Interlace Alan Nicolle

Interlace boosts client services team

February 10, 2010
Medical Communications Interlace, Wells Healthcare, appointment, medical communications

Interlace Global Group has appointed Alan Nicolle (pictured left) as client services director, one of a handful of new starters …

NICE warns industry on cost-effectiveness

February 9, 2010
Sales and Marketing BMS, Janssen, NICE, Novartis, hta

NICE has turned down three drugs on cost grounds and has urged the pharma industry to do more to help …

Sandy Royden

Sandy Royden steps down from Huntsworth

February 9, 2010
Medical Communications Huntsworth, appointment, medical communications

Huntsworth Health’s European chief executive Sandy Royden is stepping down at the end of March. Sandy, who is expecting a …

ICON promotes Tom O’Leary

February 9, 2010
Research and Development ICON, appointment, research and development

Tom O’Leary has been appointed president of ICON Central Laboratories, succeeding Bob Scott-Edwards. Scott-Edwards had held the role since August …

Novartis' Olivier Leupin

Working Life: Olivier Leupin

February 9, 2010
Business Services, Research and Development Novartis, Working Life, careers, careers voice

How did you find your way into your most current role? After receiving a master’s degree in biology at the …

Huntsworth reorganises European health offering

February 9, 2010
Medical Communications Huntsworth

Huntsworth Health has completed a reshuffle of its European operations that sees the company align its operations under three brands. …

Ranbaxy woes revealed in FDA warning letter

February 9, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Ranbaxy

Ranbaxy has not taken adequate measures to correct deficiencies at its manufacturing plants, according to a communication from the US …

PharmaIntel appoints Jacqui Batchelor

February 8, 2010
Business Services, Sales and Marketing PharmaIntel, appointment, sales and marketing

PharmaIntel, the commercial excellence consultancy founded by Gary Killington in 2008, has appointed two new team members to manage the delivery …

Pfizer launches e-payment scheme for emerging markets

February 8, 2010
Sales and Marketing Pfizer, discount, em, emerging markets

Pfizer is reaching further into emerging markets with the launch of an e-payment scheme that offers patients deep discounts on …

Roche expands Herceptin franchise

February 8, 2010
Sales and Marketing Herceptin, Roche, gastric cancer, stomach cancer

Roche’s blockbuster breast cancer treatment Herceptin has been launched in the UK as a treatment for stomach cancer. It is …

Pfizer to personalise brain tumour vaccine

February 8, 2010
Research and Development Pfizer, Qiagen, brain tumour, gliobastoma, vaccines

Pfizer is working with Dutch company Qiagen to develop a companion diagnostic kit for its immunotherapy vaccine for gliobastoma multiforme. …

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Digital Pharma: UCB’s online epilepsy community

February 8, 2010
Medical Communications, Research and Development PatientsLikeMe, UCB, community, digital pharma, digital pharma research, patient information

UCB has launched an online community for US epilepsy patients to record ‘real-world’ experiences of the condition. In addition to …

Generics firm press for ‘clear and open’ market

February 8, 2010
Sales and Marketing generics, industry

Generic drug companies have set out their vision of a more ‘clear’ and ‘open’ market in Europe. Greg Perry, director …

Carbogen Amcis opens large-scale high-potency API plant

February 8, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Carbogen Amcis, Dishman, India

Carbogen Amcis, the Swiss subsidiary of Dishman Pharmaceuticals and Chemicals of India, has opened a new high-potency active pharmaceutical ingredient …

GSK appoints Philippe Fauchet president of GSK Japan

February 8, 2010
Sales and Marketing GlaxoSmithKline, appointment, sales and marketing

GSK has appointed Philippe Fauchet president of GSK Japan, reporting to to Marc Dunoyer who takes a new role as …

Pharma manufacturing news in brief

February 8, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Angel Biotech, Catalent, Enzon, Genzyme, Gorbec Pharmaceuticals Services, Peakdale Molecular, Pfizer, Sigma-Tau, Synco Bio Partners

Our round-up of news in the pharmaceutical manufacturing arena covers developments at Genzyme, Enzon/Sigma-Tau, Catalent, Synco Bio Partners, Angel Biotech, …

UK swine flu leaflet

UK swine flu cases fall

February 5, 2010
Sales and Marketing h1n1, swine flu

The government has warned against complacency over swine flu as it released figures showing UK cases had fallen to one …

GSK looks to rare diseases research

February 5, 2010
Research and Development GlaxoSmithKline, Orphan

GlaxoSmithKline has launched a new specialist unit to research and develop medicines for rare diseases. The company has identified 5,500 …

Cohn and Wolfe Mike Kan

Cohn & Wolfe appoints Mike Kan

February 5, 2010
Medical Communications Cohn & Wolfe, appointment, medical communications

Cohn & Wolfe has appointed Mike Kan as global healthcare practice leader. He assumes the role from Linda Dyson who …

Recipharm charms Cobra shareholders into selling up

February 5, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Cobra, Recipharm, Wasserburger

Swedish contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Recipharm has said that its takeover bid for UK company Cobra Biomanufacturing has …

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