BMS files oral hep C treatment
November 5, 2013Sales and Marketing BMS, HCV, dvc, hep C
Bristol-Myers Squibb has filed its investigational hepatitis C treatment – the first oral regime without interferon or ribavirin – with …
Astellas poaches comms head from Lilly
November 5, 2013Astellas has hired Jeffrey Winton from Eli Lilly to be its senior vice president and chief communications officer.Winton who will …
GSK ‘may not face corporate charges’
November 5, 2013Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, bribery
GlaxoSmithKline is unlikely to face a company-wide charge for corruption following investigations by authorities in China according to reports. The …
GSK: no Votrient Code breaches
November 4, 2013Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GSK, PMCPA, Pfizer
Obamacare: health reform’s tough start
November 1, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Medicare, Obama, Obamacare, US, affordable care act
On Tuesday 1 October, three years after it was passed, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act came into force …
Ariad cancer drug pulled amid safety fears
November 1, 2013Sales and Marketing Ariad, FDA, iclusig, leukaemia
Ariad Pharmaceuticals has been forced by the FDA to suspend sales of its blood cancer drug Iclusig given the high …
More changes at the top as AstraZeneca profits slip
November 1, 2013Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Crestor, Q3, profits
AstraZeneca’s third quarter revenues and profits fell below analysts’ expectations yesterday, but mitigated the news with the appointment of a …
AstraZeneca hires former GSK head as CFO
November 1, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, GSK, dunoyer
AstraZeneca has confirmed that Marc Dunoyer has been appointed chief financial officer and will join the company’s Board as an …
Heartbeat Ideas joins forces with Saatchi & Saatchi Health
October 31, 2013Medical Communications health, heartbeat, saatchi
Publicis Groupe has announced that its digital health agency Heartbeat Ideas has joined Saatchi & Saatchi Health in the US. …
Teva boss quits over Board struggles
October 31, 2013Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Copaxone, Levin, Teva, generics
Teva’s president and chief executive Dr Jeremy Levin has unexpectedly quit as the firm struggles with staff cuts and management …
Almac appoints US vice president of business development


October 31, 2013Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Almac, seigel
Contract manufacturing firm Almac has hired Richard Segiel Jr as its vice president of Business Development for the US. He …
Sanofi cuts earnings guidance despite return to sales growth
October 31, 2013Sales and Marketing Sanofi, Viehbacher, vaccines
Sanofi cut its earnings guidance for 2013 after its third quarter results missed targets, despite a return – barely – …
GSK strikes new vaccines deal with Gates Foundation
October 30, 2013Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, Gates, bmgf, vaccines
GSK and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation (BMGF) will invest a combined $1.8 million in early-stage research into making …
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