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Roche unveils Zurich translational partnership

December 7, 2011
Research and Development Roche, Zurich, academic alliance, translational research

Roche has unveiled a new research collaboration with academic researchers and leading clinical centres in Switzerland. The Basel-based pharma company …

News

NICE gains wider public health role

December 7, 2011
Sales and Marketing NICE

NICE is to gain new powers to advise local authorities in England and Wales about public health.From 2013 responsibility for public health will …

News

No cancer link with Lantus, says Sanofi

December 7, 2011
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Lantus, Sanofi, diabetes, insulin, safety

Sanofi has presented a new meta-analysis which suggests its insulin blockbuster Lantus does not raise the risk of cancer. A …

News
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NICE recommends two Novartis cancer treatments

December 6, 2011
Sales and Marketing Glivec, Novartis, Sprycel, Tasigna

Two of Novartis’ cancer drugs have been recommended by NICE for the first line treatment of chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) …

News

GlaxoSmithKline moves closer to green power goals

December 6, 2011
Manufacturing and Production GSK, manufacturing

GlaxoSmithKline took a step closer to becoming a generator of electricity in a bid to offset the high energy demands …

News

Pharma manufacturing news in brief

December 6, 2011
Manufacturing and Production GSK, Hospira, PharmaS, UPS, Uquifa, Vivimed

India’s Vivimed buys Spanish API maker, Hospira tries to spend its way out of manufacturing woes, plus updates from PharmaS, …

News

SciGen sells Israeli vaccines plant to FDS

December 6, 2011
Manufacturing and Production FDS, SciGen

UK drugmaker FDS Pharma has bought a manufacturing facility in Israel operated by Singapore biopharmaceutical concern SciGen. FDS Pharma has …

News

Actavis buys packager to boost manufacturing efficiencies

December 6, 2011
Manufacturing and Production Actavis, pharmapack

Generic drugmaker Actavis has acquired Netherlands-based company PharmaPack International in a bid to cut its lead times for packaging and …

News
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Cervarix was the ‘wrong decision’ for the UK

December 6, 2011
Sales and Marketing

The UK government’s choice to use GlaxoSmithKline’s Cervarix for its HPV vaccination programme was the ‘wrong decision’, according to a …

News
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Big pharma: big rewards come from big risks

December 5, 2011
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, R&D productivity

John LaMattina joined Pfizer in 1977 after having completed his PhD in organic chemistry, and moved up through the ranks …

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AstraZeneca to freely share drug compounds with UK groups

December 5, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, research

AstraZeneca will make 22 of its compounds available free of charge to UK academia next year as part of a …

News

Actelion Pharmaceuticals Takes to the Cloud with Global Deployment of Veeva CRM and iRep

December 5, 2011

BARCELONA, Spain – 1 December, 2011 – Before selecting cloud-based Veeva CRM for 500+ users worldwide, Actelion Ltd. had been …

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Roche’s Lung cancer test approved for Europe

December 5, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Roche, Tarceva, lung cancer

A new test which should help to better target treatment of patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) has received …

News

Astellas adds two senior executives at US site

December 5, 2011
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Astellas

Astellas’ US subsidiary Agensys has appointed Frank Hudson as vice president of finance, and Wolfgang Noe as vice president of …

Appointment

Stroke crisis to hit UK unless government acts, warns report

December 5, 2011
Sales and Marketing BMS, Pfizer, Pradaxa, UK, stroke

Major improvements are needed in the treatment of atrial fibrillation to avoid a UK stroke epidemic, according to a new …

News
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Teva gains tentative approval to sell generic Lipitor in 2012

December 5, 2011
Sales and Marketing Lipitor, Pfizer, Ranbaxy, Teva

Teva has gained a tentative approval by the FDA to sell its generic form of Pfizer’s blockbuster statin Lipitor next …

News

UK unveils initiatives to support life sciences

December 5, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, UK, competitiveness, david cameron

The government has unveiled plans to help support the UK’s life science industries.The new package of measures includes £180 million …

News

Europe’s €80 billion will support research

December 2, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing European Commission

The European Commission has created a new €80 billion budget in an effort to encourage research and innovation across the …

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Boehringer will help develop Aveo’s lung cancer candidate

December 2, 2011
Manufacturing and Production

Boehringer Ingelheim has agreed to help oncology specialist firm Aveo develop its lung cancer treatment ficlatuzumab.  The agreement is for …

News

Merck KGaA appoints new heads of corporate auditing and strategy

December 2, 2011
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck KGaA

Merck KGaA has appointed Dr Friederike Rotsch as its new head of corporate auditing. She reports to Karl-Ludwig Kley, chairman …

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