Pfizer and BMS to fight fat together
August 29, 2007Research and Development
A new research collaboration between Pfizer and Bristol-Myers Squibb could eventually produce innovative treatments for metabolic diseases including obesity and …
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August 28, 2007Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
Alfacell reports promising results for cancer drugAlfacell Corporation has reported the results of a preclinical study showing that its cancer …
The interim: a new kind of manager
August 28, 2007Business Services careers, interim management, recruitment
Interim management has been around since the 1980s, but it has come a long way since then. Twenty years ago, …
Avastin approved as first-line treatment for lung cancer
August 24, 2007Sales and Marketing avastin, lung cancer
Roche's cancer drug Avastin has gained European approval as a first-line treatment for lung cancer on the back of data …
Tysabri wins NICE approval
August 23, 2007Sales and Marketing
NICE has approved Biogen Idec's Tysabri for rapidly evolving severe relapsing/remitting multiple sclerosis (RRMS), using its fast-track, single technology appraisal …
Pfizer appoints new finance chief
August 23, 2007Sales and Marketing Pfizer
Pfizer has appointed Frank D'Amelio as its new head of finance, and says he has a strong track record in …
Patient information high on MHRA agenda
August 22, 2007Medical Communications patients
The MHRA has launched a wide-ranging consultation on its future direction, and improving information for patients is a key topic …
Improve services or lose out to private sector, government warns GPs
August 21, 2007The Department of Health has sent out a strongly-worded warning to England's GPs, telling them they must open in evenings …
Roche unveils Pegasys compliance service
August 21, 2007Medical Communications compliance, patients
Roche has set up a new multimedia service to support patients prescribed its hepatitis C treatment, Pegasys.Roche has been a …
Media buyers Bartlett Davis join ABPI
August 21, 2007ABPI
Bartlett Davis Communications has joined the ABPI, a move that acknowledges the increasing demands its code of practice places on …
Amgen to cut jobs on the back of sales slide
August 20, 2007Sales and Marketing Amgen
Amgen, one of the world's most successful biotech companies is to cut its staff numbers by up to 14% in …
Helping brands see round corners
August 20, 2007Sales and Marketing market research, marketing, sales, survey
Helping brand teams cope with climate changeThis year marked the 50th Anniversary of the Market Research Society. At the MRS …
10 steps to a more effective e-detail
August 20, 2007Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing creativity, e-detailing, marketing
With so many pharma companies still to take up e-detailing, experience of moving along the learning curve is proving to …
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August 17, 2007Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
Cel-Sci secures manufacturing facility for Multikine cancer drugCel-Sci has entered into an agreement with a biomedical real estate group under …
Two companies to supply UK with pandemic flu vaccines
August 16, 2007Sales and Marketing
Baxter and GSK have been awarded contracts by the UK government to supply vaccines in the event of a flu …
US direct-to-consumer advertising attacked
August 16, 2007Sales and Marketing
Direct-to-consumer advertising by the US pharmaceutical industry has come under attack again, with the latest research showing that promotion of …
Conflict over plans to improve out-of-hours services
August 15, 2007Doctors have attacked government plans to allow more non-medically qualified staff to run out-of-hours services.The row follows a recent report …
Is London’s revamp a taste of things to come for the NHS?
August 15, 2007A review of the NHS in London has recommended setting up a network of 150 polyclinics to take on much …
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August 13, 2007Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
Alnylam lands $38.6 million federal government contractAlnylam Pharmaceuticals has been awarded a $38.6 million contract over 33 months from the …
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