FDA extends licence for Janssen’s Imbruvica
February 13, 2014Sales and Marketing FDA, Janssen, durect, imbruvica, leukaemia
Janssen and partner Pharmacyclics have been given an extended FDA approval for their new blood cancer treatment Imbruvica. The US …
Aesica hires director from Catalent
February 13, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Aesica, Catalent, muir
Contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Aesica has appointed Ian Muir to the newly-created position of commercial managing director. Muir’s …
Kadcyla launches in UK
February 13, 2014Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, Kadcyla, NHS, Roche, breast
Roche’s Kadcyla, indicated to treat an aggressive form of breast cancer, has launched today in the UK.Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine) which …
NHS England savings ‘not used wisely’
February 12, 2014Sales and Marketing England, NHS, QIPP, Simon Stevens, health select
A group of influential MPs has raised serious concerns over what the £10 billion worth of NHS England savings made …
NICE: ‘Use more statins’
February 12, 2014Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, baker, cvd, statins
NICE has decided more NHS patients ought to be considered at risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) – and therefore advises …
ICR: ‘Pharma needs stronger incentives’
February 12, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ICR, cancer research, itcc, pharma, r and d
The pharma industry must be given greater monetary help to persuade it to develop drugs which are specifically for children, …
Teva under investigation for marketing practices
February 12, 2014Sales and Marketing Azilect, Copaxone, Teva, fines, generics
Teva Pharmaceuticals is under investigation by US authorities for sales and marketing activity around two of its drugs – including …
Merck KGaA pushes biosimilars
February 12, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dr Reddy's, Merck KGaA, biosimilars, dr reddys, generics
Merck KGaA is to take big strides into the world of biosimilars, according to the German company’s chairman Karl-Ludwig Kley. …
New chief executive for Biotec
February 12, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biotec, UK, withey
Pharma supplies firm Biotec Services International has promoted Dr Fiona Withey to the position of chief executive.



 Withey joined the …
RSA confirms three appointments
February 12, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing chin, foster, macdonald, rsa
Life sciences executive search and interim management firm RSA has increased the size of its offering with three new appointments. …
Concerns over big pharma links to NHS policy
February 12, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing England, NHS, jmc, pharma, shca
NHS England has reportedly commissioned a big pharma lobby group to create an influential report, stoking fears that the five-year …
Merck in $100 million contraceptive settlement
February 10, 2014Sales and Marketing Merck, birth, birth control, legal, nuvaring
Merck has offered to pay $100 million to resolve thousands of legal claims brought against it for selling a birth …
India court grants Herceptin injunction
February 10, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biocon, Herceptin, India, Mylan, Roche
Roche has been granted an injunction by a court in India to prevent generic manufacturers of its ageing breast cancer …
Doctors and developers partner for X-ray app
February 10, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing app, digital, experior, lynch, xray
Doctors in Northern Ireland have Belfast have teamed up with IT specialists to develop a new smartphone app that can …
In search of the tipping point
February 10, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing abbey, goldman, marketing, tipping point
The germ of an idea, a very good idea. What if the idea could, like a germ, be a contagious …
Pharmarama International names chief executive
February 10, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing pharmarama, whittley
Medicines wholesaler and trials supplier Pharmarama International has hired Nadia Whittley to be its new chief executive. Prior to joining …
AbbVie expands into Singapore
February 10, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Abbott, Asia, Cancer, Singapore, oncology
AbbVie is expanding its manufacturing operation into Asia for the first time with a $320 million investment in a new …
Merck: ‘2014 revenues will be down’
February 7, 2014Sales and Marketing Frazier, Merck, Simponi, Singulair, isentress, q4, results
Merck is the latest pharma company to release figures suggesting 2013 was more of a struggle than it would like, …
INC Research appoints Pfizer head
February 7, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing INC Research, Pfizer, setnik
Clinical research organisation INC Research has hired Dr Beatrice Setnik from Pfizer to be its vice president of Clinical Pharmacology. …
Cancer awareness campaign slated
February 7, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, adverts, pancreatic, research uk, testicular
An ad campaign by Pancreatic Cancer Action has drawn criticism from other charities for ‘pitting’ different types of cancer against …
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