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GSK now faces bribery allegations in Syria

August 13, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, bribery

GlaxoSmithKline faces fresh allegations that it bribed Syrian doctors and officials to boost sales of its medicines in what is …

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Spectrum appoints two medical writers

August 13, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dominique Helburg, Nuša Farič, Spectrum

UK Healthcare consultancy firm Spectrum Regulatory Solutions has appointed two new medical writers to further expand its team. Prior to …

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Nicox makes changes to board

August 13, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Adrienne Graves, Luzi von Bidder, NicOx

French ophthalmic firm Nicox has confirmed that Dr Adrienne Graves and Luzi von Bidder will be joining its board of …

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GSK Ebola vaccine underway

August 11, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Africa, Ebola, GSK, Vaccine, WHO, johnson

Clinical trials of an experimental vaccine against the deadly Ebola virus will begin soon according to its developers GlaxoSmithKline. The …

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Synta appoints Sanofi president as chief executive

August 11, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, Synta, anne whitaker

US biopharma firm Synta Pharmaceuticals has confirmed that Anne Whitaker is joining the company as president and chief executive. Whitaker …

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GSK investigator jailed by Chinese police

August 8, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Peter Humprhey

A private investigator hired by GlaxoSmithKline to look into the secret recording of a sex tape of its China boss …

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Digital: bridging the gap between doctor, pharma and patient

August 8, 2014
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing digital, doctors, pm society, social media

Digital technology is moving on apace, but is the pharma industry keeping up and just what are the opportunities to …

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Cancer Research UK and Astellas announce partnership

August 8, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, CRUK, Canncer, Pancreatic cancer

Cancer Research UK and its commercial arm, Cancer Research Technology (CRT) have announced they are joining forces with Astellas in …

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Quanta appoints new chief financial officer

August 8, 2014
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Quanta Fluid Solutions, a developer of advanced haemodialysis systems has appointed Willem Baralt as its new chief financial officer. Baralt …

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RBS chairman favoured as next GSK head

August 8, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, RBS, Sir Christopher Gent

The Royal Bank of Scotland’s current head Sir Philip Hampton is the most likely candidate to take over as the …

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Storm brewing over Roche cancer drug price

August 8, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Haslam, Kadcyla, NICE, Roche, Yervoy, rejection

The Breakthrough Breast Cancer charity and England’s drug pricing watchdog NICE have both attacked Roche for not lowering the price …

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Hanover appoints former MHP executive

August 7, 2014
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Hanover, mhp

Med comms firm Hanover has appointed Richard Sloggett as its new associate director, poaching him from its rival MHP Health. …

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Astellas Pharma announces new senior hires

August 7, 2014
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas

Astellas Pharma EMEA, the European division of Astellas Pharma, has appointed Simon Dew to the position of chief strategy officer …

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Cerner acquires Siemens Health Services for $1.3bn

August 7, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Health IT, Siemens, imaging, mhealth

Cerner Corporation has signed a deal sealing its takeover of Siemens Health Services for $1.3 billion in cash. Cerner will …

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AbbVie/Shire deal under threat from tax laws

August 7, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Shire, tax inversion

The £32 billion deal between AbbVie and Irish specialist biotech Shire could be under threat from new rules in the …

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New app allows blood imaging from a smartphone

August 7, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development app, digital, smartphone

An IT research team has developed a new smartphone app that works in conjunction with a small lens add-on that …

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Actelion becomes latest recruit to join PatientsLikeMe

August 6, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Actelion, PatientsLikeMe, digital

PatientsLikeMe and Actelion have come together in order to help create a new patient-reported outcomes tool for the rare form …

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Liberation Communications promotes two

August 6, 2014
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Liberation Communications

Liberation Communications has made two promotions this August: Danielle Smith (right), has been promoted to account director whilst Vicky Smith …

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Precious Cells Group appoints NHS stem cell expert

August 6, 2014
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Stem cells

Precious Cells Group, a UK-based provider of stem cell technologies including Biobanking services, has appointed Dr Salmaan Dalvi as its …

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Roche gains new licence for blockbuster oncology drug

August 6, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EC, Roche, avastin, ovarian cancer

Roche’s blockbuster cancer treatment Avastin now has a new European licence to treat women with a certain type of ovarian …

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