MEP animal testing vote angers welfare groups

April 7, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Animal testing, Europe, preclinical

The European Parliament's Agriculture and Rural Development Committee has been accused of watering down proposals drawn up by the European …

A new approach to CRO partnerships

April 6, 2009
Research and Development Pfizer, UK, clincal, partnerships

Contract research organisations now play an indispensable role in helping pharmaceutical companies develop their drugs. But as the number and …

Lilly forges risk-sharing R&D alliance with India’s Zydus

April 6, 2009
Research and Development Asia, India, lilly

Eli Lilly has forged a research collaboration with India's Zydus Cadila that sees the two companies combine their efforts in …

Med comms ‘needs to be more transparent’

April 6, 2009
Medical Communications Liberation

There needs to be greater transparency in medical communications if negative views of the pharma sector are to be countered, …

Consolidation wave expected in contract manufacturing

April 6, 2009
Research and Development CRO

The mergers and acquisitions that have become a feature of the contract research organisation (CRO) sector in recent years look …

Pfizer halts Sutent head-to-head trial

April 6, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Pfizer, Sutent

Pfizer has halted a late-stage breast cancer trial between Sutent and Roche's Xeloda, after the study failed to show significant …

Working Life: Maneesh Juneja

April 3, 2009
Research and Development GSK, productivity

How did you find your way into your current role? After graduating with a degree in business & computing, I …

Consortium wins US biodefence contract

April 3, 2009
Manufacturing and Production biologics, vaccines

A consortium of US and UK companies has been awarded an $11 million grant from the US Government to speed …

iX Group buys manufacturing audit company

April 3, 2009
Business Services Rephine

iXGroup, owners of Medix UK, has acquired Rephine, the pharmaceutical audit and consultancy specialists. Rephine was founded in 1998 and …

NHS health and social care pilots begin

April 3, 2009
NHS

A raft of pilot schemes designed to bridge gaps between health and social care services started this week. The nationwide …

US prescription growth stalls in 2008

April 3, 2009
Sales and Marketing US

US prescription sales growth was just 1.3% in 2008, well down on the typical 5%-plus in recent years, according to …

Inflammatory bowel disease care ‘unacceptably’ variable

April 2, 2009
GI, NHS

The standard of care for patients with inflammatory bowel disease in the UK remains "unacceptably" variable. The second national audit …

Telehealth awareness reaches tipping point

April 2, 2009
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing digi, healthcare

Analysts Datamonitor believe that telehealth has reached the tipping point in terms of awareness, with IBM following Intel's entrance into …

Takeda chooses US base for its global development headquarters

April 2, 2009
Research and Development Takeda

Takeda Pharmaceutical Company is shifting its global development HQ from Japan to the US. The move will see that function …

Bayer Schering Pharma restricts UK distribution

April 2, 2009
Manufacturing and Production Bayer

Bayer Schering Pharma has joined the ranks of firms switching to restrictive distribution arrangements in the UK. The pharma company, …

Over 40s to have health checks on NHS

April 1, 2009
NHS

Everyone in England aged 40-74 is to get a health check on the NHS in an attempt to identify major …

Roche lines up manufacturing and R&D reshuffle

April 1, 2009
Sales and Marketing Genentech, Roche

Genentech's decision to succumb to Roche's $48.8 billion merger bid has signalled a revamp of manufacturing, R&D and other divisions …

Cervical cancer awareness is Jade’s legacy

March 31, 2009
Sales and Marketing NHS, vaccines

Jade Goody has left a legacy of hugely increased awareness of cervical cancer in the UK, following her death from …

Patients to get counterfeit warning with each prescription

March 31, 2009
Manufacturing and Production counterfeits

New guidance to patients to raise public awareness of fake medicine and its dangers has been launched by the RPSGB …

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