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Integrated marketing – Is it time for traditional and digital to join forces?

June 21, 2012
Medical Communications

 By Steve Bradley, Director – Binley’s

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Thought Leadership
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New head of strategic planning for PAN advertising

June 21, 2012
Business Services, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Indigenus, Med Comms, Pan Advertising, appointment

Julia Straker has been appointed head of strategic planning at medical communciations agency PAN Advertising.  Julia joins from TBWA\Paling Walters …

Appointment

Despite pressure from ministers, doctors strike

June 21, 2012
Sales and Marketing Andrew Lansley, BMA, doctors, strike

The British Medical Association is going ahead with its planned strike today, despite a last ditch effort from ministers to …

News

Sanofi joins forces with Joslin Diabetes Center

June 21, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Sanofi and the Joslin Diabetes Center have created a new partnership to develop diabetes medicines. The collaboration will focus on …

News

Contract research news in brief

June 20, 2012
Research and Development Analytical Solutions Inc, Metanomics Health, PMG Research, Quintiles, Scripps Research Institute, Tergus Pharma

Quintiles sets up Chinese HQ, plus updates from BMS/Scripps, Metanomics Health, Inclinix/PMG and Tergus Pharma.

News
Workers 'flash mob' outside Merck Serono HQ

Merck Serono tweaks Swiss restructuring plans

June 20, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Merck Serono, cuts, restructuring

Merck KGaA has finalised the restructuring plans at Swiss drugs unit Merck Serono, confirming that it intends to close its …

News

Analysts want AstraZeneca-AbbVie tie-up

June 20, 2012
Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Abbott, AstraZeneca, merger

Analysts want Abbott’s new spin-off firm AbbVie to merge with the troubled AstraZeneca, saying it could give both firms future …

News
EMA HQ

EMA clarifies antibodies development

June 20, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CMPHU, EMA, RA, antibodies

European regulators have issued final guidance on how pharma manufacturers should develop drugs containing monoclonal antibodies. Typically used in treatments …

News

Life appoints new digital director

June 20, 2012
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Life, digital director

Life Healthcare Communications has appointed a new digital director to head up its expanding digital department. Francesco Raimo joins Life …

Appointment

Merck KGaA confirms leadership team appointments

June 20, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMD Serono, Merck KGaA, Serono

The subsidiary of Merck KGaA named EMD Serono has announced several appointments to its leadership team. The appointments include: Allene …

Appointment
Mike Farrar

Storm clouds gathering over the NHS, say its leaders

June 20, 2012
Sales and Marketing Mike Farrar, NHS Confederation, NHS reforms, reforms

NHS managers are using their annual conference to criticise the government’s savings programmes. The government is looking to make £20 …

News
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Xbox Kinect technology to help stroke victims

June 19, 2012
Medical Communications Gamification, Roke, Southampton, Xbox, stroke

The University of Southampton and Roke Manor Research have pioneered the use of Microsoft’s Xbox technology to help stroke patients …

News
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Roche signs research deal on autism spectrum disorders

June 19, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASD, FXS, Roche, Seaside Therapeutics, asperger's, autism

Roche has signed an agreement with Seaside Therapeutics to develop new treatments for autism and other neurodevelopmental conditions such as …

News

Senates and networks – do they have a role in the new NHS?

June 19, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, health forum, reforms, senates and networks

The recent Westminster Health Forum meeting on ‘Developing Clinical Senates and Networks’ focused on one aspect of the new NHS …

Feature

Cmed Clinical Services showcases new in-house drug development consulting, regulatory and Medical Affairs group at DIA 2012

June 19, 2012
Research and Development

HORSHAM, UK — June 18, 2012 – Cmed Clinical Services, the global CRO specialised in the design and delivery of …

News
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Akzo Nobel’s Mexican API plant all clear

June 19, 2012
Manufacturing and Production API, Akzo Nobel, FDA, manufacturing

Akzo Nobel has brought a manufacturing facility for active pharmaceutical ingredients in Mexico that failed an inspection last year back …

News
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Patheon hikes revenue guidance for 2012

June 19, 2012
Manufacturing and Production CDMO, Canadian, PDS, Patheon

Canadian contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) Patheon reported a solid set of financial figures for the second quarter of …

News

Pharma manufacturing news in brief

June 19, 2012
Manufacturing and Production BioWa, Cytovance Biologics, DHL, Dalton Pharma Services, Lonza, Particle Sciences, Recipharm

DHL opens up a facility in Mumbai, Recipharm invests in French filling plant, plus updates from Dalton Pharma Services, Particle …

News
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FDA holds up Pfizer’s rare disease drug tafamidis

June 19, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Pfizer, rare disease, tafamidis

The FDA has sent Pfizer a Complete Response Letter about its rare disease drug tafamidis meglumine. The US regulator is …

News

GSK partners with Cambridge University

June 18, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Cambridge, GSK, R&D

The University of Cambridge begins a new collaboration with GlaxoSmithKline today to advance drug discovery and the development of new …

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