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Pharma provides aid for Pakistan

August 24, 2010
Sales and Marketing GSK, NGO, Novartis, Pakistan, disaster, pharma, relief

 The pharma industry is providing donations to help those affected by the mass flooding across Pakistan. As many as 20 …

News

Manufacturing news in brief

August 24, 2010
Manufacturing and Production AMRI, Genmab, SAFC Pharma, Stirling Pharmaceuticals

 UK contract manufacturer Aesica has invested £3 million in a high-containment manufacturing facility at its site in Queenborough, Kent, that …

News

Encouraging data for Eisai epilepsy drug

August 24, 2010
Sales and Marketing Eisai, epilepsy, perampanel, phase III, seizures, study 306

A new phase III study for Eisai’s perampanel (E2007) suggests the first-in-class treatment is effective as an adjunctive treatment of …

News

GSK shingles vaccine enters late stage trials

August 23, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, Vaccine, shingles

GlaxoSmithKline has started enrollment for phase III trials for its herpes zoster vaccine for the prevention of shingles. The trials …

News

Greece set for further price cuts

August 23, 2010
Sales and Marketing Greece

The Greek government is set to impose price cuts of more than 10% and will further cut reimbursement for a …

News

Hospital consultants’ bonuses to be reviewed

August 23, 2010
Sales and Marketing NHS, consultants

NHS consultants could soon be among those to feel the sting of government cutbacks, according to the secretary of state …

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Roche

Roche to acquire digital pathology specialists

August 23, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Diagnostics, Roche

Roche has added to its portfolio of diagnostics products by acquiring US company BioImagene. The privately held Californian company specialises …

News

Cohn & Wolfe wins MS account

August 20, 2010
Medical Communications Cohn & Wolfe, Genzyme, MS

Cohn & Wolfe has won a global account with Genzyme to handle communications for its work with alemtuzumab in multiple …

News

Pharma sector a ‘market for lemons’

August 20, 2010
Sales and Marketing NICE, health economics

  American sociologist Donald Light has made a provocative assessment of the pharma industry, saying the industry is able to exaggerate …

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Benlysta to be fast-tracked by FDA

August 20, 2010
Sales and Marketing Benlysta, GSK, HGS, Lupus

 New lupus drug Benlysta has been given priority review status by the FDA.Benlysta (belimumab) has been developed by Human Genome …

News

Kowa launches new statin in the UK

August 20, 2010
Sales and Marketing Kowa, Recordati, cv, statin

A new statin has been launched in the UK by Japanese pharma company Kowa.Livazo (pitavastatin) has been approved by the …

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Rupert Photo

Rupert Potter joins Incuna

August 20, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Incuna, appointment, medical communications, sales and marketing

Rupert Potter has been appointed sales director at digital agency Incuna, where he will be responsible for a number of key …

Appointment
ASCO

ASCO 2010: The Hedgehog Pathway and other ways to target cancer

August 19, 2010
Research and Development ASCO, Cancer, thyroid cancer

The American Society of Clinical Oncology conference, one of the most important dates in the pharmaceutical industry’s calendar, took place …

Feature
ChrisHareWEB

Chris Hare appointed new Managing Director of Woolley Pau

August 19, 2010
Medical Communications Woolley Pau, appointment, medical communications

Chris Hare, former vice president of international client services at GyroHSR, has been appointed managing director of Woolley Pau. He …

Appointment

Novartis and Quark sign gene silencing deal

August 19, 2010
Research and Development Novartis, Quark, SiRNA, rnai

Novartis has joined the race to develop a ‘gene silencing’ treatment by signing a new deal with siRNA specialist Quark …

News
melanoma

BMS’ melanoma drug given priority review

August 19, 2010
Sales and Marketing BMS, ipilimumab

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s promising new treatment for skin cancer melanoma has been given a priority review by the FDA. The company …

News

Cell therapy industry partnership launched

August 18, 2010
Research and Development Genzyme, ISCT, Lonza, Roche

Pharma and biotech companies including Roche and Genzyme are to launch a series of initiatives to bolster progress in the …

News

Contract research news in brief

August 18, 2010
Research and Development Anavex, Cyprotex, Synexus

UK contract research organisation Synexus says it is reaping the benefits of its investments in Hungary in recent years, with …

News
FDA

FDA already notified on ProAmatine withdrawal, says Shire

August 18, 2010
Sales and Marketing FDA, ProAmatine, Shire

Shire is to withdraw its product ProAmatine following a demand from the FDA early this week regarding post-marketing data on …

News

Lilly abandons late stage Alzheimer’s drug

August 17, 2010
Research and Development Alzheimer's, lilly

Lilly is to abandon an Alzheimer’s drug in phase III development after results suggested it actually accelerated the disease rather …

News
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