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Dr Julie Gerberding appointed to head up Merck Vaccines

January 6, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck, appoinment, research and development, sales and marketing, vaccines

Merck & Co has put a US public health and infectious diseases expert in charge of its $5 billion global …

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Steve Lowery joins Synovate

January 6, 2010
Sales and Marketing appointment, sales and marketing, synovate

Marketing intelligence agency Synovate has appointed Steve Lowery group head, custom healthcare, in the UK. Lowery joins Synovate from Kantar …

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GSK’s Andrew Witty appointed president of EFPIA

January 5, 2010
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GlaxoSmithKline chief executive Andrew Witty has been appointed president of EFPIA.He previously served as vice-president of the European industry association for two years and takes …

Novartis to acquire majority stake in Alcon

January 5, 2010
Sales and Marketing Alcon, Novartis, eye care

Novartis plans to gain a majority hold of global eye care leader Alcon, significantly boosting its presence in the sector. …

Sanofi bags consumer healthcare specialist Chattem

January 5, 2010
Chattem, OTC, Sanofi

Sanofi-Aventis looks set to become much bigger in over-the-counter pharmaceuticals with a $1.9 billion agreement to buy US company Chattem. …

Strong growth predicted for pharma contract services

January 5, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development contract research, industry, manufacturing and production

The market for contract services in the pharmaceutical sector has been pegged back since the end of 2008, but looks …

Lilly extends remit for finance chief Derica Rice

January 5, 2010
Sales and Marketing appointment, lilly, sales and marketing

Lilly’s senior vice president and chief financial officer Derica Rice has taken on an expanded role. He becomes executive vice …

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Roche plans striking new Basel offices

January 4, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Basel, Roche, construction

Roche has unveiled plans for its new main office building in Basel, Switzerland, that will accommodate more than 1,800 people …

Serge Weinberg joins board at Sanofi-Aventis

January 4, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis, appointment, research and development, sales and marketing

Serge Weinberg has joined the board of directors at Sanofi-Aventis, replacing Gunter Thielen, who has resigned for personal reasons. The …

Medea wins European sedative account

January 4, 2010
Medical Communications Medea, orion, sedative

Medical communications agency Medea Communications has landed a brief to prepare the ground for a new sedative from Finnish company …

Cancer Research UK and Merck KGaA to co-develop leukaemia candidate

January 4, 2010
Research and Development Merck Serono, leukaemia, oncology

Cancer Research UK and Cancer Research Technology (CRT), the charity’s development and commercialisation arm, are to undertake a phase I …

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New approaches in lung cancer

January 1, 2010
Sales and Marketing lung cancer

Lung cancer is the most common cancer in the world, with 1.3 million new cases diagnosed every year. The vast …

Celgene

January 1, 2010
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Founded in 1986, Celgene was created as a spin off from the Celanese Corporation. Two years later, the company received …

The European Medicines Agency concedes greater engagement is needed

Patient involvement must improve, says European regulator

December 31, 2009
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The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has admitted that the level of patient involvement in its activities is unsatisfactory.As a result …

Rebecca Lim to head up WorldEvents’ Asian expansion

December 24, 2009
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Rebecca Lim has been appointed by WorldEvents to lead its new Hong Kong office. She is an event professional with …

Promising new drugs could bypass UK approval process

December 23, 2009
Sales and Marketing MHRA, MISG, hta, market access

UK patients could next year be given access to drugs that are still in the later stages of clinical development, …

Pharma mergers and acquisitions in 2009

December 22, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Abbott, GSK, J&J, JJ, M&A, MA, Novartis, Pfizer, Wyeth, generics, industry, merger, year in review

This year saw two ‘mega mergers’ in the sector, the acquisition of Wyeth by Pfizer and the reverse takeover of …

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GSK joins new NHS innovation initiative

December 22, 2009
BMW, BT, GSK, HIEC, NHS

GlaxoSmithKline, as well as less obvious names such as BMW and BT, are among the companies involved in the NHS’s …

PDS appoints Paul Butler and Martin Slade

December 22, 2009
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Pharmaceutical Development Services Ltd (PDS) has expanded its API (Active Pharmaceutical Ingredient) auditing capability, appointing two new associates. Paul Butler …

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US health reform heads for decisive vote

December 22, 2009
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The US Senate has passed new healthcare legislation, giving President Barack Obama signs of progress on reform in both parliamentary …

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