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NICE chair: pharma must show how it prices drugs

April 28, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Goldacre, Haslam, NICE, VBP, all trials, pars

The pharmaceutical industry must be willing to show the public how it prices its drugs – or face losing its …

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Pfizer makes second bid for AstraZeneca

April 28, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Pfizer, acquisition, deal, merger

Pfizer has made a second attempt to buy AstraZeneca after an initial request was rejected in January. The biggest pharma …

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Brazil focus: not just another BRIC in the wall

April 28, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BRIC, Brazil, emerging markets, market access, rio

Population: 198.7 million (2012) Government: Federal presidential republic Leader: President Dilma Rousseff of the centre-left Workers’ Party Gross Domestic Product: …

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reViral hires non-executive director

April 28, 2014
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Antiviral drug firm reViral has appointed Professor Raymond 
Schinazi as a non-executive director.  Schinazi has had a long and prestigious …

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Mekinist shown green light by CHMP

April 28, 2014
Sales and Marketing CHMP, Cancer, GSK, mekinist, oncology, trametinib

GlaxoSmithKline’s melanoma drug Mekinist is virtually nailed on to be given approval in the European Union following a positive opinion …

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Novartis reports healthy profit

April 25, 2014
Sales and Marketing Afinitor, Gleevec, Glivec, Novartis, Q1, lilly

Multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya and cancer treatment Afinitor were among the biggest sellers for Novartis, as the Swiss company’s net …

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Lupin adds chief corporate development officer

April 25, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lupin, theresa stevens

Mumbai-based pharma firm Lupin has hired Theresa Stevens to be its chief corporate development officer.   Stevens will be assuming …

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NHS documentary counts cost

April 25, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Channel 4, Drug pricing, NHS, PPRS, vba

The funding issues facing the NHS are to be explored in a new documentary series on Channel 4. Set to …

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Profits slump at AstraZeneca

April 24, 2014
Sales and Marketing AZD9291, AstraZeneca, BMS, Brilinta, Q1

AstraZeneca has continued its poor run of form, with operating profit in the first quarter of 2014 falling 40% on …

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Genpact to Acquire Leading Regulatory Affairs Company in Life Sciences

April 24, 2014

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PPD hires Bhooshi De Silva as senior VP



April 24, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing PPD, de silva

Contract research organisation Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD) has added Bhooshi De Silva as senior VP of corporate development and strategy …

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Sovaldi performs for Gilead

April 24, 2014
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Gilead Sciences’ once-daily, oral hepatitis C treatment Sovaldi has returned better than expected figures in the first quarter of the …

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PrimeVigilance Receives Queen’s Award for Enterprise

April 23, 2014

PrimeVigilance Limited (PrimeVigilance), the specialist pharmacovigilance service provider, has been honoured with the Queen’s Award for Enterprise 2014 in the …

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Valeant makes $45.7 billion Allergan offer

April 23, 2014
Sales and Marketing Allergan, Botox, GSK, Novartis, Pfizer, Valeant, merger, pershing

In the latest proposal in a flurry of merger and acquisition activity in the pharma sector, Valeant Pharmaceuticals International wants …

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NICE rejects Kadcyla

April 23, 2014
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NICE has delivered a severe blow to Roche by rejecting its breast cancer ‘smart bomb’ Kadcyla for NHS use in …

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Merck Millipore confirms chief executive and president

April 23, 2014
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Merck Millipore which is the life science division of Merck has named Dr Udit Batra as its incoming president and …

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GSK and Novartis sign multi-billion dollar deal

April 23, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, Novartis, Tafinlar, lilly, merger, tykerb, vaccines

GlaxoSmithKline and Novartis are radically shaking up their businesses, starting up a joint venture while selling off major parts of …

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AstraZeneca ‘rejects Pfizer bid’

April 22, 2014
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AstraZeneca has rebuffed a £60 billion bid from Pfizer, according to media reports. Both companies have declined to comment on …

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GSK ‘to employ more doctors’

April 22, 2014
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GlaxoSmithKline is to employ more doctors as members of staff in a bid to ensure that the company is seen …

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Nanobiotix appoints head from Roche



April 22, 2014
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Roche, nanobiotix, otin

France-based clinical-stage nanomedicine firm Nanobiotix has hired Thierry Otin as its head of manufacturing and supply. Prior to joining Nanobiotix, …

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