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ABPI takes on vaccine industry brief

May 22, 2013
Research and Development ABPI, vaccines

The ABPI is to take on responsibility for representing the vaccine industry to UK government and healthcare stakeholders.For more than …

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Pfizer abandons cancer trial

May 22, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Inotuzumab ozogamicin, Pfizer, oncology

Pfizer’s oncology pipeline has suffered a blow with the company abandoning a Phase III study of one of its investigational …

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Board changes at Boehringer Ingelheim

May 22, 2013
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Boehringer’s Professor Wolfram Carius is stepping down from the Board to be replaced by Dr Wolfgang Baiker. Carius who is …

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Bayer to buy Steigerwald

May 21, 2013
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Bayer is to buy herbal medicines specialist Steigerwald Arzneimittelwerk in a deal which it says is motivated in part by …

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AndersonBrecon joins fast-growing contract packer PCI

May 21, 2013
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Pharma packaging and clinical trial services company AndersonBrecon has been bought by a US private equity group in a £200 …

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Canada tightens GMP rules for active ingredients

May 21, 2013
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Canada’s Food and Drug Regulations have been amended to extend the requirements for Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP) to active pharmaceutical …

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New general manager for Eisai in Mexico

May 21, 2013
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Eisai has appointed Ricardo Gonzalez Balboa to the position of general manager, Eisai Mexico. In this position, Gonzalez Balboa will …

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New fund for electronic prescribing

May 21, 2013
Sales and Marketing Francis report, IT, NHS, electronic prescribing

A new £260 million fund is to help accelerate progress toward electronic prescribing in NHS hospitals.The government says it is …

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AbbVie and Galapagos extend deal

May 21, 2013
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AbbVie and Belgian biotech Galapagos have bolted on a development programme for Crohn’s disease to the selective JAK1 inhibitor they …

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Working with the NHS in austerity

May 20, 2013
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The National Health Service, perhaps the UK’s most deeply loved institution, is facing a double threat. On one hand, there …

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Promise for Lundbeck and Takeda’s depression drug

May 20, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lexapro, Lundbeck, Takeda, cymbalta, depression, lilly

Takeda and Lundbeck’s treatment for major depressive disorder has demonstrated a significant improvement in patients’ symptoms during trials. Brintellix (Vortioxetine) …

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Biotec Services expands presence in Israel

May 20, 2013
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Clinical supplies firm Biotec Services International has expanded its presence in Israel with the appointment of a new Israeli agent. …

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Excipient certification scheme launches in US

May 17, 2013
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A certification scheme for pharmaceutical excipients to make it easier for drugmakers to source materials from reliable suppliers made its …

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NICE chairman joins biotech Board

May 17, 2013
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Biotech firm Intra-Cellular Therapies has appointed former NICE chairman Professor Sir Michael Rawlins to its Board of directors. Rawlins was …

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South Korea eyeing criminal charges over J&J plant failures

May 17, 2013
Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, Janssen, Korea, MFDS

The chief executive of Johnson & Johnson’s South Korean subsidiary could be facing criminal charges over quality lapses at a …

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Government ‘joins-up’ system

May 15, 2013
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The government has launched its plans to create ‘a truly joined-up system’ for the provision of health and social care …

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Elan signs $1 billion finance deal with Theravance

May 15, 2013
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Elan has struck a novel deal with Theravance which gives it a share of potential future royalties from its respiratory …

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Hospira Reappoints chief scientific officer

May 15, 2013
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Injectable drugs and infusion tech firm Hospira has announced that Sumant Ramachandra has been reappointed to his role as senior …

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Pfizer targets Newcastle

May 15, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Cameron, NHS, Newcastle, Pfizer

Pfizer has earmarked Newcastle Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust as one of 60 sites worldwide to take part in a key …

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Amgen and Zhejiang sign cancer deal

May 14, 2013
Sales and Marketing Amgen, Cancer, Zhejiang

Amgen has signed a joint venture deal with Chinese firm Zhejiang Beta Pharma to commercialise oncology drug Vectibix. The companies …

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