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October 1, 2014

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Charities must be clear about pharma funding

October 1, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, NICE, Sativex, charity, funding, mind, pharma

There is growing need for transparency around patient groups and health charities as they are widely perceived to be independent …

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J&J bets $1.75 billion on virology

October 1, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AL-8176, Alios BioPharma, J&J, JJ, Janssen, sovaldi, viral

Johnson & Johnson has signed a deal to acquire Alios BioPharma, a privately-held company focussed on developing therapies for viral …

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Chemia appoints network manager

October 1, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Creston Health, Duncanson-Hunter, Pan, Red Door, chemia

Creston Health-owned network of agencies offering Chemia has hired a manager to run its operations. Ellie Duncanson-Hunter has been appointed …

Appointment

SHL to introduce product Case Studies at the 2014 PDA Conference

October 1, 2014
Sales and Marketing auto injectors, case studies, pen injectors, shl group

Taking an advanced injection device from concept to reality requires careful planning, key design and manufacturing competencies and a thorough …

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Thought Leadership

Boehringer spends €100 million on inhaler

September 30, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Germany, Spiriva, Striverdi, inhaler, olodaterol, respimat

Boehringer Ingelheim is to spend more than €100 million at its Dortmund site in Germany in order to expand the …

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UK to ‘guarantee’ seven-day access to GPs

September 30, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMA, Cameron, GPs, NHS, UK, doctors

Under a UK Conservative government everyone would have access to GP care seven days a week as well as a …

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Gilead to shift plant and expand US manufacturing

September 30, 2014
Manufacturing and Production AmBisome, Cayston, Gilead, San Dimas, Viread, california, manufacturing

Gilead Sciences will move its US manufacturing plant about 15 minutes down the road to a 23-acre site in the …

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New director for NHS England

September 30, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS England, richard jeavons

Richard Jeavons will be joining NHS England as its new director of specialised commissioning. Jeavons will report to Dame Barbara …

Appointment
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Lucideon expands pharma testing facilities

September 29, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing bioburden, ceram, freeman, labs, lucideon, manufacturing, stoke

Materials development firm Lucideon has opened new pharmaceutical quality control testing laboratories at its UK headquarters in Stoke-on-Trent. The £1.5 …

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BMS therapeutic cancer vaccine given swift FDA appraisal

September 29, 2014
Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cancer, FDA, Vaccine, bristol myers-squibb, keytruda, melanoma, opdivo

Bristol-Myers Squibb has been granted a speedy review for its new cancer immunotherapy drug Opdivo by the FDA for patients …

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Boehringer’s lung cancer drug gets EMA nod

September 29, 2014
Sales and Marketing Boehringer, IPF, docetaxel, ingelheim, lung cancer, nintedanib

The EMA has issued a positive opinion for the approval of Boehringer Ingelheim’s nintedanib in combination with docetaxel for the …

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NHS stem cell research link up

September 29, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, precious cells group, precious cells miracle, stem cell

Precious Cells Miracle, the charitable arm of stem cell firm Precious Cells Group, has partnered with the Croydon Health Services …

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Sovaldi combo sees CHMP green light

September 29, 2014
Sales and Marketing CHMP, EU, Gilead, HCV, harvoni, hep C, sovaldi

The CHMP is recommending that Gilead’s new combination hepatitis C drug therapy Harvoni should be approved for use across the …

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Roche’s Perjeta sees ‘impressive’ survival rates

September 29, 2014
Sales and Marketing Cancer, ESMO, Perjeta, Roche, breast, madrid

Roche’s oncology drug Perjeta combined with other medicines can help certain breast cancer patients live longer. This is according to …

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Daiichi Sankyo pays $410m for Ambit Biosciences

September 29, 2014
Sales and Marketing AML, Daiichi Sankyo, ambit biosciences, quizartinib

Daiichi Sankyo has bought San Diego-based Ambit Biosciences in a deal aimed at shoring up the Japanese company’s cancer research. …

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Adaptimmune board changes amid funding boost

September 29, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Adaptimmune, Ali Behbahani, Elliott Sigal, Peter Thompson, david mott

Oxford-based biotech firm Adaptimmune has secured some significant financial support whilst also making changes to its board. David Mott (pictured), …

Appointment

Is clinical research management evidence-based?

September 29, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Les Rose, Six Sigma, clinical trials, evidence, neuro-linguistic

Those who follow my columns will know that I am in the habit of starting with reminiscences. It’s something that …

Feature

Novartis: digital pharma company of the year

September 26, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing London, McCann Manchester and Red Door Communications, Novartis, pm society

Novartis pipped Bayer and its big pharma rivals Boehringer, Genentech, GSK and Sanofi to the post in receiving the first …

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Virgo Health appoints US office head

September 26, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Virgo HEALTH, nancy caravetta

UK-based healthcare comms agency Virgo Health has launched a PR office in New York and appointed Nancy Caravetta to head …

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