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immatics appoints Peter Chambré as chairman

November 12, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Peter Chambre, immatics

Biotech development firm immatics has announced the appointment of Peter Chambré as chairman of the Board. Chambré has had extensive …

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NHS: pharma needs to help more

November 12, 2012
Sales and Marketing CCGs, NHS, pharma

A variety of senior figures in public health set out how they want the pharma industry to do more to …

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Copper could replace precious metals in pharma production

November 9, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Sweden, copper, manufacturing

Non-precious metals such as copper could be used as catalysts in pharmaceuticals production, replacing precious metals that are expensive and …

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GSK guilty of off-label promotion

November 9, 2012
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GSK, PMCPA, Revolade

GlaxoSmithKline has been found to have breached three clauses in the ABPI Code of Practice following a complaint from a …

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Pharma treated as though ‘selling cyanide’

November 9, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, Stephen Whitehead

APBI chief executive Stephen Whitehead claimed that pharma companies are sometimes made to feel as though they are manufacturing poison …

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Astellas appoints VP of Scientific and Medical Affairs

November 9, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Jeffrey Bloss

Astellas has announced Jeffrey Bloss has joined the company as vice president of its Scientific and Medical Affairs (ASMA) division. …

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Leadership changes at Teva

November 8, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Levin, Teva

Teva Pharmaceutical has announced some management changes to its executive leadership team. Allan Oberman, senior vice president of North America …

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Janssen and GSK in hep C tie-ups

November 8, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, Janssen, Vertex, hep C

Janssen and GlaxoSmithKline are to conduct separate Phase II studies with Vertex Pharmaceuticals to test an investigational all-oral regimen to …

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Goldacre is right – greater honesty is needed

November 7, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bad pharma, Goldacre, Les Rose

One of the most trenchant critics of pseudo-science in healthcare, the neuro-psychologist Dr Ben Goldacre, has turned his guns on …

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‘Patchy’ NHS Constitution needs improving

November 7, 2012
Sales and Marketing DoH, Future Forum, NHS, commissioning

The NHS Future Forum has criticised the NHS Constitution for not being up to scratch and suggested ‘essential steps’ to …

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Sanofi’s chief executive new president elect of EFPIA

November 7, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Chris Viehbacher, Sanofi

European pharma members body the EFPIA has announced that Sanofi’s chief executive Christopher Viehbacher is to stand as its new …

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Takeda to buy Envoy Therapeutics

November 7, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CNS, Envoy, Parkinson's, Parkinsons, Takeda

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company has bought another private US firm, its second in as many months. The Japanese group is paying …

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Pfizer backs new biotech firm

November 6, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, Sandwich, Ziarco

Pfizer is one of the main backers of new biotech company Ziarco, launched by four of the manufacturer’s ex-employees. The …

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Pharma manufacturing news in brief

November 6, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Cytovance, DSM, Insipiration, Neolpharma, Paranta, Patheon

A round up of recent pharma manufacturing news, including an Ipsen/Inspiration facility up for sale, new contracts for Patheon, Cytovance …

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First Northern Ireland director for ABPI announced

November 6, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Colette Goldrick, Ireland

The ABPI has confirmed the appointment of Colette Goldrick as its new Northern Ireland director and as a member of …

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MRC gives £7 million to new projects

November 6, 2012
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, MRC, academics

The Medical Research Council (MRC) has handed out £7 million in funding for 15 research projects which will use a …

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New plant positions Lilly for changing insulin market

November 6, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Boehringer, insulin, lilly

Eli Lilly has unveiled plans for a $140 million expansion of its insulin plant in Indianapolis as it starts to …

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Further US approval for Xarelto

November 5, 2012
Sales and Marketing Eliquis, FDA, Pradaxa, Xarelto

US regulators have given the go-ahead to expand the indications for which Janssen Pharmaceuticals and Bayer HealthCare’s oral blood thinner …

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Bayer to acquire Schiff Nutrition

November 4, 2012
Sales and Marketing Bayer, mergers and acquisitions

Bayer HealthCare is to buy US-based vitamins and nutritional supplements firm Schiff Nutrition International for $1.2 billion.The deal is part …

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Pfizer stumbles in third quarter

November 2, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ian Read, Lipitor, Pfizer, Prevnar, Q3

Pfizer has experienced a worse than expected third quarter, due to disappointing sales of paediatric vaccine Prevnar and a surprise …

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