief executive elected NPC chairman of the Board

November 19, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Daiichi Sankyo

The National Pharmaceutical Council (NPC) has announced that Daiichi Sankyo president and chief executive John Gargiulo has been elected chairman …

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Implementation of IHW ‘patchy’

November 16, 2012
Sales and Marketing CCGs, IHW, NHS

An NHS initative which is supposed to drive public health forward is in danger of having only a limited impact, …

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The future is bright – but don’t rely on emerging markets

November 16, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, emerging markets, industry, pwC

The pharma industry could be “on the cusp of a golden era” of renewed productivity and earnings – but only …

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Sanofi appoints Gary Nabel as chief scientific officer

November 16, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Nabel, Sanofi

Sanofi has announced the appointment of Dr Gary Nabel, senior VP, chief scientific officer and deputy to the president for …

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EFPIA rejects ‘indiscriminate’ transparency

November 16, 2012
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EFPIA, Goldacre, transparency, trials

Europe’s pharma trade body has poured tepid water on the idea of open access to clinical trial data, saying that …

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Orchid exits Chinese joint venture

November 15, 2012
Manufacturing and Production North China pharma corp, Orchid

India’s Orchid Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals has ducked out of a joint venture it set up in China ten years ago …

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Jeff Jonas joins Shire’s Leadership Team

November 15, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jeff Jonas, Shire

Shire has announced that Jeff Jonas has been appointed president of Shire’s Regenerative Medicine (RM) business and will join the …

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UK Board appointments at Universal WorldEvents

November 15, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Universal WorldEvents

Healthcare events firm Universal WorldEvents has appointed Denise Abbott and Nicola Burns to its Board. Abbott (pictured) joined Universal WorldEvents …

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Forxiga approved in European Union

November 15, 2012
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, BMS, Forxiga, diabetes

AstraZeneca and Bristol-Myers Squibb’s first-in-class type II diabetes treatment Forxiga has been approved in Europe – a major filip for …

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Regeneron to invest $70m in NYC manufacturing

November 15, 2012
Manufacturing and Production NY, Regeneron, Sanofi, US

Regeneron has confirmed it will invest almost $70 million to expand its manufacturing in New York City in a move …

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Hunt: England to be technology ‘leader’

November 15, 2012
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Jeremy Hunt, NHS, telehealth

Technology is to free 100,000 people next year from what health secretary Jeremy Hunt calls the ‘constant merry-go-round’ of doctors’ …

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Lundbeck opens first Asian manufacturing plant

November 14, 2012
Manufacturing and Production China, Lundbeck

Lundbeck has officially opened its first manufacturing facility in China and says it plans to launch three new drugs there …

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Germany dismisses Seroquel XR

November 14, 2012
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, FDA, Germany, Seroquel XR

AstraZeneca has received another dent in its international attempts to keep the money-spinning antipsychotic Seroquel going in a new form. …

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No specific targets in NHS mandate

November 14, 2012
Sales and Marketing CCGs, NHS, commissioning

The government has given the first public directive to the nascent NHS Commissioning Board, which assumes its new responsibilities from …

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Eugene Washington appointed to J&J Board of directors

November 13, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Eugene Washington, J&J, JJ

Dr Eugene Washington has been appointed to the Board of directors at Johnson & Johnson. Washington serves as vice chancellor …

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AstraZeneca signs genome deal

November 13, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Foundation, SMIP

AstraZeneca has signed a genomic profiling agreement with US molecular information company Foundation Medicine. The collaboration will use its FoundationOne …

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EFCG calls for mandatory inspection of API plants

November 13, 2012
Manufacturing and Production API, EFCG, EU, FMD

The European Fine Chemicals Group (EFCG) has called for all active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing facilities to undergo mandatory inspections. …

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Hospira on track to return propofol to market

November 13, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Ball, Hospira, Teva

Shortages of the short-acting anaesthetic propofol in the US could be helped by the return to market of a generic …

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NHS Commissioning Board appoints Patients and Information directors

November 13, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Coulthard, NHS, NHS Commissioning Board

The NHS Commissioning Board has made a series of appointments to complete its director-level recruitment to the Patients & Information …

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Pharma can help NHS transition, says partnership leader

November 13, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, CCGs, Conference, NHS, PCT

A new ABPI team is now ready to help the pharmaceutical industry forge partnerships with the NHS, even as the …

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