Ovarian cancer trial boost for Avastin
July 5, 2010Research and Development Roche, avastin, ovarian cancer
Roche’s blockbuster oncology drug Avastin has met its primary endpoint of improving progression-free survival in women with ovarian cancer in …
Aptuit deal saves GSK’s R&D unit in Verona
July 5, 2010Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Aptuit, GlaxoSmithKline, Italy
GlaxoSmithKline has sold off its medicines research facility in Verona, Italy, to contract research and manufacturing service group Aptuit in …
Duncan Learmouth to lead new GSK unit
July 5, 2010Sales and Marketing GlaxoSmithKline, appointment, em, market access, sales and marketing
GlaxoSmithKline has created a new business group dedicated to improving access to medicines in the world’s least developed countries. GSK’s …
European Court upholds AZ Losec judgement
July 2, 2010Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Losec, generics
The General Court of the EU has upheld the European Commission’s 2005 decision that AstraZeneca were guilty of blocking cheaper …
NICE thumbs up for Roche arthritis drug
July 2, 2010Sales and Marketing NICE, RoActemra, Roche
NICE has given preliminary approval to Roche’s RoActemra as an additional option for the treatment of moderate to severe rheumatoid …
New ABPI Code for 2011
July 2, 2010Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Code of Practice, nhs partnerships
New guidance on the way pharma companies should approach marketing themselves to doctors are among the key changes in a …
Digital Pharma: Big pharma’s iPhone apps (part one)
July 2, 2010Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Apple, Digital Pharma blog, app, digital pharma, ipad, iphone
Most sectors of business have been eagerly eyeing, and responding to, the potential of Apple’s iPhone, and this year’s iPad …
Talking Point: Crisis Management
July 2, 2010Medical Communications Crisis, Resolute, Talking Point
Crisis (noun): a situation that has reached an extremely difficult or dangerous point; a time of great disagreement, uncertainty or …
Buoyant growth forecast for contract manufacturing sector
July 2, 2010Manufacturing and Production contract manufacturing, manufacturing
Pharmaceutical contract manufacturing is heading for a period of strong growth as drugmakers continue to outsource production to improve efficiency, …
Germany and UK to seize control of medicines prices
July 1, 2010Sales and Marketing Germany, Lansley, PPRS, UK, global pricing, price cuts
Major changes are afoot in Germany and the UK, the last two European countries with ‘free pricing’ of pharmaceuticals. Governments …
Crestor victory lifts AstraZeneca
July 1, 2010Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Crestor
AstraZeneca has defeated a challenge to the US patent on its blockbuster cholesterol drug Crestor. A US District Judge in …
CSL vaccine plant cited in FDA letter
July 1, 2010Manufacturing and Production CSL, GMP, P&G, manufacturing compliance
CSL Biotherapies has been sent a letter by the US Food and Drug Administration which indicates that vials of seasonal …
The magnificant seven: digital strategy quiz
July 1, 2010Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Creation Interactive, digital pharma
How healthy is your digital engagement strategy? World-class ‘Olympian’, or ‘gasping for breath’? We’ve put together a quick quiz for …
GSK tipped to lead kidney cancer market
July 1, 2010Sales and Marketing Kidney cancer, Patorma, Votrient, rcc
GlaxoSmithKline’s kidney cancer drug Votrient has been forecast as a future leader in a marketplace currently dominated by Pfizer. Analysts …
Digital Pharma: First app for psoriasis launched
June 30, 2010Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Janssen, app, iphone, psoriasis
Janssen-Cilag UK has unveiled the first psoriasis iPhone app – a disease calculator for healthcare professionals treating the chronic skin condition. It …
No sign of revival in R&D productivity
June 30, 2010Research and Development drug development, industry, research
New data on the performance of the pharmaceutical industry shows efforts to raise productivity have not yet made an impact. …
US and India advance healthcare co-operation
June 30, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing India, h1n1, medical schools
The US and India are looking to establish closer ties between their top medical schools. The initiative was one of …
Sanofi acquires US biotech TargeGen
June 30, 2010Research and Development Sanofi, TargeGen, haematology
Sanofi-Aventis is to buy TargeGen, a US biopharmaceutical company which develops small molecule kinase inhibitors. The drugs are used to …
FDA draft CMC guidance could cut down on red tape
June 30, 2010Manufacturing and Production FDA, GMP, manufacturing
The FDA has published draft guidance aimed at alleviating the burden on pharmaceutical companies of notifying the agency of minor …
Frank Morich and Haruhiko Hirate join Takeda
June 30, 2010Sales and Marketing Takeda, appointment, sales and marketing
Takeda has made new two appointments, looking outside the company to fill a brace of executive-level positions. Dr Frank Morich …
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