SCM Pharma unveils formulation development business
September 27, 2011Manufacturing and Production SCM Pharma, phamra manufacturing news, pharma manufacturing news
UK contract manufacturer SCM Pharma has set up a formulation development business, thanks to a collaboration with the University of …
Pharma manufacturing news in brief
September 26, 2011Manufacturing and Production pharma manufacturing news
This week’s roundup includes contract manufacturing updates from CMC Biologics, West-Ward and Aenova, plus a Catalent deal in Japan and …
Bridgehead International appoints Marcus Deans
September 26, 2011Sales and Marketing appointment, sales and marketing
London-based consultants Bridgehead International have appointed Marcus Deans as principal consultant. He joins the firm, which specialises in market access, …
Xarelto poised for two new chronic indications
September 26, 2011Sales and Marketing Xarelto
Bayer HealthCare’s oral bloodthinner Xarelto has been recommended for approval in Europe for two new chronic indications. The Committee for …
Roche’s Avastin set for new ovarian cancer indication in Europe
September 26, 2011Sales and Marketing avastin, ovarian cancer
Roche’s Avastin has gained the backing of European regulatory advisors for a new indication in ovarian cancer. The European Medicines …
Safety concerns prompt Multaq restrictions
September 26, 2011Sales and Marketing Multaq
The European Medicines Agency has recommended Sanofi’s Multaq be restricted due to ongoing concerns about its safety profile. The drug …
Avastin faces greater scrutiny over eye disease use
September 23, 2011Sales and Marketing avastin, macular oedema
The use of Roche’s Avastin to treat eye disease has come under greater scrutiny after a series of infections in …
Carolin Prasmo returns to Aurora
September 23, 2011Medical Communications appointment, medical communications
Farringdon, UK-based comms agency Aurora has appointed Carolin Prasmo as senior account account manager. She was originally one of the …
Virgo Health Education expands scientific and client service teams
September 23, 2011Medical Communications appointment, medical communications
Virgo has expanded its Health Education business unit with the appointments of Jenny Szkolar and Vicky Cadman. Jenny (pictured) joins …
Boehringer censured over Pradaxa marketing
September 23, 2011Medical Communications ABPI Code of Practice, Boehringer
Boehringer Ingelheim has been heavily censured by the body which enforces the ABPI’s Code of Practice for the content of …
Roche cleared over rep conduct complaint
September 23, 2011Sales and Marketing ABPI Code of Practice, Roche
Roche has been cleared by Code regulator the PMCPA of any wrongdoing after an NHS employee complained about the promotion …
Value-based pricing won’t encourage innovation, says ABPI
September 23, 2011Sales and Marketing value-based pricing
The ABPI has come out against the government’s reforms of drug pricing in the UK, saying its plans need a …
NHS ‘wasted’ £625 million on modern insulin
September 23, 2011Sales and Marketing diabetes, insulin
The NHS has wasted £625 million on modern insulin products over the last decade, according to a new report in …
Healthcare 2025: what the future holds for pharma
September 22, 2011Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS reform, healthcare reform, healthcare spending, prescribing
We are in the middle of a huge upheaval where everything we know is being turned on its head. Welcome …
J&J’s hep C drug Incivo approved in Europe
September 22, 2011Sales and Marketing Incivek, Incivo, Victrelis
J&J’s potential blockbuster hepatitis C treatment Incivo has been approved in Europe. Incivo (telaprevir) was approved in combination with peginterferon …
Sanofi spots acne vaccine opportunity
September 22, 2011Research and Development Sanofi, acne, dermatology
Sanofi Pasteur has signed a new research deal with the University of California, San Diego for its investigational acne vaccine. …
Pfizer to cut 11% of its workforce in Spain
September 22, 2011Sales and Marketing Pfizer, Spain, job cuts
Pfizer will cut 220 jobs in Spain as the government reduces spending on pharmaceuticals to help offset its growing debt …
RSA boosts team with new appointments
September 22, 2011Business Services appointment, business services
Global life sciences executive search and interim management firm RSA has made a series of new appointments across its practices. …
Health secretary calls for global action on lifestyle conditions
September 21, 2011cardiovascular, diabetes, respiratory, smoking
Health secretary Andrew Lansley has urged governments across the world to be “bold and determined” in working together to tackle …
NHS reforms face pressure from the Lords
September 21, 2011NHS reform
Peers are starting to voice their criticism of the government’s planned NHS reforms as the Health and Social Bill passes …
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