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J&J hands over compassionate use reviews to academics

May 7, 2015
Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, academics, compac, eap, johnson

Johnson & Johnson has struck a ‘first-of-its-kind partnership’ with academic researchers to review requests for compassionate use of its investigational …

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Alexion makes $8.4 billion Synageva purchase

May 7, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alexion, Shire, nps, rare disease, synageva

Rare disease specialist firm Alexion is splashing out $8.4 billion to buy fellow US orphan drug developer Synageva biopharmaceuticals. The …

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Pfizer names new R&D leaders

May 7, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing John Lin, Michael Ehlers, Pfizer, rinat

Pfizer has confirmed two key appointments to lead its worldwide research and development organisation with immediate effect. The firm will …

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Chiesi rapped for ABPI code breach

May 7, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Chiesi, PMCPA

Chiesi made its sales reps go through a ‘tick-box’ compliance training exercise to get the pharma industry regulator ‘off its …

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Celgene appoints European haematology and oncology head

May 7, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Celgene, Michael Zaiac

Swiss-based Celgene International Sàrl has appointed Michael Zaiac to the position of vice president of medical affairs for its European haematology …

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Generics continue to erode GSK sales

May 6, 2015
Sales and Marketing GSK, HIV, Novartis, Q1, ViiV, Witty, hampton, respiratory

GlaxoSmithKline’s pharma sales continued to slide in the first quarter of 2015, but ViiV healthcare and the portfolios acquired from …

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ABPI appoints head of medical affairs from GSK

May 6, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Jacintha Sivarajah, acha

The ABPI has appointed Dr Jacintha Sivarajah as the body’s new head of medical affairs. Reporting directly to its executive …

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Lundbeck gains new chief executive from Novo Nordisk

May 6, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Kåre Schultz, Lundbeck, Novo Nordisk, Rebien Sorensen

Danish pharma giant Lundbeck has appointed Kåre Schultz as its new president and chief executive. Schultz (pictured) will take up …

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Teva forges ahead with Mylan pursuit

May 6, 2015
Sales and Marketing Mylan, Perrigo, Teva, generics

Teva has reinforced its commitment to buy Mylan despite previous rejection and only days after Mylan upped its own bid …

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GSK files ultra-rare disease application with EMA

May 6, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, GSK, GSK2696273, Wiskott-Aldrich syndrome, bubble boy, metachromatic leukodystrophy

GlaxoSmithKline has become the first big pharma firm to file for a European marketing authorisation for a gene therapy to …

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AbbVie’s Humira meets endpoint in eye disease study

May 6, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, FDA, Humira, Zydus Cadila, adalimumab, uveitis

In a Phase III trial AbbVie’s anti-inflammatory medicine Humira has been shown to significantly lower the risk of uncontrolled uveitis …

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New chief business officer for Corium

May 6, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Joseph Sarret, corium

Dr Joseph Sarret has joined commercial-stage US biopharma firm Corium International in the newly-created position of chief business officer. 

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Chinese government to lift drug price controls

May 5, 2015
Sales and Marketing China, Drug pricing, GSK, IMS, Xarelto, government

The Chinese government has announced that it will remove price caps for most medicines and allow the market to play …

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Bayer buys blood-thinning drug from Isis

May 5, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Eliquis, ISIS-FXI, Isis, Xarelto, blooding thinning

German drug giant Bayer is sealing a $155 million deal with Isis Pharmaceuticals to gain access to its anti-clotting treatment …

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Worldwide cancer spending tops $100 billion

May 5, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, IMS Health, keytruda, oncology

Over $100 billion was spent on cancer medicines across the world last year as a new generation of drugs begins …

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Novo Nordisk invests in haemophilia with Denmark facility

May 5, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Novo Nordisk, diabetes, haemophilia, novoseven

Novo Nordisk is spending around $225 million on a new facility in Kalundborg, Denmark to produce active pharmaceutical ingredients for haemophilia …

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Working Life: AstraZeneca’s Jonathan Day

May 5, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Jonathan Day, Working Life

 How did you find your way into your current role? By way of background, I trained in medicine at the …

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Two consultants join RSA’s UK team

May 5, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Agata Grzeszczuk, Andy Theodorou, rsa

Life sciences recruitment firm RSA has appointed two new consultants to its UK executive search team.   Agata Grzeszczuk (pictured) takes …

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Takeda pays $2.7 billion to settle Actos lawsuits

May 1, 2015
Sales and Marketing Actos, FDA, Takeda, bladder, lilly, pioglitazone, type 2

Takeda has agreed to pay $2.7 billion to finally settle thousands of US lawsuits claiming its diabetes drug Actos can …

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Martindale Pharma expands business in Asia-Pacific

May 1, 2015
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UK-based speciality firm Martindale Pharma is to expand its business in the Asia-Pacific market with the appointment of AFT Pharmaceuticals …

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