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Research pact joins Pfizer and Merck Serono with academics

April 3, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lupus, Merck Serono, Pfizer, broad institute, emd, kidney

Merck’s US affiliate EMD Serono and Pfizer have entered into a research agreement with the Broad Institute to investigate autoimmune …

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Langland appoints director of planning

April 3, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Adrian Zambardino, Langland

Creative healthcare ad agency Langland has appointed Adrian Zambardino as its director of planning.  Zambardino has more than 25 years …

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Inhaled insulin one step closer to approval

April 3, 2014
Sales and Marketing Afrezza, FDA, Mannkind, diabetes, type 1, type 2

After a rocky few years MannKind’s inhaled insulin Afrezza finally looks to be on the path to approval in the …

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GSK China rep speaks out over ‘bribery culture’

April 2, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Shanghai, Witty, bribery, sales

A former sales representative for GlaxoSmithKline has spoken of the firm’s alleged tactics in bribing poorly paid doctors in China …

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PAN promotes within its ranks

April 2, 2014
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Claire Hay has been promoted to associate director at creative comms agency PAN. Hay joined the agency as a senior account …

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‘More patients want Votrient’

April 2, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, GSK, Pfizer, Sutent, Votrient

GlaxoSmithKline is looking at patient satisfaction as a potential marketing tool for its kidney cancer drug Votrient, setting up a …

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Lung cancer vaccine dropped

April 2, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, MAGE-A3, NSCLC, Vaccine, lung cancer, magrit

GlaxoSmithKline took a hit today after its lung cancer vaccine MAGE-A3 failed to benefit patients. The London-based firm has now …

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Sanofi appoints a chief patient officer

April 2, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, anne beal

Sanofi has hired Dr Anne Beal to the newly-created position of chief patient officer. The move to hire such a …

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‘Stakes never higher’ for NHS

April 2, 2014
Sales and Marketing CCGs, NHS England, Simon Stevens, UK

The new boss of NHS England has warned that he will not be able to fix its problems and said …

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The Biogerontology Research Foundation makes board appointment

April 1, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dmitry Kaminskiy, The Biogerontology Research Foundation

UK charity The Biogerontology Research Foundation has appointed Dmitry Kaminskiy to its board of trustees. Kaminskiy is the managing director of …

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Votrient’s extended licence application ditched

April 1, 2014
Sales and Marketing EMA, Europe, GSK, ovarian, votrient kidney cancer

GlaxoSmithKline admits it is ‘disappointed’ after abandoning its attempt to extend kidney cancer drug Votrient’s licence to take in ovarian …

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Polyhedra Group appoints Steve Hobbs

April 1, 2014
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Steve Hobbs has been appointed chief business development officer for The Polyhedra Group.  Hobbs has over 30 years’ international experience …

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UK clinical trials system not working during epidemics

April 1, 2014
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The new director of medical charity the Wellcome Trust has told a British newspaper that the slow-paced nature of clinical …

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Red Door Communications hires Sandie Dinning

April 1, 2014
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Sandie Dinning has joined comms agency Red Door Communications and is to launch a new youth and community engagement offering …

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GSK invests £130m in Africa

April 1, 2014
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GlaxoSmithKline is to invest £130 million in sub-Saharan Africa over the next five years – money which the company says …

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Icon to acquire Aptiv Solutions

March 31, 2014
Manufacturing and Production Aptiv Solutions, ICON, addplan, manufacturing

Icon has acquired US clinical trial specialists Aptiv Solutions for $143.5 million as it looks to expand its footprint in …

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Regeneron to expand manufacturing outside US

March 31, 2014
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Regeneron is to open its first overseas production facility in Limerick, Ireland, after addressing the initial objections of a national …

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Survey: free NHS in ‘jeopardy’

March 31, 2014
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A survey commissioned by the NHS Confederation suggests that nearly half of UK MPs believe an NHS which is free …

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GSK takes possession of Indonesian consumer healthcare unit

March 31, 2014
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GlaxoSmithKline has acquired full ownership of its Indonesian consumer healthcare business in a transaction which also sees the company divesting …

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AstraZeneca and MRC partner for new UK facility

March 31, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cambridge, MRC, Willetts, silicon fen

AstraZeneca and the Medical Research Council have entered into a ‘ground-breaking’ collaboration aimed at better understanding the mechanisms of human …

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