GSK collaborates on rare genetic diseases
October 19, 2010Research and Development Fondazione San Raffaele, Fondazione Telethon, GlaxoSmithKline, Stem cells, gene therapy
GlaxoSmithKline has partnered with one of the biggest biomedical charities in Italy and the country’s largest private research institute to …
Bayer’s Xarelto hailed at Prix Galien
October 19, 2010Research and Development Firazyr, Xarelto, prix galien
Bayer’s Factor Xa anticoagulant Xarelto scooped the Best Pharmaceutical Agent award at the prestigious Prix Galien ceremony. Xarelto is part …
Cutting-edge cancer treatments showcased at ESMO
October 18, 2010Research and Development AstraZeneca, Boehringer, Cancer, Cancer Conference, Johnson & Johnson, Novartis, personalised medicine
The search for a ‘silver bullet’ against cancer has failed, for now, with the battle against the disease turning instead …
Sanofi signs translational research deal with Harvard
October 18, 2010Research and Development Harvard, Sanofi-Aventis, academia, translational
Sanofi-Aventis is to collaborate on translational biomedical research with Harvard University in therapy areas such as cancer, diabetes and inflammation. …
Trial shows long-term benefits of Novartis’ Aclasta
October 18, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, aclasta, osteoporosis
Novartis has published new data at the annual meeting of the American Society for Bone and Mineral Research in Toronto …
27 health quangos cut or ‘reconstituted’
October 18, 2010NHS, government
The coalition government’s review of its health advisory bodies won’t end with the abolition of 10 healthcare quangos, among them …
IDEA Pharma appoints Tony Akiwumi
October 18, 2010Sales and Marketing Go-To-Market Strategy, IDEA Pharma, IDEAtion, Phase II, appointment, sales and marketing
Tony Akiwumi has joined Idea Pharma as director of client value, moving to the strategic marketing consultancy from Quintiles.He will lead …
Roche investing $180m on US diagnostics facilities
October 18, 2010Research and Development Diagnostics, Roche, Ventana, personalised medicine
Swiss drugmaker Roche is planning to invest $180 million and boost staff at its diagnostics subsidiary Ventana Medical Systems, as …
In with the ‘new’: A leaner, fitter biosciences sector – 2010
October 18, 2010Sales and Marketing Kinapse, White paper
The biosciences sector has witnessed numerous challenges during recent years, as the global economic downturn has adversely impacted sector liquidity …
What’s the best way for pharma to reach patients in Europe?
October 17, 2010Medical Communications
by Francis Namouk, Streaming Well
Alzheimer’s disease
October 16, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, Elan, J&J, JJ, Pfizer, lilly, pharmaceutical
In 1906 a psychiatrist working in a Frankfurt asylum became fascinated by the unnamed illness suffered by one of his …
Streaming Well and National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society Team up to Promote Awareness
October 15, 2010Medical Communications NRAS, National Rheumatoid Arthritis Society, rheumatoid arthritis, streaming well
LONDON UK – Patient education video producer and distributor
Discovery Innovation – Productive Partnering For Shared Success
October 15, 2010Sales and Marketing Kinapse, White paper
Partnering is an integral feature within today’s pharmaceutical industry. While the conventional wisdom suggests that Phase II represents the optimum …
Digital Pharma: Pharma iPhone app update
October 15, 2010Medical Communications Astellas, Boehringer, Digital Pharma blog, GlaxoSmithKline, Lundbeck, Menarini, Nycomed, Pfizer, Servier, Teva, app, iphone
The ranks of pharma iPhone apps are increasing all the time and recent months have seen new additions from Teva, …
Edelman acquires Dutch firm Hinfelaar
October 15, 2010Medical Communications Edelman, Hinfelaar
Edelman has acquired leading Dutch PR agency Hinfelaar to strengthen its position as one of the largest agencies in the …
Roche revenue depressed by plummeting Tamiflu sales
October 15, 2010Sales and Marketing 2010 financials, Q3, Roche
Roche suffered a 3% drop in group revenue in the third quarter as sales of its Tamiflu plummeted by 90 …
Contract research news in brief
October 15, 2010Research and Development Clinipace, Covance, PPD, Quintiles, Synexus, cellectis
Our latest crop of contract research news includes updates from Clinipace, PPD, Cellectis bioresearch, Covance, Quintiles and Synexus. US contract …
Pharma-academia links under ‘greater scrutiny’
October 15, 2010Medical Communications Recognition Academy, academia, industry relations, industry reputation
A company aiming to form a bridge between health providers and the pharma sector has warned that academics and clinicians …
Orital appoints Andy Yeoman
October 15, 2010Business Services, Medical Communications Orital, appointment, medical communications
Andy Yeoman has joined digital healthcare consultancy Orital as a managing consultant.He has 20 years experience of working with the …
Government drops generic substitution plans
October 15, 2010Sales and Marketing NHS, generics, government
The coalition government has dropped plans to implement generic substitution in England. The Pharmaceutical Price Regulation Scheme (PPRS), a scheme …
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