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Euprotec hires new finance director

May 1, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing euprotec, hollinsworth

Manchester-based CRO firm Euprotec has appointed Mark Hollingworth as its finance director. Hollingworth spent a significant part of his career …

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WHO: ‘Common infections will kill again’

May 1, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMR, WHO, global, infection, world health organization

The world is heading for a situation where common infections which have long been thought to be no threat to …

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Pfizer/AZ deal would put UK research in jeopardy

May 1, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cameron, Pfizer, UK, deal, merger, research

The UK’s medical research collective has come together to warn the government that any deal between US giant Pfizer and …

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Midatech makes two senior appointments

May 1, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing cook, midatech, stahel

UK-based nanomedicine firm Midatech has appointed Rolf Stahel as its chairman and Dr Craig Cook as chief operating and chief medical …

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GSK sees profit fall

May 1, 2014
Sales and Marketing Advair, China, GSK, Novartis, Q1, Seretide, Witty

GlaxoSmithKline has seen revenue and profit plummet in the first quarter of 2014. The UK-based company saw turnover fall 13% …

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Pharma playing catch-up in mHealth race

April 30, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GSK, Havas, butler, digital, gait, mhealth, mobile health, pm awards

Pharma risks falling behind in mobile health (mHealth) as more innovative industries capitalise on its emerging opportunities, according to two …

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The doctor will Skype you now

April 30, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing CQC, NHS, Skype, babylon, digital, healthberry, parsa

A new smartphone app called Babylon is looking to give patients an ‘NHS in their pocket’ by allowing video consultations …

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Merck’s Q1 sales drop

April 30, 2014
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Merck, Pfizer, Q1, merger, quarter, sales

Merck & Co has released a mixed set of results for the first quarter of 2014, with drug revenue falling …

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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
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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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