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Talking Point: Collaboration required for online activities

September 29, 2010
Medical 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 …

Feature

Contract research news in brief

September 29, 2010
Research 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 …

News

Outcomes based measures for Pharma new commercial models

September 29, 2010
Sales 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 …

Feature
White paper

New Commercial Realities Paper Pt 3 – The changing landscape for pharmaceutical commercial operations – roles and organisational scale

September 29, 2010
Sales 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 …

Feature
White paper

Pay people to be healthy, say NICE advisors

September 28, 2010
NHS, 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 …

News

Grünenthal breaches Code with off-label promotion

September 28, 2010
Medical 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 …

News

Pfizer slims down pipeline

September 28, 2010
Research and Development Pfizer

Pfizer has reduced the number of drugs in its product pipeline as part of a broad refocusing of its R&D …

News

EU trailing as China moves ahead with master file plans

September 28, 2010
Manufacturing 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 …

News

Helvoet breaks ground on Indian packaging plant

September 28, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Helvoet, packaging

Helvoet Pharma of Belgium has started officially started construction of a new production facility in India that is scheduled to …

News

European Commission eyes pharma ethics

September 27, 2010
Research 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 …

News

Late stage cancer drug failure for AstraZeneca

September 27, 2010
Sales 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 …

News

AZ’s antiplatelet recommended for European approval

September 27, 2010
Sales 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 …

News
Biotech company Amgen's headquarters

Glass flakes lead Amgen to order Epogen and Procrit recall

September 27, 2010
Manufacturing 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 …

News

Andy Black reappointed as Kinapse Chief Executive

September 27, 2010
Kinapse

27 September, 2010London, UK   Andy Black reappointed as Kinapse Chief Executive The Board of Directors of Kinapse Ltd. today …

News
Press release

Dr Alan Palmer joins One Nucleus

September 27, 2010
Research 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 …

Appointment

Kinapse CEO stepping down

September 24, 2010
Kinapse

24 September, 2010London, UKThe Board of Directors of Kinapse Ltd. today announced that Co-founder Shalabh Kumar has stepped down as …

News
Press release

Matthew Newman joins Incuna

September 24, 2010
Medical 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, …

Appointment

Europe committee rejects MS treatment Movectro

September 24, 2010
Sales 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 …

News

Gene-targeting asthma drugs within a decade

September 24, 2010
Research and Development asthma, genetic

Asthma treatments that target genetic variants found in people susceptible to the condition could be available within the next ten …

News

Novartis sells bladder treatment rights to Warner Chilcott

September 24, 2010
Sales 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 …

News
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