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Digital Pharma: UK health clinic first for Pfizer

July 28, 2010
Medical Communications Digital Pharma blog, Pfizer, digital patients, digital pharma med coms, disease awareness campaigns, sexual health

Men in the UK can now go online for confidential advice and information about any health problem through a unique …

News
Spoon

Non-human sugars could compromise biologic drugs

July 28, 2010
Manufacturing and Production biologicals, biologics, manufacturing

Many of the biologic drugs on the market today contain sugar molecule components that in some patients could undermine their …

News
Iressa

NICE approves trio of cancer drugs

July 28, 2010
Sales and Marketing Iressa, MabThera, NICE, Xeloda

NICE has given its final recommendation to a trio of drugs for the treatment of various cancers, which means the …

News

Lansley to create £50 million cancer drugs fund

July 28, 2010
Sales and Marketing Cancer, NHS, government, market access

The UK government is setting up a multi-million pound fund dedicated to improving patient access to innovative new cancer drugs. …

News

Sir Paul Nurse to head up UKCMRI

July 28, 2010
Research and Development UKCMRI, apppointment, research and development

The UK Centre for Medical Research and Innovation has appointed Sir Paul Nurse as its first director and chief executive. …

Appointment

Not so new technologies

July 28, 2010
Research and Development EDC, Les Rose, digital research

Let me take you back to a time that is now only dimly remembered. I don’t mean a time when …

Feature
Genzyme

Genzyme ponders Sanofi offer

July 27, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genzyme, Sanofi-Aventis

Sanofi-Aventis is understood to have approached the board of Genzyme with a takeover bid for the company. News agency Reuters …

News

NICE gets expanded role in quango cull

July 27, 2010
MHRA, NHS, NICE, government

The bonfire of the quangos has begun in earnest in the health sector, with 18 so-called “arm’s length bodies” cut …

News

Bill would give FDA mandatory recall powers

July 27, 2010
Manufacturing and Production FDA, manufacturing compliance, recalls

The chairman of the US congressional committee investigating the quality control problems at Johnson & Johnson, Edolphus Towns, has introduced …

News

Sales of bioreactors in Asia boost Sartorius

July 27, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Sartorius, manufacturing and production, manufacturing equipment

Processing equipment company Sartorius posted a healthy 6% increase in sales in the first half of 2010 to 315 million …

News

New measures to help patients with mystery cancers

July 27, 2010
CUP, Cancer, NHS, NICE

Patients whose cancer has spread to other parts of the body from an unknown primary location are to be given …

News

Binley’s to re-launch OnMedica

July 27, 2010
Medical Communications Binley's, OnMedica

Binley’s has acquired the assets of OnMedica, the UK doctors’ network which went into administration in June. The site had …

News

Talking Point: The cool chain

July 27, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Biocair, logistics, supply chain, talking logistics

A Cool Chain (or Cold Chain) is a supply chain along which a product’s temperature is maintained from the point …

Feature

Phage Pharma appoints David Jackson

July 27, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Phage, appointment, manufacturing and production

US clinical-stage development and manufacturing company Phage Pharmaceuticals has appointed David Jackson VP of operations planning. He will be responsible …

Appointment

Generic Lovenox to dent Sanofi’s earnings

July 26, 2010
Sales and Marketing Lovenox, Sandoz, Sanofi-Aventis, generics

A generic version of Sanofi-Aventis’ blockbuster anti-blood clot treatment Lovenox has just gained approval in the US, signaling a rapid …

News

MSI promotes Michael Craig

July 26, 2010
Sales and Marketing MSI, appointment, sales and marketing

The MSI Consultancy has promoted Michael Craig to the role of senior consultant. In his new role he will be …

Appointment

Novartis’ Christine Brennan joins Vitae

July 26, 2010
Sales and Marketing Vitae, appointment, sales and marketing

US biopharmaceutical company Vitae Pharmaceuticals has appointed Christine Brennan chief business officer. She has over 10 years industry experience and …

Appointment

IMS promotes Adel Al-Saleh to senior sales role

July 26, 2010
Sales and Marketing IMS, appointment, sales and marketing

IMS Health has promoted Adel Al-Saleh to the newly created position of senior vice president, sales and global account management. …

Appointment

GSK’s Arixtra set for expanded licence

July 26, 2010
Sales and Marketing Arixtra, Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline, rotarix

GlaxoSmithKline is set to receive a green light to use its anti-clotting drug Arixtra to prevent spontaneous superficial-vein thrombosis (SVT). …

News
PHQ screeners site

Digital Pharma: Pfizer puts mental health diagnosis tools online

July 26, 2010
Medical Communications Digital Pharma blog, Pfizer, depression, digital patients

Pfizer has put two widely used mental health assessment tools online for the public to use. It aims to improve …

News
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