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Dr Reddy’s offers €27m for Dutch formulation firm OctoPlus

October 23, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Dr Reddy's, OctoPlus, outsourcing

India’s Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has signed an agreement to buy Netherlands-based formulation and drug delivery specialist OctoPlus in a €27m …

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WuXi cuts ribbon on biologics plant

October 23, 2012
Manufacturing and Production CGMP, WuXi AppTec

China’s WuXi AppTec has officially opened a new biologics manufacturing facility that forms the centrepiece of the company’s recently-signed alliance …

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Pfizer buys NextWave Pharmaceuticals

October 23, 2012
Sales and Marketing ADHD, Pfizer, Qullivant, nextwave

Pfizer is to acquire NextWave Pharmaceuticals by the end of the year in a deal that could be worth $680 …

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Amgen’s Roger Perlmutter joins Heptares

October 23, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Heptares, Roger Perlmutter

GPCR drug discovery firm Heptares Therapeutics has elected Dr Roger Perlmutter, the former executive VP, Research and Development, at Amgen …

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Coping with transformational change – the key to winning

October 22, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Moorhouse

Imagine you are investing £3.4 billion in changing your business, half of it in business-critical projects such as drug supply …

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Catalent licenses taste-masking technology

October 22, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Catalent, taste

Catalent Pharma Solutions has licensed a new taste-masking technology that can make “even the most challenging, unpleasant and bitter tasting …

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Abbott pulls kidney disease trial

October 22, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Abbott, Reata, kidney

Abbott has terminated its Phase III trial of bardoxolone methyl in patients with kidney disease and diabetes after concerns over …

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AP Pharma appoints Robert Rosen as senior VP and chief commercial officer

October 22, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AP Pharma, Robert Rosen

Specialty pharma firm AP Pharma has announced the appointment of Robert Rosen as senior vice president and chief commercial officer. …

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Humira continues to drive Abbott

October 22, 2012
Sales and Marketing AbVie, Abbott, Humira, RA

Abbott Laboratories’ rheumatoid arthritis drug Humira has once again shown its value to the company with a strong performance in …

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NHS prescribing costs fall

October 22, 2012
Sales and Marketing NHS, VBP, prescribing

The Department of Health’s annual report and accounts for 2011-2012 highlights the increasing pressure on the pharma industry to deliver …

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OPEN Health acquires market access specialists pH Associates

October 19, 2012
Medical Communications Harvey Walsh, Open Health, pH Associates

 OPEN Health Communications is to acquire pH Associates, a consultancy specialising in ‘Real World Data’ and market access issues.The health …

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Merck signs Theravance cardio deal

October 19, 2012
Sales and Marketing Merck, Theravance, cardiovascular

Merck has signed a deal with US biopharma firm Theravance to discover and develop novel small molecules to treat cardiovascular …

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Mylan buys Indian oncology plant for $33m

October 18, 2012
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Indian contract research and manufacturing services (CRAMS) company SMS Pharmaceuticals has sold its manufacturing facility in Andhra Pradesh to US …

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ABPI slams NHS findings

October 18, 2012
Sales and Marketing ABPI, Lucentis, NICE, UK

The ABPI has expressed concern at a report by the NHS’s Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) which suggests …

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Amgen appoints senior VP and chief compliance officer

October 18, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Cynthia Patton

Amgen has announced the appointment of Cynthia Patton to senior vice president and chief compliance officer. Patton will report to …

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India plans ban on branded generics

October 18, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing India, generics

India is moving ahead with plans to ban the sale of branded generics in the country, adding to marketplace concerns …

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NICE publishes first off-label summary

October 18, 2012
Sales and Marketing NICE, UK, prescribing

In a radical change to its modus operandi, NICE has published the first in an ongoing series of assessments of …

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J&J profits down in Q3

October 17, 2012
Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, Q3, Risperdal

Johnson & Johnson has reported a 6.5% year-on-year sales increase to $17.1 billion in the third quarter of 2012, a …

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Nicholson warning over NHS reforms

October 17, 2012
Sales and Marketing CCGs, NHS, Nicholson, reforms

Sir David Nicholson, chief executive of the NHS, has warned that reform of the NHS could end in ‘misery and …

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Edelman appoints new head of Health Public Affairs

October 17, 2012
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Camilla Horwood, Edelman

Edelman the world’s largest PR firm has appointed Camilla Horwood to a new role as UK head of Health Public …

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