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Servier fined €331m by European Commission

July 10, 2014
Sales and Marketing EC, European Commission, France, Krka, Lupin, Matrix, Mylan, Niche/Unichem, Servier, Teva

The European Commission has served French pharma company Servier with a €331 million fine for delaying the entry to market …

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EMA delays trial transparency – again

July 10, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, Goldacre, Rasi, alltrials, clinical trials, transparency

The European Medicines Agency has once again said that it is to delay the launch of its new clinical trial …

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NICE ‘yes’ for Selincro

July 10, 2014
Sales and Marketing Lundbeck, NHS, NICE, alcohol, nalmefene, selincro

Lundbeck has received a lift from UK drugs pricing watchdog NICE as it has recommended the firm’s alcohol dependency pill …

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Glide Pharma makes two senior hires

July 10, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Glide Pharma, Richard Bungay, Tony Mills

Oxford-based development and device firm Glide Pharma has appointed Richard Bungay as its chief financial officer (CFO) and Dr Tony …

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Alzheimer’s test ‘87% accurate’, say reports

July 9, 2014
Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s, Alzheimer’s & dementia, Cameron, NHS, NHS Choices, dementia

NHS Choices has dampened enthusiasm over a report in medical journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia of a new test for Alzheimer’s …

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Celebrities back Bowel Cancer UK’s screening call

July 9, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing bowel cancer uk, celebrities, screening

A range of celebrities, including Sir Chris Hoy, Benedict Cumberbatch, Ricky Gervais and Ben Richards, have pledged support to Bowel …

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Lucid opens second office

July 9, 2014
Medical Communications CME, lucid

UK medical education firm Lucid has opened a second office in Hammersmith, London. In addition to Lucid Towers, Beaconsfield, it now …

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Boehringer blood cancer drug scores in Phase II

July 9, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, blood, giotrif, leukaemia, volasertib

Less than a year after securing its first cancer drug on the market with Giotrif, Boehringer has taken another decisive …

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AbbVie makes fourth Shire offer

July 9, 2014
Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Abbott, Shire, buyout, merger

The AbbVie/Shire takeover saga rumbles on, with AbbVie raising its bid for the Ireland-based biopharma specialist to $51.5 billion. The …

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Clark Health Communications hires account director

July 9, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Clark Health Communications, chc, newman

Clark Health Communications (CHC) has recruited account director Sarah Newman as its first full-time employee to help manage the agency’s …

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Telemedicine EU market ‘expected to triple’ by 2020

July 8, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Europe, Frost & Sullivan, analysts, telemedicine

The telemedicine market in Europe is poised for rapid growth and can help keep overall healthcare costs down, according to …

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UDG Healthcare buys Galliard and Nyxeon for £13m

July 8, 2014
Medical Communications Galliard and Nyxeon, udg healthcare

UDG Healthcare has acquired the specialist healthcare and scientific public relations businesses Galliard and Nyxeon. The deal has been secured …

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Cameron’s antibiotics plan not enough

July 8, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, BBC, NHS, UK, david cameron, governement

UK prime minister David Cameron’s reaction to antibiotic resistance is not urgent enough and doctors are continuing to prescribe antibiotics …

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World’s first anti-PD-1 therapy approved

July 8, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, Cancer, melanoma, nivolumab, ono, opdivo

Ono Pharmaceutical has been given the world’s first licence for a new type of cancer treatment on which many researchers’ …

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New appointments at NHS England

July 8, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DoH, NHS Commissioning, NHS England, stevens

NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has confirmed a number of senior appointments to the organisation. Dr Mahiben Maruthappu has …

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GSK manufacturing woes continue

July 8, 2014
Manufacturing and Production Canada, FDA, GSK, Paxil, Vaccine, manufacturing

Health Canada has told GlaxoSmithKline that it wants to see the firm fix major problems at the country’s only flu …

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Xellia expands in US with Fresenius Kabi buy

July 8, 2014
Manufacturing and Production Fresenius Kabi, xellia

Anti-infective treatment provider Xellia has acquired Fresenius Kabi’s dedicated freeze-dried vial manufacturing facility in the US.  The deal also includes …

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Scottish Medicines Consortium disappoints Celgene

July 8, 2014
Sales and Marketing Celgene, SMC, Scottish Medicines Consortium, imnovid, myeloma

Celgene admitted it is ‘disappointed’ with the Scottish Medicines Consortium decision not to recommend blood cancer therapy Imnovid for patients …

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New director for Cello Health Insight

July 8, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cello, Kantar Health, marie innes

Healthcare market research agency Cello Health Insight has appointed Marie Innes as director. Based in the firm’s London head office …

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Rise in diabetes ‘alarming’

July 7, 2014
Sales and Marketing NHS, diabetes, nhs scotland, type 2

NHS Scotland has spent around £230 million on diabetes and obesity drugs in the past three years, according to data …

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