Milburn adds his voice to growing disquiet on NHS reforms
March 30, 2011Alan Milburn, NHS, NHS reforms
Former Labour health secretary Alan Milburn has come out against the government’s health reforms, adding to the chorus of voices …
NHS Alliance: Social enterprises are future of public health services
March 30, 2011NHS, NHS Alliance, NHS reforms, Right to Request, public health services, social enterprise
The NHS Alliance has once more backed the idea that social enterprise should form the backbone of public health services …
New pharma skills needed for GP commissioning changes
March 30, 2011Business Services, Sales and Marketing NHS reforms, skills, training
With GP-led commissioning taking the NHS into new territory, market access is facing a major shake up. In January, one …
Dr Clive Deverson joins Photosound
March 30, 2011Medical Communications appointment, medical communications
Photosound has appointed Dr Clive Deverson as head of client strategy and medical communications. He joins the Hertfordshire, UK-based global …
EU Clinical Trials Register is Launched
March 29, 2011Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Wainwright Associates
The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has announced the launch of its EU Clinical Trials Register. This online register allows public …
Roche changes raise Novartis takeover question
March 29, 2011Sales and Marketing Novartis, Roche, mergers and acquisitions
Roche could be vulnerable to a takeover from its Swiss rival Novartis after changes in its boardroom. The Roche family …
Chiltern Expands European Operations with a New Office in The Netherlands
March 29, 2011Research and Development
Chiltern International Limited (Chiltern), a global clinical contract research organization (CRO) announced that it has opened a new office in …
FDA issues guidance on glass contamination
March 29, 2011Manufacturing and Production FDA, GMP, glass contamination
The FDA has issued an advisory to pharmaceutical manufacturers on the topic of contamination with thin glass fragments – or …
Contract research news in brief
March 28, 2011Manufacturing and Production Almac, Aptiv Solutions, Cosmic Discoveries, InhibOx, Quintiles
Contract research organisation Quintiles Transnational has pulled back from plans to seek $2.4 billion in financing, saying that conditions in …
Gerresheimer buys Vedat to get bigger in South America
March 28, 2011Manufacturing and Production Brazil, Gerresheimer, packaging
Glass and plastics packaging specialist Gerresheimer has acquired Brazilian company Vedat in a major push into the South American pharmaceutical …
IDT Biologika expands investment in German manufacturing capacity
March 28, 2011Manufacturing and Production Germany, IDT Biologika, vaccines
IDT Biologika has said it plans to invest around 85 million euros in new production facilities and equipment in Germany …
Setback on road to recovery for Genzyme’s Allston facility
March 28, 2011Manufacturing and Production Genzyme
Genzyme has been forced to discard one lot of its Fabry disease treatment Fabrazyme (agalsidase beta) manufactured at its troubled …
Kantar Health Names Jim Needell Managing Director, UK
March 28, 2011Kantar Health Names Jim Needell Managing Director, UKNEW YORK, March 28, 2011—Kantar Health, a leading healthcare-focused global consultancy and marketing …
Nycomed files short bowel syndrome treatment
March 28, 2011Medical Communications Nycomed, Revestive, gastrointestinal
Specialist pharma company Nycomed has submitted a novel bowel disease treatment for assessment by European regulators. The Marketing Authorisation Application …
New melanoma drug approved by FDA
March 28, 2011Sales and Marketing BMS, melanoma
Yervoy, Bristol Myers Squibb’s new treatment for advanced skin cancer has gained approval in the US. The drug is the …
Digital Pharma: Social media boost for Pfizer anti-counterfeits campaign
March 28, 2011Medical Communications Digital Pharma blog, Pfizer, counterfeits
Pfizer UK is using social media to reinvigorate its Real Danger patient safety campaign. The next phase of the campaign, …
Telaprevir to be added to standard hep C therapy
March 27, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing hepatitis C, telaprevir
Telaprevir – currently being co-developed by Vertex, Johnson & Johnson and Mitsubishi Tanabe – will become part of a standard …
GSK withdraws applications for Avodart
March 25, 2011Research and Development Avodart, Cancer, GSK, bph, prostate cancer
GlaxoSmithKline has withdrawn all regulatory applications for Avodart to prevent prostate cancer after regulators raised doubts about its benefit/risk profile. …
Working Life: Novartis’ Filiberto de Cal
March 25, 2011Business Services, Sales and Marketing Novartis, Working Life, recruitment
Filiberto de Cal is director of global marketing – new products at Novartis Diagnostics. Here he outlines his route into …
Merck drops oral anticoagulant
March 25, 2011Merck, Pradaxa, Xarelto, anticoagulant, atrial fibrilation, vorapaxar
Merck has given the rights to its oral anticoagulant betrixaban back to Portola Pharmaceuticals after a review of its late …
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