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Sanofi manufacturing plant closed by Italian earthquake

April 17, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Europe, Italy, Sanofi-Aventis

A manufacturing facility operated by Sanofi-Aventis in Abruzzo, Italy, remains closed following the earthquake that claimed more than 280 lives …

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GSK and Pfizer to create HIV joint venture company

April 16, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, HIV, Pfizer

The world's two biggest pharma companies are to join forces to develop and market new treatments for HIV.GlaxoSmithKline is a …

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Amgen cuts back at US pilot plant

April 16, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Amgen

The worlds largest biotech company, Amgen, is cutting 100 staff at its production facility in Bothell, Washington, as part of …

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Merck acquires rights to atrial fibrillation candidate

April 16, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck, cv

Merck has signed an agreement with Vancouver-based Cardiome Pharma to develop its new treatment for atrial fibrillation vernakalant.Merck will pay …

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Avastin helps Roche outpace the market again

April 16, 2009
Sales and Marketing Roche

Strong sales growth across all its business divisions, including prescription medicines has helped Roche outpace the market again in the …

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Simponi approved in Canada

April 16, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, Simponi

Johnson & Johnson's monoclonal antibody Simponi has been given regulatory approval in Canada.Simponi (golimumab) has been given the green light …

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Time to get your act together

April 15, 2009
Business Services recruitment, work life balance

I have a confession to make. Sometimes, when Im on a training course, I think I might be better off …

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Covance expands in Latin America

April 15, 2009
Research and Development Covance, Peru, South America

Covance has opened new clinical development offices in Chile and Peru, and expanded its operations in Argentina to help serve …

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Helsinn chooses Dublin for R&D investment

April 14, 2009
Research and Development Helsinn

Helsinn Birex Pharmaceuticals is to invest 13 million euros in a new pilot-scale R&D facility in Ireland, to help it …

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Shire to close small molecule plant

April 14, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Shire

Shire Pharmaceuticals is shutting down a US production facility and will outsource the production to contract manufacturers DSM.The measure is …

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Lilly’s ex-marketing chief joins Innovex

April 14, 2009
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Innovex

Richard Pilnik, Lilly's head of marketing is to join contract sales organisation Innovex to serve as its president.Pilnik has 25 …

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Committee approves limited use of Seroquel in depression

April 9, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, Seroquel, US

An FDA advisory committee has concluded that safety concerns mean that Seroquel XR should not be used to treat anxiety, …

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Efient launched in the UK

April 9, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Daiichi, Effient, lilly

Lilly and Daiichi Sankyo's blood-thinning drug Efient has been launched in the UK for heart attack patients, taking on blockbuster …

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Frustration over pharma’s digital marketing impasse

April 8, 2009
Sales and Marketing ABPI, digi

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Boehringer Ingelheim takes the lead on Twitter

April 8, 2009
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Twitter, new media, social networking

The explosion in the popularity of Twitter is the latest buzz in online social networking, but most pharma companies are …

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2-in-1: Merck and Schering-Plough

April 8, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck, Schering-Plough, merger, pharma

The Merck and Schering-Plough merger creates a new industry giant to challenge Pfizer in terms of its scale and annual …

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Covance acquires early clinical development business in Switzerland

April 8, 2009
Research and Development Covance

Covance has expanded its presence in clinical pharmacology in Europe with the acquisition of Swiss Pharma Contract, a 50-bed clinical …

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Wyeth execs to lead on biotech in new Pfizer

April 8, 2009
Sales and Marketing MA, Pfizer

Pfizer has unveiled the new structure of the merged company created by its proposed acquisition of Wyeth. It plans to …

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Top CROs can look forward to ‘five years of growth’

April 8, 2009
Research and Development CRO

The current economic downturn is having a braking effect on the top 10 contract research organisations, but a new report …

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Quintiles completes 400th trial using electronic data capture

April 7, 2009
Research and Development CRO, Quintiles

Quintiles has completed its 400th clinical trial using Electronic Data Capture (EDC). In addition to starting its 400th EDC trial, …

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