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New insulin scores for Sanofi

December 5, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lantus, Sanofi, diabetes, u300

Sanofi has been cheered after late-stage results from its investigational insulin U300 showed that the product may have advantages over …

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UPDATED: Pfizer first on trial transparency

December 5, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing EMA, Goldacre, Pfizer, alltrials, transparency

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British Safety Council appoints new commercial director

December 5, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BSC, richard evens

Not-for-profit organisation The British Safety Council has appointed Richard Evens as its new commercial director. Evens will be responsible for …

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Astellas seeks Xtandi extension

December 5, 2013
Sales and Marketing Astellas, Cancer, EU, FDA, US, Xtandi

Astellas Pharma and development partner Medivation are seeking to extend the reach of oncology brand Xtandi by conducting a trial …

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Pfizer head to be ABPI president

December 4, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, MSD, PPRS, Pfizer, Whitehead, emms, khanna

The UK managing director of Pfizer Jonathan Emms is to replace Deepak Khanna as the ABPI president from April next …

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Pfizer expands in Poland

December 4, 2013
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Pfizer has bought the rights to one of Poland’s biggest OTC brands in a move which sees the US group …

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Forest cuts jobs in restructure

December 4, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Forest Labs, R&D, US, cuts

Forest Laboratories is restructuring and shedding jobs in a bid to save $500 million in costs by the end of …

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Prime minister backs GSK in corruption row

December 4, 2013
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, bribery, david cameron

Prime minister David Cameron has defended London-based pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline over its treatment in China during a visit to the …

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Just:: Health hires new director from Edelman

December 4, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Just: Health, Just:: Health

Just:: Health Communications has hired Catherine Barnett to strengthen its senior management team from January next year.  Barnett is currently …

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Celgene signs $177 million OncoMed deal

December 4, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Celgene, OncoMed, stem cell

Celgene Corporation is paying OncoMed Pharmaceuticals $177.25 million to get access to its pipeline as part of a deal to …

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Report: ‘R&D isn’t paying’

December 3, 2013
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On average, the world’s biggest pharma companies are not getting enough of a return out of their R&D efforts, according …

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£10 million competition for gene mapping

December 3, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DNA, UK, cansar, genes, mapping

The Department of Health has launched a £10 million competition to fund businesses working on new technology which will map …

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Witty goes to China

December 3, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Witty, bribery

GlaxoSmithKline chief executive Sir Andrew Witty has embarked on a potentially delicate diplomatic mission as part of a UK trade …

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Aptuit hires chief executive from ICON

December 3, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Aptuit, ICON, goldman

Drug development services firm Aptuit has named Dr Jonathan Goldman as its chief executive, completing the company’s senior management leadership …

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EU GMP revision comments focus on cross-contamination

December 3, 2013
Manufacturing and Production Contamination, EFPIA, EU, GMP

Earlier this year the EU Commission published draft versions of four chapters in its Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) guide, and …

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Pharmafocus in the palm of your hand

December 2, 2013
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From Thursday 5 December you will be able to access the digital edition of Pharmafocus on your Apple device via …

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Eisai reorganises R&D

December 2, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Eisai, R&D, cfu, epcs, pcu, reorganisation

Tokyo-based Eisai is to axe 130 jobs in Europe and the US as part of an attempt to shake up …

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Merck to close Irish plant with loss of 570 jobs

December 2, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Ireland, MSD, Merck, job cuts, swords

Merck & Co has said it plans to close down a facility in Ireland with the loss of around 570 …

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DH publishes dementia map

December 2, 2013
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People will be able to view the quality of dementia care and support in their local area, thanks to a …

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GSK veteran named chief executive for Takeda

December 2, 2013
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Asia’s biggest drugmaker Takeda has named GlaxoSmithKline’s Christophe Weber as the leading candidate for the role of its next chief …

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