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Life appoints new digital director

June 20, 2012
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Life, digital director

Life Healthcare Communications has appointed a new digital director to head up its expanding digital department. Francesco Raimo joins Life …

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Merck KGaA confirms leadership team appointments

June 20, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMD Serono, Merck KGaA, Serono

The subsidiary of Merck KGaA named EMD Serono has announced several appointments to its leadership team. The appointments include: Allene …

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Storm clouds gathering over the NHS, say its leaders

June 20, 2012
Sales and Marketing Mike Farrar, NHS Confederation, NHS reforms, reforms

NHS managers are using their annual conference to criticise the government’s savings programmes. The government is looking to make £20 …

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Xbox Kinect technology to help stroke victims

June 19, 2012
Medical Communications Gamification, Roke, Southampton, Xbox, stroke

The University of Southampton and Roke Manor Research have pioneered the use of Microsoft’s Xbox technology to help stroke patients …

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Roche signs research deal on autism spectrum disorders

June 19, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASD, FXS, Roche, Seaside Therapeutics, asperger's, autism

Roche has signed an agreement with Seaside Therapeutics to develop new treatments for autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions such as …

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Senates and networks – do they have a role in the new NHS?

June 19, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, health forum, reforms, senates and networks

The recent Westminster Health Forum meeting on ‘Developing Clinical Senates and Networks’ focused on one aspect of the new NHS …

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Cmed Clinical Services showcases new in-house drug development consulting, regulatory and Medical Affairs group at DIA 2012

June 19, 2012
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HORSHAM, UK — June 18, 2012 – Cmed Clinical Services, the global CRO specialised in the design and delivery of …

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Akzo Nobel’s Mexican API plant all clear

June 19, 2012
Manufacturing and Production API, Akzo Nobel, FDA, manufacturing

Akzo Nobel has brought a manufacturing facility for active pharmaceutical ingredients in Mexico that failed an inspection last year back …

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Patheon hikes revenue guidance for 2012

June 19, 2012
Manufacturing and Production CDMO, Canadian, PDS, Patheon

Canadian contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Patheon reported a solid set of financial figures for the second quarter of …

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Pharma manufacturing news in brief

June 19, 2012
Manufacturing and Production BioWa, Cytovance Biologics, DHL, Dalton Pharma Services, Lonza, Particle Sciences, Recipharm

DHL opens up a facility in Mumbai, Recipharm invests in French filling plant, plus updates from Dalton Pharma Services, Particle …

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FDA holds up Pfizer’s rare disease drug tafamidis

June 19, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Pfizer, rare disease, tafamidis

The FDA has sent Pfizer a Complete Response Letter about its rare disease drug tafamidis meglumine. The US regulator is …

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GSK partners with Cambridge University

June 18, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Cambridge, GSK, R&D

The University of Cambridge begins a new collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline today to advance drug discovery and the development of new …

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PMCPA reprimands Chiesi for multiple breaches

June 18, 2012
Sales and Marketing COPD, Chiesi, GSK, PMCPA, code

Chiesi has been publicly reprimanded by the PMCPA part for promoting its asthma drug Fostair off-label. The embarrassing slapdown from …

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Pfizer launches ‘Campaign Against Migraine’ website

June 18, 2012
Medical Communications Botox, Pfizer, Relpax, digital, migraine

Pfizer has launched a new website called ‘Campaign Against Migraine’ to help migraine sufferers in the US learn more about …

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New director appointments to the NHS Commissioning Board

June 18, 2012
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Lansley, NHS, reforms

Lord Adebowale, Margaret Casely-Hayford, Dame Moira Gibb and Naguib Kheraj have been confirmed as four new non-executive directors of the …

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Janssen looks to broaden Zytiga licence

June 18, 2012
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Janssen, NICE, Provenge, Zytiga, prostate

Janssen is looking to broaden the licence for its prostate cancer pill Zytiga. Zytiga currently has a US and European …

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New director of market access at Celgene UK and Ireland

June 18, 2012
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Celgene, Nicola Redfern, oncology

Celgene has announced the appointment of Nicola Redfern as director of market access, Celgene UK and Ireland. Redfern brings a …

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Lundbeck to slash 600 jobs in Europe

June 15, 2012
Sales and Marketing Cipralex, Europe, Lundbeck, austerity, cuts

Lundbeck will cut 600 jobs from its operations in Europe as its Cipralex parent expiry continues to erode revenue. The …

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NICE launches new BNF prescribing app

June 15, 2012
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing BNF, NICE, app, digital, pharma

NICE has launched a new app that allows users to search all medicines listed in the British National Formulary. The …

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Merck’s sleep aid drug meets goals

June 15, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Merck, insomnia, sleep disorder, suvorexant

Merck’s novel insomnia drug suvorexant has improved patients’ ability to fall asleep, according to new data from two Phase III …

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