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Amakem appoints new head of CMC and Operations

July 12, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Belgium-based Amakem NV has announced the appointment of Maarten van Geffen as head of CMC and Operations. The kinase platform …

Appointment
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Fishburn Hedges hired to review Health Foundation’s profile

July 12, 2012
Medical Communications Fishburn Hedges, Health Foundation, NHS

PR firm Fishburn Hedges has been appointed by the Health Foundation to review and refresh the charity’s corporate communications.  The …

News

Boehringer collaborates for online ‘beyond pill’ plan

July 11, 2012
Medical Communications Boehringer, diabetes, digital, healthrageous

Boehringer Ingelheim is collaborating with US digital health specialist Healthrageous on a scheme to help type II diabetes sufferers manage …

News
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Janssen buys into regenerative diabetes portfolio

July 11, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CureBeta, Evotec, Janssen, diabetes

Janssen has licensed a portfolio of drugs designed to regenerate insulin-producing beta cells. Janssen will receive exclusive access to a …

News

Blow for BioInvent as vascular treatment fails

July 11, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BI-204, BioInvent, LDL, Sweden

Swedish biotech company BioInvent has suffered a new blow with the failure of its lead pipeline candidate.  The company’s share …

News

Significant reorganisation for Chelsea Therapeutics

July 11, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Chelsea Therapeutics, Northera, biopharma, biotech

Biopharma development firm Chelsea Therapeutics has announced a major corporate reorganisation. The move includes a significant reduction in headcount, the …

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New chief executive for Daiichi Sankyo Europe

July 10, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Daiichi Sankyo

Jan Van Ruymbeke has been appointed as the new chief executive of Daiichi Sankyo Europe from October. Van Ruymbeke, from Belgium, …

Appointment

R&D, East & West: Lilly invests in its global research network

July 10, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Asia, China, R&D, diabetes, lilly

Eli Lilly officially opened its new research facilities at its R&D base in Erl Wood in Surrey in April. The …

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Negative overtures persuade Sanofi to withdraw drug filing

July 10, 2012
Sales and Marketing EMA, Mulsevo, Sanofi, blood clots, withdrawal

Sanofi has withdrawn its marketing applications worldwide for its drug Mulsevo. Designed to stop blood clots in cancer patients receiving …

News
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Priority review for Xarelto’s new indications

July 10, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Boehringer, Eliquis, FDA, Janssen, Pradaxa, Xarelto

Xarelto is to be given a FDA fast-track review for a range of anti-blood clotting uses. Xarelto (rivaroxaban) gained its …

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FDA warns of toxins in glycerin source

July 10, 2012
Manufacturing and Production FDA, glycerin, jatropha curcas, toxins

The FDA has asked pharma companies to make sure that glycerin and other ingredients used in their products are not …

News

Pharma manufacturing news in brief

July 10, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Aesica, Affymax, DPT Labs, HAL Allergy BV

Recruitment drive starts at Aesica, Affymax names a new manufacturing head, plus updates from NeoStem, DPT Labs and HAL Allergy.

News
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Siegfried to build new API plant in China

July 10, 2012
Manufacturing and Production AMP, API, Hanko, Siegfried

Swiss contract manufacturing organisation Siegfried has announced plans to build a new manufacturing facility in Nantong, near Shanghai in China. …

News
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Savient appoints new president and chief executive

July 10, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ferrari, Savient, cuts

Savient Pharmaceuticals has appointed Louis Ferrari to the role of president and chief executive for the firm. Ferrari succeeds Savient’s …

Appointment

Shionogi opens UK office

July 9, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Crestor, Japan, Osaka, Shionogi, cholesterol

Japanese pharma firm Shionogi & Co has opened a new office in London and pledged to expand into Europe. Osaka-based …

News

Boehringer collaborates with Havard

July 9, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Havard, oncology, research deal

Boehringer Ingelheim has established a translational research collaboration with the presidents and fellows of Harvard College. The aim of the …

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The problem with medical publishing

July 6, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Les Rose, MMR, medical publishing

I’ve often said that however bad one’s research, it’s possible to get it published somewhere. I have been thinking about …

Feature

More job cuts planned at Sanofi, says union

July 6, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genzyme, Sanofi, Viehbacher, cuts

Sanofi has confirmed that it is considering a restructuring of its operations in France, but has refused to comment on …

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Erbitux fails in gastric cancer trial

July 6, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Erbitux, Merck Serono, Roche, failure, gastric cancer

Merck’s Erbitux has failed to increase survival in patients with gastric cancer, representing a blow to the firm’s ambition to …

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GolinHarris to acquire Virgo HEALTH

July 6, 2012
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GolinHarris, Med Comms, Virgo HEALTH, acquisition, agency, digital

GolinHarris, a division within Interpublic Group, will acquire the medical communications firm Virgo HEALTH. Virgo HEALTH will retain its name …

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