Communications agency TBWA/Paling Walters is moving its London offices from the Albert Embankment where it has spent the past 25 …

A European politician has criticised the pharmaceutical industry for creating public health scares and profiting from them. Dr Wolfgang Wodarg …
Swiss chemical manufacturer Lonza will close three of its plants in Europe and the US by the end of the …
NICE has published a commissioning guide to help primary and secondary care teams recognise, treat and manage adult schizophrenia. The …

Resolute has promoted Kirsty Mearns to the role of director, joining the PR agency’s board. “I am incredibly pleased and …
Genzyme has appointed industry veteran Ron Branning as its new senior vice president of global product quality. Branning has 30 …
World Class Commissioning has been heralded as a critical mechanism to revolutionise healthcare services in the UK. Now two years …
Biogen Idec is seeking European approval for a drug which helps multiple sclerosis sufferers to walk better. A marketing authorisation …
Sanofi-Aventis has appointed Han Regenauer vice president, consumer healthcare, Europe and global development. In his new role he will report …

Canadian clinical research firm MDS has appointed Steve West chief executive. He was formerly president of MDS Nordion and chief …

The Germany Ministry of Health has cut its order for GlaxoSmithKline’s swine flu vaccine Pandemrix by 30%. The pharma company …
The Food and Drug Administration has unveiled the first phase of its transparency initiative, designed to make its drug approval …
Germany’s Evonik Industries has started up production of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) at the Tippecanoe Laboratories facility acquired from Eli …

Eurocom has appointed Rachel Underwood as creative copywriter. She has over ten years of scientific and marketing communications experience and …

Patient group Diabetes UK has, quite literally, set up shop on Second Life, establishing its own office in the online …
A few years ago I met someone who worked at a car factory and he described in detail how the …
It’s a widely-held myth that retaining staff is easy in a recession. As jobs are cut the attraction of staying …
Dublin-headquartered biotech Amarin has appointed Joseph Zakrzewski executive chairman. He is currently the chief executive of Xcellerex, a Massachusetts-based biotechnology …
Sanofi Aventis’ vaccines division has partnered with US biotech KaloBios to develop a number of novel biologic treatments. Sanofi Pasteur …
This week’s rundown of manufacturing news includes a delay for Mannkind’s inhaled insulin product Afrezza, more job losses at Pfizer …