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FDA approves Zykadia for late-stage lung cancer

April 30, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, Novartis, lung, zykadia

Novartis’ ‘breakthrough’ drug Zykadia has been approved by the FDA to treat lung cancer patients with a particular genetic mutation. …

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Lonza makes change at the top

April 30, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lonza, funk

Swiss pharma supplier firm Lonza has confirmed a leadership change as its chief operating officer (COO) leaves.  Marc Funk has …

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Cancer Research funding to be doubled

April 30, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CRUK, Cancer, brain, breast, funding, lung

Cancer Research UK is to increase its research funding by 50% over the next decade as part of a new strategy …

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Facebook dementia app created

April 29, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Facebook, app, dementia

Alzheimer’s Research UK has launched a new Facebook app which allows users to see what it is like to suffer …

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BMS expands Samsung deal

April 29, 2014
Manufacturing and Production BMS, Roche, Samsung, UCSF, biologics, incheon

Bristol-Myers Squibb has expanded its biopharmaceutical manufacturing agreement with South Korea’s Samsung BioLogics. Last year, Bristol-Myers Squibb signed a 10-year …

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‘Transformational’ NHS social media tool launches

April 29, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, digital, healthberry, king, social media

London-based startup firm HealthBerry has developed a social media web and mobile application that is set to transform how the …

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Pfizer ‘significantly undervalued’ AstraZeneca

April 29, 2014
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Pfizer, acquisition, buyout, merger

AstraZeneca has broken its silence to insist that Pfizer’s financial offer in January for the company “very significantly undervalued AstraZeneca …

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PrimeVigilance appoints chief medical officer

April 29, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing primevigilance, seebeck

Pharmacovigilance and medical services firm PrimeVigilance has appointed Dr Joerg Seebeck as its chief medical officer.  Seebeck is to head …

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Humira drives AbbVie again

April 28, 2014
Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Abbott, Humira, RA

Rheumatoid arthritis treatment Humira has once more driven AbbVie, bringing in more than half the company’s sales in the first …

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NICE chair: pharma must show how it prices drugs

April 28, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Goldacre, Haslam, NICE, VBP, all trials, pars

The pharmaceutical industry must be willing to show the public how it prices its drugs – or face losing its …

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Pfizer makes second bid for AstraZeneca

April 28, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Pfizer, acquisition, deal, merger

Pfizer has made a second attempt to buy AstraZeneca after an initial request was rejected in January. The biggest pharma …

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Brazil focus: not just another BRIC in the wall

April 28, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BRIC, Brazil, emerging markets, market access, rio

Population: 198.7 million (2012) Government: Federal presidential republic Leader: President Dilma Rousseff of the centre-left Workers’ Party Gross Domestic Product: …

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reViral hires non-executive director

April 28, 2014
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Antiviral drug firm reViral has appointed Professor Raymond 
Schinazi as a non-executive director.  Schinazi has had a long and prestigious …

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Mekinist shown green light by CHMP

April 28, 2014
Sales and Marketing CHMP, Cancer, GSK, mekinist, oncology, trametinib

GlaxoSmithKline’s melanoma drug Mekinist is virtually nailed on to be given approval in the European Union following a positive opinion …

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Novartis reports healthy profit

April 25, 2014
Sales and Marketing Afinitor, Gleevec, Glivec, Novartis, Q1, lilly

Multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya and cancer treatment Afinitor were among the biggest sellers for Novartis, as the Swiss company’s net …

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Lupin adds chief corporate development officer

April 25, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lupin, theresa stevens

Mumbai-based pharma firm Lupin has hired Theresa Stevens to be its chief corporate development officer.   Stevens will be assuming …

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NHS documentary counts cost

April 25, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Channel 4, Drug pricing, NHS, PPRS, vba

The funding issues facing the NHS are to be explored in a new documentary series on Channel 4. Set to …

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Profits slump at AstraZeneca

April 24, 2014
Sales and Marketing AZD9291, AstraZeneca, BMS, Brilinta, Q1

AstraZeneca has continued its poor run of form, with operating profit in the first quarter of 2014 falling 40% on …

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Genpact to Acquire Leading Regulatory Affairs Company in Life Sciences

April 24, 2014

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PPD hires Bhooshi De Silva as senior VP



April 24, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing PPD, de silva

Contract research organisation Pharmaceutical Product Development (PPD) has added Bhooshi De Silva as senior VP of corporate development and strategy …

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