US health industry outlines cost saving plans
June 3, 2009Sales and Marketing US, US healthcare, healthcare, industry
The US healthcare industry has said how it contribute to President Obama’s drive to cut healthcare costs, and help save …
Pfizer offers to sell drugs plant to Venezuela
June 3, 2009Manufacturing and Production Pfizer, Venezuela
US drugmaker Pfizer has been in emergency talks with the government of Venezuela after being threatened with seizure of a …
Contract research sector: news in brief
June 2, 2009Research and Development CRO
Pharmafocus presents a round-up of developments in the contract research sector, including a merger between etrials and Merge, new contracts …
INC snaps up MDS’ late-stage clinical ops
June 2, 2009Research and Development mds
Canadian life sciences company MDS has offloaded part of its pharmaceutical services division to INC Research in a $50 million …
Can European biotech stay afloat?
June 1, 2009Research and Development biotech, economic climate, funding, investment
For the European biotech industry, the last few years have seen sustained growth across several fronts – much-needed progress after …
NICE approves Erbitux for colon cancer
June 1, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Erbitux, NICE
NICE has approved Merck Serono's Erbitux, making it a first-line therapy for many patients with a certain type of metastatic …
Companies poised for swine flu vaccine drive
May 29, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing US, h1n1, vaccines
Pharmaceutical manufacturers now have access to the swine flu seed virus that can be used to start full-blown production of …
HSDcommunicate absorbed into Woolley Pau
May 29, 2009Medical Communications HSD, Woolley Pau
Healthcare PR specialist HSDcommunicate has been absorbed into advertising agency Woolley Pau. The resulting health PR agency is now called …
Department of Health achieves
May 29, 2009NHS
The Department of Health and NHS achieved a surplus of £1.67 billion during the financial year 2007-08, a much greater …
Sandoz to acquire generic injectables business
May 28, 2009Sales and Marketing generics
Sandoz, the generics arm of Novartis, is to acquire the generic injectables business of Austrian company EBEWE Pharma.The deal, which …
Sanofi adds to cancer pipeline with Exelixis deal
May 28, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis
Sanofi-Aventis has signed a deal with oncology-focused biotech Exelixis to co-develop two new cancer treatments.The alliance will see Sanofi gain …
Italian CRO Pierrel plans acquisitions
May 28, 2009Research and Development Pierrel
Italian contract research and manufacturing company Pierrel has signed two separate deals to bolster its capabilities in the clinical research …
New funding for NHS research projects
May 28, 2009Research and Development NHS
Projects ranging from diagnostics to diabetes care and genotyping have been given government funding as part of a new award …
Johnson & Johnson to buy Cougar Biotechnology
May 27, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cougar, J&J, JJ
Johnson & Johnson is to buy Los Angeles-based biotech firm Cougar Biotechnology for $970 million.The purchase, expected to go through …
Demonstrating value to boost product uptake
May 27, 2009Sales and Marketing marketing, product, value
I am sure that every marketer reading Pharmafocus is convinced of the value of their brand. Why then do so …
Pharma manufacturing: News in Brief
May 27, 2009Manufacturing and Production Lonza
Pharmafocus presents a round-up of developments in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector, including new facility updates from Alcon, Lonza, Cell Therapeutics, …
UK government ignores biotech pleas for cash
May 27, 2009Research and Development biotech
The UK biotech sector says the government's failure to provide urgently needed financial assistance is jeopardising its future.Industry body the …
GP targets drive up COPD prescribing
May 27, 2009Sales and Marketing COPD, NHS, qof
Respiratory drugs saw the biggest growth in GP prescribing in England in 2008, thanks to new COPD targets.The rapid growth …
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