The future started yesterday…

November 11, 2011
Medical Communications

Do you feel you’re ‘behind the curve’ on digital?  Trust me, we hear that a lot. Whether it’s friends or former …

Room for NHS improvement, despite international ranking

November 11, 2011
Sales and Marketing Andrew Lansley, NHS, healthcare, international healthcare

Health secretary Andrew Lansley has been banging the drum for the NHS on the world stage during a speech in …

Integrated planning- and how to do it well. (Best practice)

November 11, 2011
Medical Communications

Integrated communications remains a hot topic in the client and agency world but the reality is many agencies and clients …

Merck

Merck highlights updated pipeline

November 11, 2011
Sales and Marketing CETP inhibitor, Merck, cholesterol, pipeline

Merck has showcased its most promising drug candidates, and says it expects to make eight US filings in the next …

Monitor needs more clarity or risks failure – King’s Fund

November 10, 2011
Sales and Marketing Monitor, NHS reform, king's fund

The watchdog that will oversee competition and co-operation within the NHS needs to have a clearer remit or could face …

Making commercial arguments using digital media

November 10, 2011
Medical Communications

The global climate and the NHS overhaul are placing exceptional pressure on healthcare professionals to cut costs while preserving – …

How can pharma cross the digital chasm?

November 10, 2011
Medical Communications

An HR Director once surveyed the diverse jobs I had done (from lab research to international marketing) and asked “What …

Serious about digital?

November 10, 2011
Medical Communications

We all know that emails are a quick and cost-effective way of communicating with your target audience but what makes …

Circle logo

Private firm in NHS hospital takeover

November 10, 2011
Sales and Marketing Circle Healthcare, Hinchingbrooke, NHS

Circle Healthcare has sealed a deal to take over the running of a debt-ridden NHS hospital in Cambridgeshire. Private firms …

NICE won’t back Faslodex in breast cancer

November 10, 2011
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Faslodex, NICE

NICE has not recommended AstraZeneca’s breast cancer drug Faslodex as it says the drug is no better than existing treatments. …

Insight into the Manufacturing of an Auto Injector

November 10, 2011
Manufacturing and Production autoinjecto manufacturing, autoinjector, automation, tooling

As the number of biologics coming to market continues to grow, the demand for drug delivery devices such as the …

Boehringer hails hepatitis C candidate

November 9, 2011
Sales and Marketing BI201335, Boehringer Ingelheim, HCV, Incivo, Victrelis, hepatitis C

Boehringer Ingelheim believes that one of its investigational drugs for liver disease hepatitis C (HCV) could shorten patients’ treatment time …

Roche pic

Roche’s skin cancer drug receives FDA priority review

November 9, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Roche, vismodegib

Roche’s skin cancer pill vismodegib will receive a priority review from the FDA which could see it approved within six …

Autoclave Design Flexibility is Feature of Priorclave Stand at Medica1

November 9, 2011
Manufacturing and Production

Visitors to the Priorclave stand 1E02 can evaluate first-hand the benefits of models including: 

Timothy Wright appointed as global head of development at Novartis Pharmaceuticals

November 9, 2011
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis

Novartis has appointed Dr Timothy Wright as the new global head of development of its pharmaceuticals business, effective immediately.  Dr …

Pharma manufacturing news in brief

November 9, 2011
Manufacturing and Production manufacturing and production news

Nephron earmarks $313m for new US facility, police break up a demonstration at Dr Reddy’s with tear gas, plus updates …

‘Military-inspired’ project wins 2011 Facility of the Year Award

November 9, 2011
Manufacturing and Production MedImmune, manufacturing and production

MedImmune’s US manufacturing plant in Frederick, Maryland, has won the 2011 Facility of the Year Award, beating out rival category …

Edge Medical Communications makes two senior appointments

November 9, 2011
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Edge Medical, Medical comms

Edge Medical Communications has appointed Dr Laurence De-Netto as account director and Dr Elizabeth Rapley as business development manager. Dr …

Lilly HQ picture

Amylin to pay up to $1.6 billion to sever ties with Lilly

November 8, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amylin, Bydureon, Byetta, R&D, lilly

Amylin will pay up to $1.6 billion to end its diabetes pact with Lilly after a difficult year for the …

Strategic alliance executives

November 8, 2011
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CTPartners, Strategic alliance executives

Given the extraordinary costs and risks associated with drug discovery and development, it’s not surprising that an increasing number of …

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