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Just:: to help three health charities

January 7, 2011
Medical Communications charity, just health pr

Three healthcare charities are to receive help with communications free of charge from Just:: Health PR. The PR company is …

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GSK's UK headquarters

GSK signs £64m autoimmune antibody deal

January 7, 2011
Research and Development GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, ImmuTune IMP731, Immutep, autoimmune diseases

GlaxoSmithKline has signed a worldwide licence agreement for a novel antibody designed to treat autoimmune diseases.The company will pay up …

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Sanofi workers strike in France

January 7, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, Sanofi-Aventis, strikes, unions

Sanofi-Aventis workers have gone on strike in France as the company looks to cut jobs. Nine unions representing workers at …

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Clare Panter joins Woolley Pau PR

January 7, 2011
Medical Communications Clare Panter, Woolley Pau, appointment, medical communications

Clare Panter has joined Woolley Pau’s PR arm as a PR account executive. She is a keen writer and recently …

Appointment
Avastin (bevacizumab) packs

Study highlights Avastin heart failure risk

January 6, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Roche, avastin, bevacizumab, breast cancer

A new study confirms that Roche’s Avastin is linked to a small but significant increased risk of heart failure in …

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Biogen Idec appoints new head of R&D

January 6, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biogen IDEC, Douglas Williams, Steven Holtzman, appointment, research and development, sales and marketing

Biogen Idec has a new head of research and development, appointing Douglas Williams to oversee its global operations. The position …

Appointment

Janssen’s Invega wins schizoaffective approval in Europe

January 6, 2011
Sales and Marketing Invega, Janssen, paliperidone ER, schizoaffective disorder, schizophrenia

Janssen’s Invega has become the first drug to be licensed in Europe to treat schizoaffective disorder. European regulators approved Invega …

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Leukaemia drug fast-tracked by NICE

January 6, 2011
Sales and Marketing Bendamustine, Levact, NICE, Napp, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, leukaemia

A treatment for patients with the most common form of leukaemia has been fast tracked by NICE because of strong …

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Bayer submits new Xarelto indications for European approval

January 6, 2011
Sales and Marketing Bayer, DVT, Xarelto, atrial fibrillation, deep vein thrombosis, pulmonary embolism, rivaroxaban, stroke prevention

Bayer is seeking European regulatory approval for a batch of new indications for its oral anticoagulant Xarelto. The company is …

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GSK's UK headquarters

GSK hits back at 60 Minutes whistleblower interview

January 6, 2011
Manufacturing and Production 60 Minutes, Avandamet, Bactroban, Cheryl Eckard, GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, Kytril, Paxil, manufacturing compliance

GlaxoSmithKline has responded to an edition of US current affairs show 60 Minutes centring on manufacturing problems at its now-closed …

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BMS appoints Dr Veronique Walsh

January 5, 2011
Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Dr Véronique Walsh, appointment, sales and marketing

Bristol-Myers Squibb UK has appointed Dr Véronique Walsh as business unit director, neuroscience and immunoscience . She joins the company …

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Merck KGaA opens outsourcing centre in India

January 5, 2011
Research and Development Application and Technology Centre, India, Merck KGaA, Merck Millipore, Millipore, outsourcing

Merck KGaA has opened a new technology centre near Mumbai in India that will offer a range of research services …

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Contract research news in brief

January 5, 2011
Research and Development Accel Synthesis, Almac, Bioanalytical Systems, Caliper Life Sciences, Cambridge Research & Instrumentation, Critical Path Services, Pharmasset, ReSearch Pharmaceutical Services, ResourcingPoint, Warburg Pincus

Private equity firm Warburg Pincus buys RPS for $227 million, plus updates from BASi, Almac, Caliper, and Critical Path Services/Accel …

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medeConnect Healthcare Insight appoints new managing director

January 5, 2011
Research and Development Doctors.net.uk, market research, medeconnect, medical professionals, qualitative, research

 

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Flu ad campaign dusted off as cases rise

January 5, 2011
Medical Communications NHS, UK, disease awareness, flu, influenza

The Department of Health this week relaunched its advertising campaign to remind people of the importance of good hand and …

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NHS faces its toughest ever year

January 5, 2011
BMA, NHS, NHS Confederation, NHS White Paper, NHS reforms, clinical commissioning

Doctors leaders and healthcare managers have used their New Year messages to warn of hard times in 2011 for the …

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EDC is Now – The Changing

January 5, 2011
Research and Development

Clinical research is rapidly moving toward the electronic environment as more  han half of all studies are conducted utilizing EDC, …

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Thought Leadership
Pfizer headquarters

Pfizer pays $63m for generics portfolio

January 5, 2011
Sales and Marketing Akorn, Akorn-Strides, Pfizer, Strides Arcolab, generics, injectables

Pfizer has bolstered its generics portfolio, paying around $63 million for 22 drugs. The company will buy 16 Abbreviated New …

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GSK’s Dr Anne Phillips moves to Novo Nordisk

January 4, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dr Anne Phillips, Novo Nordisk, apppointment, research and development, sales and marketing

Novo Nordisk has appointed Dr Anne Phillips as vice president for clinical, medical and regulatory affairs for North America. She …

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Digital Pharma: First big pharma Android apps launched

January 4, 2011
Medical Communications Android, Digital Pharma blog, Novartis, Sanofi-Aventis, apps, ipad, iphone

Big pharma’s smartphone marketing is starting to look beyond Apple’s attention-grabbing iPhone as companies produce the first apps for its …

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