Prescription charges abolished for cancer patients
January 23, 2009Sales and Marketing NHS, hc
Cancer patients in England can now apply for free NHS prescriptions, potentially saving individuals up to £100 each year. The …
FDA finalises transgenic animals guide
January 23, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, US, reg
The route map for companies wishing to sell medicines made in genetically-engineered animals has been drawn up by the FDA. …
Personal health budgets on the horizon
January 22, 2009Sales and Marketing NHS, hc
Patients will have greater choice and more control over the kind of healthcare they receive under new government measures. The …
ReNeuron’s ground-breaking stem cell trial approved
January 22, 2009Research and Development ReNeuron, stem cell
UK biotech ReNeuron has been given the go-ahead for a ground-breaking stem cell clinical trial.The phase I trial of its …
Engaging with the NHS in 2009
January 22, 2009Sales and Marketing NHS, event, healthcare, priorities
Delegates arriving at the conference to the strains of Jeff Wayne's War of the Worlds must have wondered whether they …
UK Biotech: time for bold and affirmative action
January 22, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BTG, Chris Collins, Christopher Evans, Neuropharm, Plethora, UK, biotech, pharma, strategy
Biotech leaders in the UK say the cash-stricken industry has reached ‘breaking point’, and have made an unprecedented plea for …
Xoma slashes manufacturing to cut costs
January 22, 2009Manufacturing and Production Xoma
Xoma has instigated a major cull of its workforce, with 144 jobs to go in a move that will cut …
Teva and Lonza join forces in biosimilars
January 21, 2009Sales and Marketing biosimilars, generics
Teva, the world's largest generics manufacturer, has teamed up with manufacturing specialist Lonza to exploit the market for biosimilar medicines. …
Roche to cut 780 production jobs
January 21, 2009Manufacturing and Production Roche, restructure
Roche will shed 780 production jobs over the next two years as it continues to streamline its manufacturing operations, but …
Roche celebrates 100 years in the UK
January 21, 2009Sales and Marketing Roche
Roche has marked the centenary of the opening of its UK office by raising £20,000 for a local charity. To …
New sales and marketing models
January 21, 2009Sales and Marketing marketing, sales, strategy
These are challenging times for pharma as regulatory reform, intense financial pressures and an increasingly complex network of stakeholders are …
What it takes to be a European marketing manager
January 20, 2009Business Services, Sales and Marketing Europe, brand manager, management, marketing, recruitment
Moving from a country-specific marketing role to a European marketing role can open up a whole new career path and …
College Hill opens office in San Francisco
January 20, 2009Medical Communications College Hill
Communications consultancy College Hill has expanded its international reach by opening an office in San Francisco. The group specialises in …
Sutent to be first to benefit from NICE reform
January 20, 2009Sales and Marketing NICE, par
Sutent and other rival treatments for renal cell carcinoma look set to be the first drugs to benefit from reforms …
Postcode prescribing to persist warn MPs
January 20, 2009NHS, par
The draft NHS Constitution will not help end the postcode lottery surrounding access to drugs, the Health Select Committee has …
Revlimid talks confirm shift in approach to pricing
January 20, 2009Sales and Marketing NICE, par
Celgene is in negotiations to agree a deal to make its cancer drug Revlimid more affordable to the NHS and …
Ratiopharm put up for sale after Merckle suicide
January 19, 2009Sales and Marketing Teva, generics
German generics company Ratiopharm will be sold off following the death Adolf Merckle, its founder and chief executive. Merckle committed …
Chandler Chicco named European agency of the year
January 19, 2009Medical Communications Chandler Chicco
Chandler Chicco has been named European Healthcare Consultancy of the Year in an annual review of the sector. The US-based …
New watchdog warns on NICE adherence
January 19, 2009Sales and Marketing NICE, hc
The head of the new NHS standards watchdog has indicated that Trusts will be closely monitored for their adherence to …
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