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UK at centre of Eisai plans

September 18, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CNS, Cancer Drugs Fund, Eisai, Fycompa, Halaven

Diseases of the central nervous system (CNS) and cancer will be the main areas targeted by Japanese firm Eisai as …

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Pfizer issues guide for medicines disposal

September 18, 2012
Manufacturing and Production EPA, PRDA, Pfizer

Pfizer has published a guide for the safe disposal of medicines targeted at healthcare professionals and facilities in the US. …

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Asia-Pacific – pharma’s new centre of gravity?

September 18, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Asia-Pacific, AstraZeneca

A high-growth region for the pharmaceutical industry, Asia-Pacific incorporates a vast geography with a $20 trillion economy, and is home …

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New data for Pfizer arthritis pill

September 18, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing JAK, Pfizer, RA, tofacitinib

Pfizer is to release more data for its investigational rheumatoid arthritis (RA) pill tofacitinib which it hopes will demonstrate its …

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Helix Health appoints John Evans as UK commercial manager

September 18, 2012
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Helix Health, John Evans

Healthcare IT provider Helix Health has recruited John Evans to the role of UK commercial manager to expand its UK …

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SHL to Exhibit at 2012 PDA Event in Las Vegas – Inspiring Integration

September 18, 2012
Manufacturing and Production auto injector, autoinjector, inspiring integration, pen injector, shl group

With the biopharmaceutical industry’s drug delivery landscape quickly adapting to the introduction of several biologics drugs in recent years, a …

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AstraZeneca signs MIT/Harvard research deal

September 17, 2012
Business Services, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Deals, Havard, MIT

AstraZeneca has signed a two-year collaboration with an academic institution – affiliated to the illustrious universities MIT and Harvard – …

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UCB opens Belgian pilot plant

September 17, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Amgen, Belgium, R&D, UCB

UCB has officially opened a new pilot biotech plant at its Braine-L’Alleud site in Belgium.The 5,100 sq. m. facility – …

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Pharma manufacturing news in brief

September 17, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Ampio, DPT Labs, Ethypharm, ICH, PC Pharma, Ranbaxy

Ranbaxy and PC Pharma unveil new facility investments, Ethypharm will manufacture Ampio drug, DPT Labs is warned by the FDA …

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Doctors.net.uk appoints new business development manager

September 17, 2012
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Marc Singh-Jones, doctors.net

The UK’s largest and most active network of medical professionals Doctors.net.uk has appointed Marc Singh-Jones as Business Development manager.  In …

Appointment
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Boehringer beta launches Syrum on Facebook

September 17, 2012
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Facebook, Syrum

Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the beta launch of its first social game on Facebook, the eagerly-awaited Syrum. Other sectors have …

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Astellas appoints Jo Underhill as Sales and Marketing director

September 14, 2012
Business Services, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Jo Underhill

Astellas Pharma has appointed Jo Underhill as Sales and Marketing director, Urology/Dermatology, completing its UK management team. Reporting directly to …

Appointment
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Eisai launches epilepsy drug in UK

September 14, 2012
Sales and Marketing Eisai, UK, epilepsy

Eisai has launched its first-in-class epilepsy drug Fycompa in the UK, prior to a roll-out in EU member states including …

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New chief executive for Havas Worldwide Health

September 14, 2012
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Ben Davies, Havas Worldwide Health

Comms agency Havas Worldwide Health has announced the selection of Ben Davies as chief executive of its European division. Davies …

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Online programme to help diabetes patients

September 14, 2012
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, diabetes, lilly

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly have launched an online initiative which they say will help diabetes sufferers make simple lifestyle …

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Pfizer and Hisun sign China generics deal

September 13, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing China, Pfizer, branded generics, emerging markets, generics

Pfizer has unveiled a new joint venture with with China’s Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceuticals. It is one of the first joint …

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The ex-CEO’s Job Blog – part 2

September 13, 2012
Sales and Marketing Jobs, careers, interviews, the ex-CEO's job blog

 Would you believe everything a used car salesman tells you? Of course not. So why do so many people accept …

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Setback for Sanofi dengue vaccine

September 13, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dengue fever, Sanofi, Sanofi Pasteur, Vaccine

Sanofi Pasteur’s vaccine for dengue fever has failed to show protection against a key serotype of the potentially fatal illness. …

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Hospitals on ‘brink of collapse’, warn doctors

September 13, 2012
NHS, NHS reform, NHS reforms, QIPP, Sir John Oldham

Hospitals across the UK are struggling to cope with emergency admissions, and a doctors’ group has warned that patient safety …

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Genzyme MS drug approved in US

September 13, 2012
Medical Communications Aubagio, Genzyme, Rebif, Sanofi, Tysabri, gilenya, multiple sclerosis

US regulators have given the green light for Genzyme’s Aubagio to treat patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). …

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