Sutent disappoints in lung cancer
August 24, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NSCLC, Pfizer, Sutent, Tarceva
Pfizer’s Sutent has failed to improve overall survival in lung cancer patients when combined with Roche’s Tarceva. Pfizer’s SUN 1087 …
New joiners at Life
August 24, 2010Medical Communications Life, Life healthcare communications, appointment, medical communications
Several new faces have joined the regulars at Life Healthcare Communications – seen here in the Hernes Oak (a pub …
J&J appoints quality tsar to oversee manufacturing revamp
August 24, 2010Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, recalls
Johnson & Johnson plans to beef up senior management across its three business units as part of a broader programme …
‘Smart’ vial cap reminds patients to take their medicine
August 24, 2010Manufacturing and Production Med Time, Rexam
UK packaging giant Rexam has thrown its weight behind a ‘smart’ pill vial that reminds patients when to take their …
Avandia letter misleading, FDA tells Glaxo
August 24, 2010Sales and Marketing Avandia, GSK
GlaxoSmithKline’s travails over controversial diabetes drug Avandia show no sign of abating as members of a key regulatory panel accused …
Pharma provides aid for Pakistan
August 24, 2010Sales and Marketing GSK, NGO, Novartis, Pakistan, disaster, pharma, relief
The pharma industry is providing donations to help those affected by the mass flooding across Pakistan. As many as 20 …
Manufacturing news in brief
August 24, 2010Manufacturing and Production AMRI, Genmab, SAFC Pharma, Stirling Pharmaceuticals
UK contract manufacturer Aesica has invested £3 million in a high-containment manufacturing facility at its site in Queenborough, Kent, that …
Encouraging data for Eisai epilepsy drug
August 24, 2010Sales and Marketing Eisai, epilepsy, perampanel, phase III, seizures, study 306
A new phase III study for Eisai’s perampanel (E2007) suggests the first-in-class treatment is effective as an adjunctive treatment of …
GSK shingles vaccine enters late stage trials
August 23, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, Vaccine, shingles
GlaxoSmithKline has started enrollment for phase III trials for its herpes zoster vaccine for the prevention of shingles. The trials …
Greece set for further price cuts
August 23, 2010Sales and Marketing Greece
The Greek government is set to impose price cuts of more than 10% and will further cut reimbursement for a …
Hospital consultants’ bonuses to be reviewed
August 23, 2010Sales and Marketing NHS, consultants
NHS consultants could soon be among those to feel the sting of government cutbacks, according to the secretary of state …
Roche to acquire digital pathology specialists
August 23, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Diagnostics, Roche
Roche has added to its portfolio of diagnostics products by acquiring US company BioImagene. The privately held Californian company specialises …
Cohn & Wolfe wins MS account
August 20, 2010Medical Communications Cohn & Wolfe, Genzyme, MS
Cohn & Wolfe has won a global account with Genzyme to handle communications for its work with alemtuzumab in multiple …
Pharma sector a ‘market for lemons’
August 20, 2010Sales and Marketing NICE, health economics
American sociologist Donald Light has made a provocative assessment of the pharma industry, saying the industry is able to exaggerate …
Benlysta to be fast-tracked by FDA
August 20, 2010Sales and Marketing Benlysta, GSK, HGS, Lupus
New lupus drug Benlysta has been given priority review status by the FDA.Benlysta (belimumab) has been developed by Human Genome …
Kowa launches new statin in the UK
August 20, 2010Sales and Marketing Kowa, Recordati, cv, statin
A new statin has been launched in the UK by Japanese pharma company Kowa.Livazo (pitavastatin) has been approved by the …
Rupert Potter joins Incuna
August 20, 2010Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Incuna, appointment, medical communications, sales and marketing
Rupert Potter has been appointed sales director at digital agency Incuna, where he will be responsible for a number of key …
ASCO 2010: The Hedgehog Pathway and other ways to target cancer
August 19, 2010Research and Development ASCO, Cancer, thyroid cancer
The American Society of Clinical Oncology conference, one of the most important dates in the pharmaceutical industry’s calendar, took place …
Chris Hare appointed new Managing Director of Woolley Pau
August 19, 2010Medical Communications Woolley Pau, appointment, medical communications
Chris Hare, former vice president of international client services at GyroHSR, has been appointed managing director of Woolley Pau. He …
Novartis and Quark sign gene silencing deal
August 19, 2010Research and Development Novartis, Quark, SiRNA, rnai
Novartis has joined the race to develop a ‘gene silencing’ treatment by signing a new deal with siRNA specialist Quark …
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