BMS outsources safety monitoring to India

September 14, 2007
Sales and Marketing India, safety

A team of 140 people based in Chennai, India, is to help Bristol-Myers Squibb monitor safety and side-effect reports from …

Fleishman-Hillard to assist UCB in its Cimzia launch

September 14, 2007
Medical Communications

UCB is preparing its Crohn's disease treatment, Cimzia, for a 2008 launch in Europe.This is the first of a number …

Pfizer closes Kent manufacturing base

September 14, 2007
Manufacturing and Production

Pfizer will close its Sandwich, Kent manufacturing plant over the next two years with the loss of 420 jobs.It spells …

Resolute wins first global account

September 12, 2007
Medical Communications Resolute

London-based PR agency Resolute has won its first global account since setting up its New York office earlier this year.The …

Boehringer bids for oncology presence with lung cancer treatment

September 10, 2007
Sales and Marketing

A novel treatment for lung cancer which could help patients who develop resistance to other drugs is being developed by …

UK stem-cell research to benefit from hybrid embryos decision

September 10, 2007
Research and Development stem cell

A new ruling on the use of hybrid human-animal embryos could help UK researchers extend their lead over European rivals.The …

How can customer insight work for you?

September 10, 2007
Sales and Marketing customers, insight, sales

It should be a very simple equation: if you can understand what motivates clinicians – and all the other prescribing …

Latest news from Datamonitor

September 10, 2007
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Akela reports positive results for Fentanyl Taifun trialAkela Pharma has reported promising results from a phase IIb trial for its …

New Tsar of Tsars appointed to lead clinical engagement

September 6, 2007

A leading heart surgeon has been appointed to ensure frontline doctors are engaged with health service reform and ensure their …

Sanofi manager wins Cranfield scholarship

September 6, 2007
Business Services careers

A scholarship to study for an MBA at the renowned Cranfield School of Management has been won by a pharmaceutical …

Merck Serono seeks first-line use for Erbitux

September 6, 2007
Sales and Marketing Erbitux

Merck Serono has seeking a broader licence for its cancer drug Erbitux in Europe to include use as a first-line …

AZ opens clinical pharmacology unit in China

September 6, 2007
Research and Development China, em

AstraZeneca has opened its first ever clinical pharmacology unit in China, providing support for more trials to be carried out …

NICE says yes to asthma treatment Xolair

September 6, 2007
Sales and Marketing Xolair

Xolair, a drug which helps control the most severe cases of allergic asthma, has been approved for use on the …

European challenge to restrictions on Sutent prescribing

September 6, 2007

The European Commission has been asked to intervene in a row over a patient's access to kidney cancer drug Sutent, …

Generic challenger to Eprex approved

September 6, 2007
Sales and Marketing

The first ever biosimilar version of blockbuster anaemia drug epoetin alfa has been approved in Europe.The drug is marketed by …

Look who’s talking now

September 3, 2007
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing blog, digi pharma, digital pharma, new media, social networking, technology

The internet loves a good scandal. From compromising celebrity videos to the latest political whisperings, whatever your interest in life, …

Latest news from Datammonitor

August 31, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Advanced Life Sciences metastatic melanoma drug granted orphan statusThe FDA has granted orphan drug designation to Advanced Life Sciences for …

GSK’s orphan drug for leukaemia approved

August 30, 2007
Sales and Marketing

Atriance, a new treatment for two rare, but deadly, types of blood cancer has been approved in Europe as an …

New blood pressure drug Rasilez approved in Europe

August 30, 2007
Sales and Marketing

New high blood pressure medication Rasilez has been approved in Europe, with its marketers Novartis claiming it is the first …

Efficient NHS will stay out of debt, says Johnson

August 30, 2007

Health secretary Alan Johnson has confidently predicted that the NHS will not slip back into debt this year – and …

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