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John Castellani to lead PhRMA

July 15, 2010
Sales and Marketing PhRMA, appointment, sales and marketing

US pharma association PhRMA has appointed John Castellani president and chief executive, with effect from September. He will join the …

Appointment

CME Spotlight: Performance improvement and collaboration

July 15, 2010
Medical Communications CME, CME Spotlight, Eugene Pozniak

In the 1990s we were informed by TV commercials with slick voice-overs and a backdrop of huge traffic jams, that …

Feature
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Digital Pharma: Social media an ‘enigma’ for pharma

July 15, 2010
Medical Communications Cegedim, Digital Pharma blog, digital pharma, industry, social media

The vast majority of pharma companies now use social media in one form or another, but it is unclear how …

News
Avandia

GSK accused of Avandia cover-up

July 14, 2010
Sales and Marketing Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline, diabetes

The ongoing battle over GlaxoSmithKline’s diabetes drug Avandia has taken another turn with US senators accusing the company of a …

News

Power to the project manager

July 14, 2010
Research and Development Les Rose, project management

It’s an interesting exercise to peruse the job ads these days, even if you are not actually looking for a …

Feature

Amgen’s Marc de Garidel elected EBE president

July 14, 2010
Research and Development Amgen, European Biopharmaceutical Enterprises, appointment, research and development

Brussels-based industry association the European Biopharmaceutical Enterprises has elected Amgen’s Marc de Garidel as its new president. He will serve …

Appointment

ClinTec appoints Susan Pavone

July 14, 2010
Research and Development ClinTec, appointment, research and development

ClinTec International has appointed Susan Pavone as associate director of US business operations as part of moves to expand its …

Appointment

AstraZeneca extends siRNA collaboration

July 14, 2010
Research and Development AstraZeneca, RNA, Silence Therapeutics

AstraZeneca has agreed a one-year extension on its siRNA development collaboration with London-based Silence Therapeutics. Silence is a specialist in …

News

Astellas taps into overactive bladder market with garden display

July 13, 2010
Medical Communications Astellas, Vesicare, disease awareness campaigns, overactive bladder

Astellas has launched a campaign to raise awareness of overactive bladder with the help of an award winning garden designer …

News

Stem cell trial for osteoarthritis launched

July 13, 2010
Research and Development Arthritis Research UK, Stem cells, osteoarthritis

Stem cell therapy is to be used to treat patients with osteoarthritis in a new UK clinical trial. Medical research …

News

Genzyme says it will double size of its Framingham site

July 13, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Genzyme

Genzyme has unveiled a major expansion of its manufacturing facility in Framingham, Massachusetts, which suggests that the company intends to …

News

Talking Point: The role of air-freight

July 13, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Swiss World Cargo, logistics, supply chain, talking logistics

The air-freight carrier can play a key role in the shipment of pharmaceuticals, and must be viewed as part of …

Feature

Contract research news in brief

July 13, 2010
Research and Development Charles River Laboratories, ClinTec, ICON, Quintiles, Synexus, Technical Resources International, WuXi

Charles River places its proposal to merge with China’s WuXi PharmaTech in front of its shareholders, while ClinTec and Synexus …

News
Andrew Lansley visit

Radical NHS reform unveiled

July 13, 2010
GP, NHS, government

Radical reforms of the NHS have been unveiled which will give GPs control of the health system spending and see current management structures …

News
Andrew Lansley

Value-based pricing for UK pharma by 2014

July 13, 2010
Sales and Marketing government, pricing

The UK government plans to radically overhaul the way medicines are paid for, introducing a value-based pricing system within the …

News
Nicole_Yost

College Hill Life Sciences expands

July 13, 2010
Medical Communications College Hill, appointment, medical communications

International business communications consultancy College Hill has strengthened its Life Sciences team with the appointment of senior account director Nicole …

Appointment
Privates game

Digital Pharma: Byte-sized roundup

July 12, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Code of Practice, Digital Pharma blog, digi game, disease awareness campaigns

This week’s roundup includes a sexual health computer game, a powerful new search tool, US health apps and a reprimand …

News

Huntsworth acquires ScopeMedical

July 12, 2010
Medical Communications Huntsworth, ScopeMedical

UK communications group Huntsworth has acquired ScopeMedical in a deal that could be worth up to £11 million. The Kent-based …

News
Avastin packshot

Avandia to face European safety review

July 12, 2010
Sales and Marketing Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline, diabetes

GlaxoSmithKline’s type II diabetes drug Avandia, the subject of safety concerns since its launch in 2000, is to be reviewed …

News

NICE rejects Takeda cancer drug over price concerns

July 12, 2010
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Mepact, NICE, Takeda, bone cancer

UK cost-effectiveness watchdog NICE has rejected Takeda’s orphan bone cancer drug Mepact due to concerns over price. In its draft …

News
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