Talking Point: Collaboration required for online activities
September 29, 2010Medical Communications Red Door, Talking Point, digital
Communicating with customers and patients digitally is top of many people’s agenda at the moment – it’s an exciting area …
Contract research news in brief
September 29, 2010Research and Development CIT, Cardialysis, PPD, Parexel, Porsolt, Sticares
A round-up of recent news from the CRO sector, featuring updates from CIT, Parexel, PPD, Cardialysis/Sticares and Porsolt. French non-clinical …
Outcomes based measures for Pharma new commercial models
September 29, 2010Sales and Marketing Kinapse, White paper
It is now widely recognised that Pharma new commercial models will rely on the principles of account management, working collaboratively …
New Commercial Realities Paper Pt 3 – The changing landscape for pharmaceutical commercial operations – roles and organisational scale
September 29, 2010Sales and Marketing Kinapse, White paper
Faced with a changing healthcare environment and the prospect of diminishing commercial returns, the industry’s traditional commercial models based on …
Pay people to be healthy, say NICE advisors
September 28, 2010NHS, NICE, public health
The NHS should use financial incentives to encourage people to make healthier lifestyle changes, according to NICE’s Citizen’s Council. The …
Grünenthal breaches Code with off-label promotion
September 28, 2010Medical Communications Code of Practice, Grunenthal, PMCPA, Versatis
Grünenthal has been severely criticised in two rulings by UK pharma’s self-regulatory body the PMCPA for promoting off-label use of …
Pfizer slims down pipeline
September 28, 2010Research and Development Pfizer
Pfizer has reduced the number of drugs in its product pipeline as part of a broad refocusing of its R&D …
EU trailing as China moves ahead with master file plans
September 28, 2010Manufacturing and Production API, China, EU, excipients
There has been progress in China on the development of drug master files for pharmaceutical ingredients and components, highlighting once …
Helvoet breaks ground on Indian packaging plant
September 28, 2010Manufacturing and Production Helvoet, packaging
Helvoet Pharma of Belgium has started officially started construction of a new production facility in India that is scheduled to …
European Commission eyes pharma ethics
September 27, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing European Commission, corporate responsibility, ethics
The European Commission is to examine corporate responsibility in the pharmaceutical industry with the aim of developing a series of …
Late stage cancer drug failure for AstraZeneca
September 27, 2010Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, prostate cancer, zibotentan
AstraZeneca’s oncology pipeline has suffered a further blow after prostate cancer drug zibotentan failed to meet its primary endpoint of …
AZ’s antiplatelet recommended for European approval
September 27, 2010Sales and Marketing Brilinta, Brilique, Brillinta, Possia
AstraZeneca’s oral antiplatelet treatment Brilique has received a positive opinion from a key European advisory committee. A marketing authorisation for …
Glass flakes lead Amgen to order Epogen and Procrit recall
September 27, 2010Manufacturing and Production Amgen, Centocor Ortho Biotech, Epogen, Procrit, manufacturing compliance, recalls
Amgen has taken what it describes as a precautionary measure and recalled lots of two of its erythropoietin-based products Epogen …
Andy Black reappointed as Kinapse Chief Executive
September 27, 2010Kinapse
27 September, 2010London, UK Andy Black reappointed as Kinapse Chief Executive The Board of Directors of Kinapse Ltd. today …
Dr Alan Palmer joins One Nucleus
September 27, 2010Research and Development One Nucleus, apppointment, research and development
Cambridge, UK-based life sciences body One Nucleus has appointed Dr Alan Palmer as a director. Alan is co-founder and chief …
Kinapse CEO stepping down
September 24, 2010Kinapse
24 September, 2010London, UKThe Board of Directors of Kinapse Ltd. today announced that Co-founder Shalabh Kumar has stepped down as …
Matthew Newman joins Incuna
September 24, 2010Medical Communications Incuna, appointment, medical communications
Oxford, UK-based digital healthcare agency Incuna has appointed Matthew Newman as creative director.Matthew will oversee the creative department at Incuna, …
Europe committee rejects MS treatment Movectro
September 24, 2010Sales and Marketing Cladribine, Merck Serono Movectro
The Europe Medicines Agency has rejected Merck Serono’s new multiple sclerosis treatment Movectro, saying its benefits do not outweigh its …
Gene-targeting asthma drugs within a decade
September 24, 2010Research and Development asthma, genetic
Asthma treatments that target genetic variants found in people susceptible to the condition could be available within the next ten …
Novartis sells bladder treatment rights to Warner Chilcott
September 24, 2010Sales and Marketing Enablex, Novartis, Warner Chilcott
Novartis is to sell the US rights to market its overactive bladder treatment Enablex to Warner Chilcott. Novartis will receive …
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