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Actelion Pharmaceuticals Takes to the Cloud with Global Deployment of Veeva CRM and iRep

December 5, 2011

BARCELONA, Spain – 1 December, 2011 – Before selecting cloud-based Veeva CRM for 500+ users worldwide, Actelion Ltd. had been …

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Roche’s Lung cancer test approved for Europe

December 5, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Roche, Tarceva, lung cancer

A new test which should help to better target treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has received …

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Astellas adds two senior executives at US site

December 5, 2011
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Astellas

Astellas’ US subsidiary Agensys has appointed Frank Hudson as vice president of finance, and Wolfgang Noe as vice president of …

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Stroke crisis to hit UK unless government acts, warns report

December 5, 2011
Sales and Marketing BMS, Pfizer, Pradaxa, UK, stroke

Major improvements are needed in the treatment of atrial fibrillation to avoid a UK stroke epidemic, according to a new …

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Teva gains tentative approval to sell generic Lipitor in 2012

December 5, 2011
Sales and Marketing Lipitor, Pfizer, Ranbaxy, Teva

Teva has gained a tentative approval by the FDA to sell its generic form of Pfizer’s blockbuster statin Lipitor next …

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UK unveils initiatives to support life sciences

December 5, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, UK, competitiveness, david cameron

The government has unveiled plans to help support the UK’s life science industries.The new package of measures includes £180 million …

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Europe’s €80 billion will support research

December 2, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing European Commission

The European Commission has created a new €80 billion budget in an effort to encourage research and innovation across the …

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Boehringer will help develop Aveo’s lung cancer candidate

December 2, 2011
Manufacturing and Production

Boehringer Ingelheim has agreed to help oncology specialist firm Aveo develop its lung cancer treatment ficlatuzumab.  The agreement is for …

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Merck KGaA appoints new heads of corporate auditing and strategy

December 2, 2011
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck KGaA

Merck KGaA has appointed Dr Friederike Rotsch as its new head of corporate auditing. She reports to Karl-Ludwig Kley, chairman …

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Insight Research Group makes three senior appointments

December 2, 2011
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Insight research

Dave Bostock, Natasha Barretto and Jenny Service have all been appointed to senior positions within Insight. Bostock has been appointed …

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Biocartis appoints Dr Nayan Gregory Parekh as its new chief executive

December 1, 2011
Business Services, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biocartis

Biocartis, a Swiss company developing compact molecular diagnostic systems, has announced the appointment of Dr Nayan Gregory Parekh as its …

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FDA approves Ranbaxy’s generic Lipitor

December 1, 2011
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Lipitor, Pfizer, Ranbaxy, Teva

The FDA will allow Ranbaxy to develop a generic version of Pfizer’s blockbuster statin Lipitor. The firm has received final …

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Discount fails to sway NICE on Gilenya

December 1, 2011
Sales and Marketing NICE, Novartis, gilenya

NICE has once again rejected Novartis’ multiple sclerosis pill Gilenya despite the firm offering a patient access scheme. In its …

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Watson launches first generic Lipitor in US

November 30, 2011
Sales and Marketing Lipitor, Pfizer, Watson, atorvastin

Watson Pharmaceuticals has launched its generic version of Pfizer’s blockbuster statin Lipitor as the drug goes off patent in the …

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NICE wishes you a cost effective Christmas

November 30, 2011
Sales and Marketing NICE

NICE has disclosed information about its use of corporate credit cards following a request made under the Freedom of Information …

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Eli Lilly appoints Richard Ascroft as senior director for the ACE region

November 30, 2011
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Eli Lilly

Lilly has appointed Richard Ascroft as senior director, corporate affairs, for the Australia, Canada and Europe (ACE) region. His tasks …

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Roche inks $490 million deal with PTC Therapeutics

November 30, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing PTC Therapeutics, Roche

Roche has signed a $490 million deal with specialist biotech firm PTC Therapeutics. Roche is paying PTC $30 million upfront …

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NICE rejects Lucentis in diabetic macular oedema

November 29, 2011
Sales and Marketing Lucentis, NICE

NICE has rejected Novartis’ Lucentis for diabetic macular oedema. NICE has not recommended Lucentis (ranibizumab) for the treatment of diabetic …

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Merck and Merck look to settle Facebook naming dispute

November 29, 2011
Medical Communications Facebook, Merck, Merck KGaA

Merck & Co and Merck KGaA looked to have made inroads into their Facebook naming quarrel. Earlier this month Merck …

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Cerenis appoints John Paolini as chief medical officer

November 29, 2011
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cerenis

The HDL drug specialist Cerenis Therapeutics has appointed Dr John Paolini as its new chief medical officer. Dr Paolini will …

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