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Bridgehead International appoints Marcus Deans

September 26, 2011
Sales and Marketing appointment, sales and marketing

London-based consultants Bridgehead International have appointed Marcus Deans as principal consultant. He joins the firm, which specialises in market access, …

Appointment

Xarelto poised for two new chronic indications

September 26, 2011
Sales and Marketing Xarelto

Bayer HealthCare’s oral bloodthinner Xarelto has been recommended for approval in Europe for two new chronic indications. The Committee for …

News

Roche’s Avastin set for new ovarian cancer indication in Europe

September 26, 2011
Sales and Marketing avastin, ovarian cancer

Roche’s Avastin has gained the backing of European regulatory advisors for a new indication in ovarian cancer. The European Medicines …

News
Sanofi's Multaq

Safety concerns prompt Multaq restrictions

September 26, 2011
Sales and Marketing Multaq

The European Medicines Agency has recommended Sanofi’s Multaq be restricted due to ongoing concerns about its safety profile. The drug …

News
Roche's Avastin

Avastin faces greater scrutiny over eye disease use

September 23, 2011
Sales and Marketing avastin, macular oedema

The use of Roche’s Avastin to treat eye disease has come under greater scrutiny after a series of infections in …

News

Carolin Prasmo returns to Aurora

September 23, 2011
Medical Communications appointment, medical communications

Farringdon, UK-based comms agency Aurora has appointed Carolin Prasmo as senior account account manager. She was originally one of the …

Appointment
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Virgo Health Education expands scientific and client service teams

September 23, 2011
Medical Communications appointment, medical communications

Virgo has expanded its Health Education business unit with the appointments of Jenny Szkolar and Vicky Cadman. Jenny (pictured) joins …

Appointment

Boehringer censured over Pradaxa marketing

September 23, 2011
Medical Communications ABPI Code of Practice, Boehringer

Boehringer Ingelheim has been heavily censured by the body which enforces the ABPI’s Code of Practice for the content of …

News

Roche cleared over rep conduct complaint

September 23, 2011
Sales and Marketing ABPI Code of Practice, Roche

Roche has been cleared by Code regulator the PMCPA of any wrongdoing after an NHS employee complained about the promotion …

News

Value-based pricing won’t encourage innovation, says ABPI

September 23, 2011
Sales and Marketing value-based pricing

The ABPI has come out against the government’s reforms of drug pricing in the UK, saying its plans need a …

News

NHS ‘wasted’ £625 million on modern insulin

September 23, 2011
Sales and Marketing diabetes, insulin

The NHS has wasted £625 million on modern insulin products over the last decade, according to a new report in …

News

Healthcare 2025: what the future holds for pharma

September 22, 2011
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS reform, healthcare reform, healthcare spending, prescribing

We are in the middle of a huge upheaval where everything we know is being turned on its head. Welcome …

Feature

J&J’s hep C drug Incivo approved in Europe

September 22, 2011
Sales and Marketing Incivek, Incivo, Victrelis

J&J’s potential blockbuster hepatitis C treatment Incivo has been approved in Europe. Incivo (telaprevir) was approved in combination with peginterferon …

News

Sanofi spots acne vaccine opportunity

September 22, 2011
Research and Development Sanofi, acne, dermatology

Sanofi Pasteur has signed a new research deal with the University of California, San Diego for its investigational acne vaccine. …

News

Pfizer to cut 11% of its workforce in Spain

September 22, 2011
Sales and Marketing Pfizer, Spain, job cuts

Pfizer will cut 220 jobs in Spain as the government reduces spending on pharmaceuticals to help offset its growing debt …

News

RSA boosts team with new appointments

September 22, 2011
Business Services appointment, business services

Global life sciences executive search and interim management firm RSA has made a series of new appointments across its practices. …

Appointment

Health secretary calls for global action on lifestyle conditions

September 21, 2011
cardiovascular, diabetes, respiratory, smoking

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has urged governments across the world to be “bold and determined” in working together to tackle …

News

NHS reforms face pressure from the Lords

September 21, 2011
NHS reform

Peers are starting to voice their criticism of the government’s planned NHS reforms as the Health and Social Bill passes …

News
President Obama

Obama proposes seven year rule for biologics

September 21, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Obama, biologics

President Obama has returned to the issue of market exclusivity for biologic drugs as a way of cutting healthcare costs. …

News

Silence Therapeutics appoints Thomas Christely

September 21, 2011
Research and Development appointment, research and development

UK-headquartered biotech Silence Therapeutics has appointed Thomas Christély as chief executive. He was instrumental in the merger of Silence Therapeutics …

Appointment
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