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Valeant to buy Salix in $14.5 billion move

February 23, 2015
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Valeant has agreed a deal to acquire US-based speciality manufacturer of gastrointestinal drugs Salix in a move worth around $14.5 …

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Act now – or risk running out of time for IDMP

February 23, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, Eversheds, ISO, icsr, idmp, regulatory

Many people in pharma would argue that the world of regulatory compliance in the life sciences industry is already complicated …

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Kymab hires chief financial officer

February 23, 2015
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Cambridge-based UK antibody development firm Kymab has appointed Anne Hyland as its chief financial officer.  Hyland takes to the firm …

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Boehringer’s beer breach at German congress

February 20, 2015
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A complaint made by a pulmonologist against the competence of Boehringer Ingelheim speakers during a congress held in Germany last …

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Chair appointed for new MHRA devices committee

February 20, 2015
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Dr Peter Nightingale has been appointed as chairman of the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency’s (MHRA) newly-formed Devices Expert …

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Resistance threat to malaria drug is ‘alarming’

February 20, 2015
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Resistance to a group of drugs that possess the most rapid action against malaria – artemisinin, aka Qinghaosu ­– is …

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Official linked to GSK bribes facing prison

February 20, 2015
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A Chinese health official linked to the GSK bribery scandal has been sentenced to 19 years in prison. Huang Fenping, …

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Sanofi confirms new chief executive

February 20, 2015
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Bayer chairman Olivier Brandicourt has been named as Sanofi’s new chief executive to replace Chris Viehbacher who was ejected from …

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NICE is ‘setting prices too high’ for NHS

February 19, 2015
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The cost threshold NICE uses when approving drugs is too high and is doing more harm than good, new research …

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Celgene gets FDA licence extension for myeloma drug

February 19, 2015
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The FDA has given Celgene an extended licence for its multiple myeloma drug Revlimid (lenalidomid), to include people who are …

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Pharming names new chief scientific officer

February 19, 2015
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Dutch biopharma development firm Pharming has named Dr Perry Calias as the company’s chief scientific officer.  Calias will have overall …

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UK pharma commits at least ‘one code breach a week’

February 18, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Eli Lilly, GSK, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, PMCPA, Pfizer, code

Pharma companies commit unethical marketing practices on average more than once a week in the UK academic analysis has found. …

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Sanofi enters autoimmune diseases pact with Lead Pharma

February 18, 2015
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Sanofi is to collaborate with Dutch biotech firm Lead Pharma to develop treatments for autoimmune diseases. The companies will work …

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£30m drug discovery centres launched to overcome pharma ‘funding fatigue’

February 18, 2015
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Three new drug discovery institutes will be launched in the UK with a £30 million commitment to fast-track the development …

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NICE unveils guidelines to monitor antibiotic prescribing

February 18, 2015
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NICE are asking UK doctors to spy on their colleagues in order to help tackle the growing threat of antimicrobial …

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Tonic Life Communications hires three

February 18, 2015
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Healthcare comms consultancy Tonic Life Communications has added three new senior heads to increase its London team. The news follows …

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Cipla sets up new plant in Morocco

February 17, 2015
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Indian firm Cipla’s UK subsidiary has entered into a joint venture to establish a stronger presence in Morocco, as it …

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Takeda trial hits late-stage buffers

February 17, 2015
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Takeda is to scrap an advanced trial of an investigational drug after it failed to show any benefit in survival …

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Several board changes at AstraZeneca

February 17, 2015
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AstraZeneca is conducting a boardroom overhaul as it announces non-executive board changes and retirements ahead of its annual meeting in …

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New comms director for Royal College of Surgeons

February 17, 2015
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The Royal College of Surgeons has promoted Simon Edwards to the position of director of communications.  Edwards previously held the …

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