NHS launches new online health A-Z index
February 8, 2008Medical Communications
NHS Choices, the online 'front door' for the NHS, has released an updated online information resource aimed at helping the …
Ministers press GPs over surgery hours
February 8, 2008Government and BMA relations have hit an all time low, with the doctor's association accusing ministers of undermining its position …
Wellcome Trust boosts medical research funding
February 8, 2008Research and Development
Research charity the Wellcome Trust will increase its funding for medical research by more than £1 billion over the next …
Biovitrum to focus on specialist care
February 8, 2008Research and Development
Swedish biopharmaceutical company Biovitrum is to turn its back on mass market disease areas and re-focus around specialist care projects. …
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February 6, 2008Sales and Marketing Coronado Biosciences, rnai
Coronado Biosciences’ cancer treatment effective in animal modelsCoronado Biosciences has reported that the Bcl-2 inhibitor, apogossypol, effectively killed a variety …
Collaborations with diagnostic firms ‘crucial to oncology progress’
February 6, 2008Research and Development
Pharma companies should engage diagnostics companies in early phase talks if they want to fast-track innovative new cancer treatments to …
Takeda snaps up Amgen products
February 6, 2008Sales and Marketing
Takeda has bought marketing rights to 13 of Amgen's early stage products, boosting its flagging pipeline and letting Amgen recoup …
Government and industry agree on collaboration guidelines
February 1, 2008New guidelines to help NHS bodies work with the pharmaceutical industry have been agreed after months of negotiation, and could …
New consortium to run NHS clinical audit programme
February 1, 2008The Department of Health has reorganised the way audits of patient care are carried out, handing the running of its …
Torisel poised to gain lymphoma licence
February 1, 2008Sales and Marketing
Wyeth's new cancer drug Torisel is set to gain approval for use in patients with a rare and difficult to …
Tamiflu resistance hits Roche
February 1, 2008Sales and Marketing
Sales of the blockbuster flu treatment Tamiflu could receive a setback from new data showing significant resistance to the drug. …
AstraZeneca sales strong despite Nexium’s decline
February 1, 2008Sales and Marketing
AstraZeneca achieved sales growth of 12% in 2007, despite a worrying decline in sales from its biggest seller, anti-ulcer drug …
Avastin’s new licence ‘more cost-effective’
January 30, 2008Sales and Marketing
Avastin has won a broader European licence for metastatic colorectal cancer, a move manufacturer Roche believes will make it more …
PM Society Awards
January 28, 2008Medical Communications advertising, awards
The Pharmaceutical Marketing Society’s Advertising Awards added their customary sparkle to the grey month of January, and celebrated the best …
‘Alsace Biovalley’ brand launched to promote region’s biotech innovation
January 28, 2008Research and Development Alsace, France, biotech
France has re-branded its leading biotech cluster the ‘Alsace Biovalley’ to help the region compete for investment in Europe and …
Novartis’ European chief says ‘Geotailoring’ will speed decision making and bring it closer to customers
January 28, 2008Sales and Marketing Eric Cornut, Novartis
Q: Europe’s biggest market Germany is preparing for some major reforms at the moment. How is Novartis responding to that …
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