CMG launches digital division

March 29, 2010
Medical Communications Complete Digital, Complete Medical Group, digi, digi pharma, digital pharma

Healthcare communications agency Complete Medical Group (CMG) has launched an online division to take advantage of a shift in the …

SkyePharma filing Flutiform in Europe

March 26, 2010
Sales and Marketing Fluctiform, Skyepharma

SkyePharma is filing its asthma inhaler Flutiform with European regulatory authorities for approval. If approved Flutiform, a fluticasone and formoterol …

US healthcare reform

US health reform passes final vote

March 26, 2010
Sales and Marketing Obama, US healthcare

Controversial reforms to the US healthcare system have passed a final Congress vote after a series of Republican objections. The …

NHS eyes global business

March 26, 2010
NHS, NHS funding

The NHS is set to explore new international opportunities and export its knowledge abroad through a new organisation. It hopes …

Chandler Chicco launches ‘identity-driven’ consultancy

March 26, 2010
Medical Communications Chandler Chicco, Ingenda Communications, patient information

Chandler Chicco Companies has launched a new European business unit to tap into the growth of ‘socio-digital’ communications. Ingenda Communications …

Helen Gordon to lead new pharmacy body

March 26, 2010
UK, appointment, rpsgb

The Royal Pharmaceutical Society has appointed Helen Gordon chief executive of its new professional leadership body. The Society is in …

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Manches promotes Catherine Rohll

March 25, 2010
Business Services, Research and Development Manches, appointment, business services

UK law firm Manches has promoted Catherine Rohll to partner in its life sciences team.A scientist by training with a …

Budget ‘will freeze’ NHS spending

March 25, 2010
NHS funding, king's fund

Frontline NHS funding will only rise with inflation and the Department of Health must make substantial cost savings under the …

RocheAttinger

Roche bags Siemens Healthcare coms head

March 25, 2010
Medical Communications Roche, appointment, medical communications, sales and marketing

Roche has appointed Stephen Feldhaus as its new head of group communications to succeed Per-Olof Attinger (pictured left), who moves …

CME Spotlight: Raising standards

March 25, 2010
Medical Communications CME, CME Spotlight, Eugene Pozniak

In recent months, some in the UK have been questioning just how difficult is it to resist the normalisation of …

PMJonathanDancer

Jonathan Dancer joins PM Society

March 25, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Red Kite, appointment, medical communications, pm society, sales and marketing

The Pharmaceutical Marketing Society has appointed Jonathan Dancer to its committee. Jonathan is managing director of Red Kite Consulting Group, …

‘Largest biopharma CMO in Asia’ gets green light

March 25, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Biomanufacturing, CMO, manufacturing

A US biotechnology company is spearheading a project to create what will be the largest biopharmaceutical contract manufacturing organisation in …

WCG London expands

March 24, 2010
Medical Communications WCG, appointment, appointments, medical communications

Global communications agency WCG has made two new additions to its London office, appointing Wendy Gerber (pictured right) and Zoe …

Glivec pack

NICE seeks compromise over Glivec approval

March 24, 2010
Sales and Marketing Glivec, NICE, Novartis

NICE says it is unlikely to approve the use of Glivec against gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GISTs) after surgery, but is …

GSK breathes more easily after Sandoz exit

March 24, 2010
Sales and Marketing Advair, Sandoz, generics, vectura

Sandoz has exited a deal to launch a generic rival to GSK’s top selling respiratory drug Advair. Sandoz, the generics …

Vernalis diabetes pain drug fails in phase II

March 24, 2010
Research and Development Vernalis

Vernalis’ new treatment for neuropathic pain has disappointed in phase II trials and will now be dropped for this indication. …

Vaccination

Cheaper vaccines for developing countries

March 24, 2010
Vaccine, developing world, vaccines

GlaxoSmithKline and Pfizer have signed a deal to supply anti-pneumococcal drugs to developing countries at steeply discounted prices. GSK will …

QuintilesGeoffOwen

Quintiles hands Geoff Owen global business development role

March 24, 2010
Sales and Marketing Quintiles, appointment, sales and marketing

Contract services company Quintiles has appointed Geoff Owen to lead global business development for its Commercial group. As senior vice …

Adverse event halts Merck cancer vaccine trial

March 23, 2010
Research and Development Merck KGaA, Merck Serono, Stimuvax, vaccines

Trials of a new vaccine which helps fight cancer have been halted after one patient developed encephalitis, a potentially fatal …

Virus contamination found in GSK’s Rotarix

March 23, 2010
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Contamination, GSK, Vaccine, manufacturing compliance

The European Medicines Agency has demanded more information “as a matter of urgency” from GlaxoSmithKline over a virus in its …

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