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Shire accused of dishonest marketing in US

September 25, 2014
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Shire will pay a fine of $56.5 million to resolve a string of legal allegations in the US surrounding the …

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PAN hires two account handlers

September 25, 2014
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Creative agency PAN has appointed two new account handlers in Rosemary Behan (pictured) who joins as account director, and Margaux …

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New chairman to take seat at GSK

September 25, 2014
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The Royal Bank of Scotland’s chairman Sir Philip Hampton has been appointed by GlaxoSmithKline to succeed Sir Christopher Gent in …

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MedImmune and CRUK team up on cancer

September 25, 2014
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AstraZeneca’s biologics arm MedImmune has joined forces with Cancer Research UK to establish a new research laboratory in Cambridge, UK. …

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Avillion hires chief business officer

September 25, 2014
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London-based drug development firm Avillion has confirmed the appointment of Jarrod Longcor as its chief business officer. Longcor joins as …

FDA accepts new schizophrenia drug filing

September 24, 2014
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The FDA is reviewing Otsuka and Lundbeck’s brexpiprazole for the treatment of schizophrenia and as an adjunctive therapy for the …

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Boehringer to slash 600 jobs in native Germany

September 24, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMNOG, Boehringer, Germany, Novartis, cuts, mergers, staff

Boehringer Ingelheim is to cut around 600 of its staff in Germany as part of a drive to reduce costs …

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Labour makes NHS central to 2015 election pledge

September 24, 2014
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The Labour Opposition party has set out its plans to ‘save and transform’ the NHS and has made this the key …

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Novella Clinical hires European director

September 24, 2014
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Contract research organisation Novella Clinical has appointed Dr Deepak Dhami as the director of its clinical monitoring unit for Europe.  …

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ABPI and BIA establish new manufacturing partnership

September 23, 2014
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The ABPI and the Bioindustry Association (BIA) have jointly established a new Medicines Manufacturing Industry Partnership (MMIP) to boost medicines …

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NHS launches transparency website

September 23, 2014
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NHS England has launched a new ‘comparison website tool’ that allows health and social care organisations to see how their …

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App may help detect jaundice in newborns

September 23, 2014
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A smartphone application being developed is likely to be able to help healthcare providers and parents detect signs of jaundice …

Senior J&J head appointed by Synageva

September 23, 2014
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US biopharma firm Synageva has appointed Robert Bazemore as its chief operating officer. Reporting directly to the president and chief …

Campaigners urge for HPV vaccine to be extended to boys

September 22, 2014
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Public health experts are meeting today to discuss whether boys as well as girls should be offered the HPV jab. …

Patients struggling to take conventional medicines

September 22, 2014
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A new survey commissioned by Hermes Pharma, which develops easier-to-swallow pills, has found that more than half of those asked …

Merck KGaA pays out $17 billion for Sigma-Aldrich

September 22, 2014
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Merck KGaA has swooped in and bought US-based Sigma-Aldrich in a deal worth $17 billion (€13.1 billion). The acquisition will …

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Half of cancers diagnosed at late stage

September 22, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CRUK, Cancer, NHS, UK, oncology

A Cancer Research UK study out today reveals that nearly half of all cancers in England are diagnosed at an …

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Gilead’s blood cancer pill approved in Europe

September 22, 2014
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Gilead has gained European Commission approval for its new blood cancer pill Zydelig (idelalisib) as it looks to expand further …

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IXICO hires chief financial officer

September 22, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

UK-based medical tech business IXICO has appointed Susan Lowther to its board as a chief financial officer.  Lowther was previously …

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