IDEA Pharma appoints two vice presidents
December 5, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 90px, IDEA Pharma, kelly, weston
IDEA Pharma has hired both Samantha Weston and Paul Kelly as vice presidents in business development to boost the company’s …
Actavis to axe 200 jobs
December 4, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Actavis, Allergan, Forest, GSK, Warner Chilcott, corona, stevenage
Actavis is set to cut 200 jobs in the US just weeks after buying Allergan for $66 billion. The lay-offs …
Government seeks stakeholder consultation over NICE
December 4, 2014Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, NICE, UK, emms, freeman, government, ndpb
NICE stakeholders are being asked for their views on its future as part of the government’s ongoing review into the …
Astellas ‘app challenge’ aims to inspire future talent
December 4, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Astellas, CDF, CRUK, Ken Jones, app, my jar, stem
Last week Astellas announced the winner of its Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) skills Innovation Challenge competition at an …
Merck Ebola vaccine shows promise
December 4, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ebola, Merck, VSV-ZEBOV, WHO, hug, newlink genetics
Merck and NewLink Genetics’ experimental Ebola vaccine has shown no major side effects in its first trial according to the …
ABPI director jumps ship to EFPIA
December 4, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, EFPIA, Whitehead, andrew powrie-smith, andrew-powrie-smith
ABPI director Andrew Powrie-Smith is leaving the body to join The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) as …
GSK confirms hundreds of US job cuts
December 3, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Advair, GSK, Parexel, RTP, anoro, breo, job cuts, respiratory
GlaxoSmithKline has finally confirmed the rumours that it is cutting hundreds of US jobs as the UK firm struggles to …
UK budget sees R&D tax credits rise
December 3, 2014Sales and Marketing Budget, Cameron, George Osborne, NHS, Whitehead, life sciences
Chancellor George Osborne has delivered the government’s 2014 Autumn Statement to the Commons which includes news of an increase in …
Evotec and Sanofi enter pre-clinical deal
December 3, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DiaPep277, Evotec, Sanofi, oncology, priftin, toulouse
Evotec and Sanofi have entered negotiations for a major multi-component strategic alliance worth around €250 million over the next five …
Packaging machinery specialist, Sepha Ltd, Wins National Award for Excellence in Innovation
December 3, 2014The Northern Ireland-based packaging machinery manufacturer, Sepha Ltd. has won the award for Excellence in Innovation from the UK Chamber …
NICE recommends test to reduce antibiotic use
December 3, 2014Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, GPs, NICE, UK, doctors, icl, pneumonia
NICE guidelines say GPs should use point of care blood tests to assess which patients to prescribe antibiotics for bacterial …
Novartis flu vaccine cleared following safety probe
December 3, 2014Sales and Marketing GSK, Novartis, Vaccine, flu, fluad
The Italian drugs safety agency has cleared the Novartis influenza vaccine Fluad, after an investigation found the vaccine was not …
Hunt sets out plans for expanded NHS budget
December 3, 2014Sales and Marketing Budget, Hunt, NHS, UK, election, health, king's fund
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has laid out his plans for the future of the NHS in a speech to parliament, …
Otsuka buys Avanir for $3.5 billion
December 3, 2014Sales and Marketing Abilify, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s, Nuedexta, Otsuka, Parkinson's, Parkinson’s, avanir
Otsuka is to buy Avanir Pharmaceuticals for $3.5 billion as it looks to make up for the imminent patent expiry …
‘Postcode lottery’ still cause of many lung cancer deaths
December 3, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DoH, Roche, astranzeneca, lung cancer, nlca, oncology, pd-1
Patients are still pointlessly dying of lung cancer due to a ‘postcode lottery’ of services according to new results from …
EMA discussing executive director post
December 3, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, Guido Rasi, andreas pott
The European Medicines Agency has confirmed that Andreas Pott will remain in charge of the body in place of the …
MHRA approves Google gene test for UK
December 2, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 23andME, DNA, FDA, MHRA, UK, US, gene, google, test
The MHRA has approved a controversial genetic test for the UK – despite it being banned by the US FDA. …
Roche buys Ariosa Diagnostics
December 2, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing IPF, IQuum, InterMune, Roche, ariosa, cfdna, diabetes, genia, seragon
Roche has purchased the privately-held US company Ariosa Diagnostics for an undisclosed fee as it looks to expand further into …
FDA clears Sanofi TB drug indication
December 2, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bedaquiline, FDA, Sanofi, WHO, priftin, rifapentine, sirturo
The FDA has approved Sanofi’s Priftin for a new tuberculosis (TB) indication following a priority review from the regulator. Priftin …
NICE U-turn on Roche leukaemia drug
December 2, 2014Sales and Marketing Gazyvaro, MabThera, NHS, NICE, Roche, leukaemia, obinutuzumab
NICE has reversed its decision on Roche’s chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) drug Gazyvaro only two months after rejecting the drug. …
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