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European approval for prostate cancer drug Zytiga

September 8, 2011
Sales and Marketing Janssen, Jevtana, Johnson & Johnson, Zytiga, prostate cancer

Johnson & Johnson’s Zytiga has been approved in the EU for late-stage prostate cancer. Zytiga (abiraterone acetate) is now licenced …

News
Novartis

Everolimus approved to treat rare tumour disease

September 8, 2011
Sales and Marketing Novartis, SEGA, Votubia, everolimus

Novartis has gained EU approval for everolimus to be used to treat a rare non-cancerous tumour. Everolimus is already marketed …

News

New ABPI chief executive to focus on industry reputation

September 8, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, industry relations

The new chief executive of the ABPI used his first public speech to focus on the reputation of the pharma …

News

Sanofi banks on personalised medicine for growth

September 8, 2011
Sales and Marketing Genzyme, Sanofi

Sanofi has nailed its colours to the mast of personalised medicine, banking on the purchase of US biotech company Genzyme, …

News

Algeta appoints first head of comms and investor relations

September 8, 2011
Medical Communications, Research and Development appointment, medical communications, research and development

Norwegian biotech Algeta has appointed Dr Mike Booth to the newly-created role of senior VP of communications and corporate affairs. …

Appointment

Dendreon drops GSK as Provenge manufacturing partner

September 8, 2011
Manufacturing and Production Dendreon, GSK, Provenge, pharma manufacturing news

Dendreon has called a halt to its manufacturing and supply deal with GlaxoSmithKline for cancer vaccine Provenge, citing “delays and …

News
Enbrel

Forecasting future launch success

September 8, 2011
Sales and Marketing Champix, Enbrel, forecast planning, forecasting

Pharmaceutical companies are moving into new and sometimes very different (often specialised) therapy areas, because of global market conditions and …

Feature

Clinical research news in brief

September 8, 2011
Research and Development research and development news

This roundup includes using social media to recruit trial subjects, a strategic level service deal between BMS and Icon, plus …

News

Eisai shares risk with novel trial funding approach

September 7, 2011
Research and Development Eisai, clinical trials, research and development news

Eisai has unveiled a novel risk-sharing approach to accelerate its late-stage research programme by accepting new sources of clinical trial …

News

Battle over health reform begins again

September 7, 2011
Health and Social Care Bill, NHS, NHS reforms

The battle over the future of the NHS has began again as the Health and Social Care Bill yesterday returned …

News

NICE recommends Takeda’s cancer drug Mepact

September 7, 2011
Sales and Marketing Mepact, NICE, Takeda

NICE has reversed its stance on Mepact and recommended the bone cancer drug after re-examining discounts and a new patient …

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EMA

EMA should compare ‘like-for-like’ when assessing new drugs

September 7, 2011
Research and Development EMA, clnical trials, research and development news

The European system of comparing drugs against placebo and not against a comparator is flawed, according to a new LSE …

News

Sanofi’s Multaq in the dock

September 7, 2011
Sales and Marketing Multaq, Sanofi

The EMA will later this month decide whether Sanofi’s Multaq can remain on the market after reports emerged of serious …

News

AZ’s Nexium faces generic competition in the UK

September 6, 2011
Nexium, Ranbaxy, generics

Generic specialist Ranbaxy has launched its version of AstraZeneca’s anti-ulcer blockbuster Nexium in the UK. It will be available in …

News

Lilly considering a stake in Turkish drugmaker

September 6, 2011
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MN Pharmaceuticals, Turkey, lilly, research and development news

Eli Lilly is reportedly eyeing up a partnership with Turkish drugmaker Mustafa Nevzat Ilac Sanayi (MN Pharmaceuticals) in order to …

News

New API production process ‘could transform pharma’

September 6, 2011
Manufacturing and Production pharma manufacturing news, pharma production

UK researchers have started work on a new project to examine a new production method that they claim could “significantly …

News
Roche

Roche and Evotec to develop Alzheimer’s drug

September 6, 2011
Alzheimer's disease, Evotec, Roche

Roche and Evotec are to collaborate on the development and commercialisation of Evotec’s MAO-B inhibitor in patients with Alzheimer’s disease. …

News

Health reforms face renewed opposition

September 6, 2011
Sales and Marketing NHS reforms

The government’s health reforms in England are coming under attack once again as the legislation returns to Parliament. After the …

News

CSL vaccine probe likely to rule out manufacturing errors

September 6, 2011
Manufacturing and Production CSL Biotherapies, flu, pharma manufacturing news, vaccines

CSL Biotherapies has said that manufacturing errors were likely not to blame for febrile seizures in children who received its …

News

Pharma manufacturing news in brief

September 6, 2011
Manufacturing and Production pharma manufacturing news

USP expands operations in India, DSM gets green light for Chinese anti-infective joint venture, plus there are updates from CMC …

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