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Fishawack buys Brighton comms agency

July 2, 2014
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Medical communications firm Fishawack has acquired the UK, Brighton-based agency Facilitate as part of its
 ongoing purchasing strategy. Facilitate will …

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PD-1 cancer race heats up as Merck takes lead

July 2, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, Cancer, Merck, melanoma, mk3475, oncology, pembrolizumab

Merck’s oncology drug pembrolizumab has taken a big step towards becoming Europe’s first PD-1 cancer treatment as the EMA accepts …

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Reuters chief executive joins Pfizer board

July 2, 2014
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Pfizer has appointed the chief executive of information and media giant Thomson Reuters to its board of directors. James Smith …

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Doctors who miss cancer to be named and shamed

July 1, 2014
Sales and Marketing Cancer, GPs, Hunt, NHS, UK, doctors, oncology

In a new government initiative doctors who consistently fail to diagnose signs of cancer could be publically named on an …

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BASF and chemical giants building new MDI plant

July 1, 2014
Manufacturing and Production BASF, China, Huntsman, SINOPEC, Shanghai, Shanghai Chlor-Alkali, Shanghai Hua Yi, mdi

BASF, Huntsman, Shanghai Hua Yi, Shanghai Chlor-Alkali and SINOPEC are teaming up to construct a new MDI plant in China. …

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Astellas names Americas head

July 1, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Tatjana Dragovic, americas

Astellas has appointed Tatjana Dragovic as its VP and regional compliance officer for the firm’s Americas region. In this role …

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Government gets £74m rebate from pharma

June 30, 2014
Sales and Marketing ABPI, Hunt, NHS, PPRS, VBP, emms, pricing

The UK government has received a £74 million refund from the pharma industry after it was deemed to have spent …

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FDA ‘yes’ to inhaled insulin

June 30, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Afrezza, FDA, Mannkind, diabetes, insulin human

The FDA has approved the first ‘ultra-rapid-acting’ mealtime insulin therapy available in the US, to improve glycemic control in both …

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GSK China sex tape ‘sent to Witty’

June 30, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Mark Reilly, Witty, corruption, sex tape

GlaxoSmithKline was scrambling to defend itself over the weekend as new details emerged concerning the extent of its suspected corruption …

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CHMP approves six drugs including daclatasvir

June 30, 2014
Sales and Marketing BMS, CHMP, HCV, Plavix, daclatasvir, daklinza, ge

A key advisory committee for the European Medicines Agency has given its approval to six new drugs at its latest …

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Quantum Pharmaceutical adds head of commercial

June 30, 2014
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UK medicines supplier and manufacturing firm Quantum Pharmaceutical has expanded its team with the appointment of a new head of …

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Value tops the agenda at ASCO cancer conference

June 30, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, Cancer, chicago, mccafferty, oncology

The annual American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting has long been one of the most important events on the …

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NICE U-turn on cancer drug despite price increase

June 27, 2014
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UK pricing watchdog NICE has performed a U-turn on Glivec (imatinib) by issuing new draft guidance recommending the drug, despite …

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FDA rejects olaparib

June 27, 2014
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AstraZeneca has been dealt a blow by a key advisory committee to the US Food and Drug Administration, which has …

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Ranbaxy’s Diovan copycat approved in US

June 27, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Diovan, FDA, Novartis, Ranbaxy, blood pressure, sun pharmaceuticals, valsartan

Ranbaxy has won approval for its copycat form of Novartis’ blockbuster blood pressure drug Diovan, as the Swiss firm finally …

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BMS expands data transparency

June 27, 2014
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Bristol-Myers Squibb is to expand access to its clinical trial data – but researchers’ requests will have to be approved …

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Biotec names commercial director

June 27, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biotec, martin lamb

Clinical trials services firm Biotec Services International has appointed Martin Lamb to the position of commercial director. Lamb will lead …

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NICE recommends tenth diabetes drug

June 26, 2014
Sales and Marketing Janssen, NHS, diabetes, invokana, type 2

In final guidance NICE has recommended Janssen’s Invokana as a treatment to help lower blood sugar levels in people with …

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FDA warns GSK plant

June 26, 2014
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GlaxoSmithKline’s Canadian operation has incurred the displeasure of the US Food and Drug Administration for irregularities in its production of …

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Onyx Health launches women’s health blog

June 26, 2014
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Healthcare agency Onyx Health has launched its own blog site and online community dedicated to women’s health. In what the …

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