European regulators begin Tysabri review
October 26, 2009Sales and Marketing EU, Tysabri, reg
European regulators have begun a risk-benefit review of Biogen Idec’s multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri, which has been linked to 23 …
Anna ‘Lito’ Michala, sales executive, TRB Chemedica UK
October 23, 2009Sales and Marketing TRB Chemedica, appoinment, appointment, sales and marketing
TRB Chemedica UK has appointed Anna ‘Lito’ Michala as sales executive for Scotland and the North of England.Lito joins the …
European approval for 3-in-1 version of Exforge
October 23, 2009Sales and Marketing Diovan, Exforge, Novartis, cv, hypertension
European regulators have approved an expanded version of Novartis’ high blood pressure treatment Exforge.Exforge was first approved in Europe in …
Genzyme production in ‘recovery mode’
October 23, 2009Manufacturing and Production Cerezyme, Genzyme
Januvia helps stabilise Merck sales
October 23, 2009Sales and Marketing Januvia, Merck
Merck has turned in stable figures for the third quarter of the year, with global sales up 2% on the …
Digital Pharma: Bayer brings the InBed Dr to YouTube
October 22, 2009Medical Communications Bayer, digi, digital pharma, digital pharma YouTube
Bayer Schering Pharma has expanded its InBed erectile dysfunction awareness campaign, adding to YouTube 60 short videos that take a …
Cost-cutting helps Pfizer’s bottom line
October 22, 2009Sales and Marketing Pfizer
Pfizer's third-quarter results have seen it reap the benefit of its cost-cutting measures, including a reduction in headcount of around …
Great leaders and how to follow their example
October 22, 2009Business Services careers, training
We remember most clearly the leaders that have inspired us and shared their wisdom, and we absorb key truths from …
PharmaSwiss plans Serbian plant
October 22, 2009Manufacturing and Production PharmaSwiss
PharmaSwiss is planning to build a brand new manufacturing unit in Belgrade, Serbia, to allow it to carry out end-to-end …
National strategy planned to tackle liver disease
October 22, 2009NHS
A 'liver czar' is to be brought into the Department of Health to develop and oversee an effective strategy to …
EFPIA starts anti-counterfeiting pilots in Sweden
October 21, 2009Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing EU, counterfeits, supply chain
More than 100,000 products and 25 retail pharmacies in Stockholm will take part in a two-month anti-counterfeiting project run by …
Jamie Hooper, account manager, DNA Healthcare Advertising
October 21, 2009Medical Communications appointment, dna healthcare advertising, medical communications
DNA Healthcare Advertising has appointed Jamie Hooper as an account manager.In his new role Jamie will work on a number …
Barbara Britten, business developement director, Pharmexx UK
October 21, 2009Sales and Marketing appointment, pharmexx, sales and marketing
Barbara Britten has joined Pharmexx UK as a business developement director.She most recently worked at Actelion, where she held the …
UK begins swine flu vaccinations with GSK jab
October 21, 2009Sales and Marketing h1n1, hc
The UK's swine flu vaccination programme began today with NHS hospitals offering the jabs to frontline healthcare workers and patients …
Lonza looking elsewhere after retreating from Patheon bid?
October 21, 2009Manufacturing and Production Lonza
Lonza said it has elected not to proceed with a $460 million bid to buy Canadian contract manufacturing and development …
Andrew Sandham, executive chairman, Syntaxin
October 20, 2009Research and Development appointment, appointments, research and development, syntaxin
Syntaxin, a biopharmaceutical company developing novel biologic drugs that control cell secretion, has appointed Andrew Sandham executive chairman.This follows the …
Cellectis appoints Dr Sylvie Delassus Senior Vice President Communications
October 20, 2009Research and Development appointment, cellectis, research and development
French genome engineering company Cellectis has appointed Dr Sylvie Delassus senior vice president communications and a member of its executive …
Digital Pharma: Raising awareness of clinical trials
October 20, 2009Medical Communications, Research and Development CRO, Quintiles, digi, digital pharma, digital research, patient recruitment
Contract research organisation Quintiles has launched a website for people considering participating in clinical trials. The company hopes Clinicalresearch.com will …
GSK kidney cancer drug approved in US
October 20, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, GSK, rcc
GlaxoSmithKline’s Votrient has been approved in the US by the FDA to treat the most common form of kidney cancer.This …
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