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Hospital criticised for profiting from medicines trade

February 18, 2010
Manufacturing and Production parallel trade, supply chain

An NHS hospital has been heavily criticised for trading in medicines to make a profit. It has emerged that the …

News

Harlequin Solutions appoints marketing manager Sandrine Desmares-Vaury

February 18, 2010
Medical Communications Harlequin Solutions, appointment, medical communications

Guildford, UK-based online design consultancy Harlequin Solutions has appointed Sandrine Desmares-Vaury as marketing manager. “I am delighted to be joining …

Appointment
Money trap

Drug development: where’s the added investment value?

February 18, 2010
Research and Development CRO, Les Rose, R&D, biotech, funding

Venture capital is a curious business. The global financial crisis which we are slowly emerging from has exposed some rather …

Feature

Wyeth’s Dr Graham Cook joins British Pharmacopoeia Commission

February 18, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, appointment, research and development, sales and marketing

Dr Graham Cook, a senior director in the Global Quality and Compliance division of Wyeth Pharmaceuticals, has joined the British …

Appointment

Chiltern Opens New Office In Argentina

February 17, 2010
Research and Development

Oscar Podesta, Chiltern Executive Director, Latin America, leads this endeavor. “Our office, strategically located in suburban Pilar, is a natural …

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PolyTherics raises £3m to fund PEG expansion

February 17, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development PolyTherics, biotech, pegylation

UK drug delivery specialist PolyTherics has raised an additional £3 million in funding as it extends the focus of its …

News
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BASF boosts spray-drying capacity with GEA Niro alliance

February 17, 2010
Manufacturing and Production BASF, spray-drying

The custom synthesis division of chemicals giant BASF has joined forces with processing equipment specialist GEA Niro to broaden its …

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Merger boosts Merck’s revenue

February 17, 2010
Sales and Marketing MA, Merck

Merck’s merger with Schering-Plough in October has helped boost the company’s full year sales by 13% to $27.4 billion.The gain …

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AstraZeneca signs deal with Rigel on RA treatment

February 17, 2010
Research and Development AZ, Rigel, rheumatoid arthritis

AstraZeneca is looking to enter the lucrative rheumatoid arthritis market by in-licensing a phase II treatment.The global market for rheumatoid …

News

Dr Steven Leventer to head up neuroscience research for PharmaNet

February 17, 2010
Research and Development PharmaNet, appointment, research and development

PharmaNet Development Group has named Dr Steven Leventer to the position of vice president, clinical research – neuroscience. Leventer joins …

Appointment
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Obituary – Cephalon’s Paul Jewsbury

February 17, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cephalon, appointment, medical communications, sales and marketing

Cephalon UK’s senior product manager Paul Jewsbury lost his long and hard-fought battle against a recurring brain tumour in December.Paul, …

Appointment
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Immatics vaccine trials to be conducted with Cancer Research UK

February 16, 2010
Research and Development immatics, vaccines

Cancer Research Technology, the development and commercial arm of Cancer Research UK, has reached an agreement to collaborate with German-based …

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Abbott completes Solvay acquisition

February 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing Abbott, Solvay

Abbott has completed its $6.2 billion acquisition of Solvay’s pharma division.The acquisition is expected to add $2.9 billion to Abbott’s …

News

European Court supports ABPI’s prescribing incentives fight

February 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing ABPI, prescribing incentives

The ABPI has come out on top in the opening salvo of its unprecedented European legal challenge against prescribing incentive …

News

Sights set on target setting?

February 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing forecasts, sales

Research funded by the Chartered Institue of Management Accountants (CIMA) has helped Cranfield School of Management unveil a new framework …

Feature
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GSK appoints Adrian Hodges

February 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing GlaxoSmithKline, appointment, industry reputation, sales and marketing

GlaxoSmithKline has appointed Adrian Hodges to head up corporate responsibility and community partnerships. He moves to the pharma company after …

Appointment
BMA cartoon

BMA hits out at NHS commercialisation

February 15, 2010
BMA, NHS, private sector

The British Medical Association is urging the public to resist the role of private companies in the NHS. Its Look …

News

MDS completes contract research exit

February 15, 2010
Research and Development CRO, mds

MDS has completed the sell-off of its contract research and development business – MDS Pharma Services – with the signing …

News
Victoza pack

Novo to challenge NICE Victoza guidance

February 15, 2010
Sales and Marketing NICE, Novo Nordisk, Victoza

NICE has given a partial green light to Novo Nordisk’s type II diabetes treatment Victoza, backing its use as part …

News

Sanofi expands cancer care campaign

February 15, 2010
Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis, charity

Sanofi-Aventis has expanded its My Child Matters programme, adding another seven new projects for improving cancer care for children in …

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