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New head of Biosimilars for Merck KGaA

February 21, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck KGaA, biosimilars, simon sturge

Simon Sturge is joining Merck KGaA from Boehringer Ingelheim in order to head its Biosimilars unit. In his new role …

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Pharma sponsored ‘weekend family gathering’

February 21, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Facebook, PMCPA

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GSK/Theravance lung drug bags CHMP approval

February 21, 2014
Sales and Marketing CHMP, COPD, GSK, Theravance, anoro

The CHMP has given its backing to GlaxoSmithKline and partner Theravance’s new chronic obstructive pulmonary disease medicine Anoro. The treatment …

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Avillion appoints pharma veteran as chief executive

February 21, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Allison Jeynes-Ellis, Avillion

Drug development firm Avillion has appointed Dr Allison Jeynes-Ellis to be its chief executive. By stepping into the role Jeynes-Ellis …

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Skin cancer pill shows ‘significant’ response

February 20, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing LDE225, Novartis, bolt, skin cancer, smo

Novartis is celebrating after its investigational pill targeting the most common form of skin cancer met its primary endpoint in …

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Police raid Novartis Tokyo office

February 20, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Diovan, Japan, Novartis, tokyo

Authorities in Japan have raided the premises of Novartis’ Tokyo operation as part of an ongoing investigation into the promotion …

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Apple files healthcare tech headphones

February 20, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Samsung, iwatch, technology, wearable

A recently-published Apple patent has shed light on a new health-monitoring device that will be built into a pair of …

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RSA appoints director of Information

February 20, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Claes Zackrisson, rsa

Life sciences executive search and interim management firm RSA has appointed Claes Zackrisson as its first director of information. Zackrisson …

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Servier signs leukaemia deal

February 19, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Servier, UCART19, car, cellectis, leaukaemia

French firms Servier and small biopharma cancer specialist Cellectis have signed a deal to develop and commercialise one drug targeting …

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Boehringer in hot water over Pradaxa risks

February 19, 2014
Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Pradaxa, Xarelto, dabigatran, lawsuit

Boehringer Ingelheim attempted to delay and revise the publication of important drug information surrounding its new anticoagulant Pradaxa. This is …

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Vimizin shown green light

February 19, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BioMarin, FDA, congenital enzyme disorder, vimizin

Regulators have shown the green light to BioMarin Pharmaceutical’s Vimizim as a treatment for a rare enzyme deficiency which affects …

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NHS England delays patient data roll-out

February 19, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing England, HSCIC, NHS, care data, care.data, data, patients

The giant NHS database that could allow pharma firms to buy into patient records will now not be launched until …

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EMA hires Accenture IT head

February 19, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dina Tsiambaou, EMA, IT

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has welcomed Dina Tsiambaou as the new head of its Information Technology department. Tsiambaou joins …

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Forest sold to Actavis for $25 billion

February 18, 2014
Sales and Marketing Actavis, CNS, Forest, acquisition, labs, merger, synergy

The rumours of a substantial deal for Forest have been proven true after Actavis announced this afternoon that it will …

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Bayer ‘disappointed’ with FDA

February 18, 2014
Sales and Marketing ACS, Bayer, Xarelto, blood, rivaroxaban

Bayer HealthCare has expressed its dismay after the Food and Drug Administration once again rejected further indications for the company’s …

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FDA seeks more specialisation in agency structure

February 18, 2014
Manufacturing and Production FDA, GMP, ORA, fdasia, hamburg, opq, ufi

An internal review of the US Food and Drug Administration has concluded that the agency needs to restructure its compliance …

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GSK starts rare blood trial

February 18, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, blood, mepolizumab

GlaxoSmithKline has begun a Phase III study to look at mepolizumab in a rare condition characterised by vasculitis – widespread …

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German law could see pharma discounts published

February 18, 2014
Sales and Marketing AMNOG, Germany, IMS, NICE, prices

Pharma companies are apprehensive about German lawmakers opening Pandora’s Box this week if they go ahead with plans to publish …

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Drug sellers charged for smuggling cancer drugs into US

February 18, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, US, smuggling

Two individuals in the US have been prosecuted for smuggling adulterated and misbranded prescription cancer treatments from Turkey and other …

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Genes in Space – you don’t need a lab coat to cure cancer

February 18, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing CRUK, Cancer, app, digital, games, genes in space

As the UK’s leading cancer research charity launches a new gaming app for smartphones, Pharmafile talks to CRUK about just …

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