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Sun Pharma comes under FDA import alert

March 17, 2014
Manufacturing and Production Sun Pharma, diabetes, gabapentin, manufacturing, metformin, recall

The reputation of India’s pharma sector has been dealt a further blow after yet another drugmaker was placed under an …

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Novo Nordisk unveils plans for $100m API plant

March 17, 2014
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Novo Nordisk says it will invest around $100m in a new pilot facility to make the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) …

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Boehringer’s first cancer drug gains NICE yes

March 17, 2014
Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Cancer, NICE, NSCLC, afatinib, giotrif

NICE is recommending that Boehringer Ingelheim’s first oncology treatment Giotrif be funded by the NHS. The new final draft guidance …

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Amgen melanoma vaccine shrinks tumours

March 17, 2014
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Amgen’s investigational cancer vaccine T-vec has managed to shrink the size of advanced melanoma tumours in a late-stage trial. The …

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Major new launches for 2014

March 17, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, AbbVie, Big Pharma, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, ask, johnson, lilly, top 10

 AbbVie AbbVie needs a blockbuster to eventually replace its flagship Humira – and is hoping its new hepatitis C treatments …

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IMS Health appoints general manager

March 17, 2014
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Technology services firm IMS Health has named Tim Sheppard as the new general manager for its UK and Ireland business.  Sheppard …

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EFPIA targets MEPs in social media campaign

March 17, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing EFPIA, EU, bergstrom, pharma summit, social media

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has launched a social media campaign aimed at MEPs. With ten …

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NHS unions threaten action

March 14, 2014
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Unions representing NHS staff in England have reacted strongly to a new round of below-inflation pay rises and have threatened …

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New director named at Celgene

March 14, 2014
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Biopharma firm Celgene has appointed Rob Moore as its new Inflammation and Immunology business unit director. Moore has worked in …

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BIA ‘disappointed’ by early access funding

March 14, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BIA, NHS, bates, dams, early access

The BioIndustry Association (BIA) is ‘disappointed’ that the government is not funding the much-anticipated Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS). …

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Pharma must use cloud-based tech, says report

March 13, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing IMS, cloud, digital, pharma, technology

Cloud-based technologies are the way forward for the pharma sector as global budget pressures continue to bite – that is …

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Roche test for HPV recommended by FDA committee

March 13, 2014
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An FDA advisory committee has recommended that a DNA test developed by Roche be approved for use as a primary …

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Novella appoints MD for Europe and Asia

March 13, 2014
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Contract research organisation (CRO) Novella Clinical has appointed Dr Chris Smyth as the managing director of its European and Asian …

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AstraZeneca sells Alderley Park

March 13, 2014
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AstraZeneca has sold its former R&D site in Cheshire to a public-private consortium for an undisclosed sum, and expects the …

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MPs back ultra-rare disease treatment

March 12, 2014
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Sizeable increase to NHS prescription fees

March 12, 2014
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The UK government has confirmed that NHS prescription charges will go up by 40p to £8.25 over the next two …

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Lonza hires ex-journalist as comms head

March 12, 2014
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Pharma and biotech supply firm Lonza has appointed Constance Ward to head-up its external communications. She joins Lonza from her …

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Roche makes Manchester connection

March 12, 2014
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Roche has signed a deal with a research group in the north-west of England to develop ideas which it hopes …

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GSK increases India stake

March 11, 2014
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GlaxoSmithKline has taken a further step into the Indian pharma market by increasing its stake in its subsidiary company there, …

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Halesway bought by FCB Health

March 11, 2014
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Draftfcb Healthcare which has been rebranded as FCB Health has confirmed it is buying Halesway, the UK-headquartered healthcare agency. This …

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