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Shire’s Vpriv recommended for European approval

June 28, 2010
Sales and Marketing Brinavess, Gaucher, Rapiscan, Ruconest, Shire, Sycrest

Shire has won backing from a key European regulatory committee for its new Gaucher disease orphan drug. Vpriv was one …

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Actavis appoints Dr Claudio Albrecht

June 28, 2010
Sales and Marketing Actavis, appointment, sales and marketing

Icelandic generics company Actavis has appointed Dr Claudio Albrecht as its new chief executive. He formerly led Ratiopharm and has …

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New anti-clotting drugs: stopping the silent killers

June 28, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pradaxa, VTE, Xarelto, atrial fibrilation, thrombosis

Blood clots are a major killer, but the threat they pose is poorly understood by the general public compared to …

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Langland and Dr Foster share top honours at Best of Health

June 25, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Best of Health, IPA, awards

Dr Foster Intelligence and Langland were awarded the most prestigious ‘Best of Show’ awards at the 2010 IPA Best of …

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Anup Shah joins Woolley Pau PR

June 25, 2010
Medical Communications Woolley Pau, appointment, medical communications

Anup Shah has joined Woolley Pau PR as account director to develop the UK agency’s PR’s medical communication team. He …

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Sanofi licences novel oral anti-diabetic treatment

June 25, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Metabolex, Sanofi-Aventis, diabetes

Sanofi-Aventis has signed an exclusive worldwide licensing agreement with US-based diabetes specialist Metabolex for a novel oral anti-diabetic treatment. MBX-2982 …

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NICE re-thinks arthritis guidance

June 25, 2010
Sales and Marketing Enbrel, Humira, MabThera, NICE, Orencia, Remicade, TNF, rheumatoid arthritis

NICE has approved five rheumatoid arthritis treatments in certain circumstances after treatment with a tumour necrosis factor inhibitor has failed. …

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Digital Pharma: First pharma iPad apps

June 25, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Pfizer, Sanofi, app, ipad, iphone

The first big pharma apps specially designed for Apple’s iPad have started to emerge, with Pfizer and Sanofi leading the …

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WPP forms largest healthcare coms network

June 25, 2010
Medical Communications CommonHealth, Ogilvy, WPP, ogilvy healthworld advertising

Global communications giant WPP has merged its Ogilvy Healthworld and CommonHealth businesses. Named Ogilvy CommonHealth Worldwide, the new entity becomes …

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Merck moves tropical disease drug into phase II

June 25, 2010
Research and Development Chagas disease, Merck & Co, Noxafil, tropical disease

Merck & Co is to see whether its oral antifungal agent Noxafil (posaconazole) can be used in chronic cases of …

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Clavis Pharma appoints Athos Gianella-Borradori

June 24, 2010
Research and Development Clavis Pharma, appointment, research and development

Athos Gianella-Borradori has joined clinical stage oncology drug development company Clavis Pharma as chief medical officer. His appointment to the …

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NICE rejects Glivec as adjuvant therapy

June 24, 2010
Sales and Marketing Glivec, NICE, Novartis

NICE has rejected the use of Novartis’ Glivec as an adjuvant treatment for people who have had a gastrointestinal stromal …

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AstraZeneca and Targacept begin depression trials

June 24, 2010
Research and Development AstraZeneca, Targacept, depression

AstraZeneca and Targacept have begun enrolling patients in phase III trials for TC-5214, a new treatment for depression. The new …

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CME Spotlight: Coalition politics in European CME

June 24, 2010
Medical Communications CME, CME Spotlight

The election is now over and rather than the damp squib that I foresaw, it feels like something new and …

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Prix Galien shortlist unveiled

June 24, 2010
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The shortlist of innovative medicines which will compete for two prestigious UK Prix Galien medals later this year has been …

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Pfizer plant cleared by FDA to make NicOx drug

June 24, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Capsugel, NicOx, Pfizer, manufacturing, naproxcinod

Pfizer subsidiary Capsugel has won approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for a manufacturing facility based in France …

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Digital Pharma: Playing healthcare games

June 23, 2010
Medical Communications Boehringer, Novartis, diabetes, digi game, malaria, virtual games

Boehringer Ingelheim has become the latest pharma company to use an online game to raise disease awareness. The pharma company …

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UKCRMI

Plans for UK’s research hub unveiled

June 23, 2010
Research and Development Cancer Research UK, MRC, UCL, UKCMRI, Wellcome, biomedical

The vision for a new UK biomedical research and innovation centre which will be the biggest in Europe has been …

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Prosensa and GSK add to muscular dystrophy alliance

June 23, 2010
Research and Development GlaxoSmithKline, Prosensa, muscular dystrophy

GSK has extended its research alliance with biotech company Prosensa in the field of muscular dystrophy. Netherlands-based Prosensa focuses on …

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Mixed reaction for Osborne’s first Budget

June 23, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, pharma, tax, tax relief

George Osborne’s first Budget as chancellor has had a mixed reception from the pharma and biotech sectors. The BioIndustry Association …

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