HSDcommunicate absorbed into Woolley Pau
May 29, 2009Medical Communications HSD, Woolley Pau
Healthcare PR specialist HSDcommunicate has been absorbed into advertising agency Woolley Pau. The resulting health PR agency is now called …
Department of Health achieves
May 29, 2009NHS
The Department of Health and NHS achieved a surplus of £1.67 billion during the financial year 2007-08, a much greater …
Sandoz to acquire generic injectables business
May 28, 2009Sales and Marketing generics
Sandoz, the generics arm of Novartis, is to acquire the generic injectables business of Austrian company EBEWE Pharma.The deal, which …
Sanofi adds to cancer pipeline with Exelixis deal
May 28, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis
Sanofi-Aventis has signed a deal with oncology-focused biotech Exelixis to co-develop two new cancer treatments.The alliance will see Sanofi gain …
Italian CRO Pierrel plans acquisitions
May 28, 2009Research and Development Pierrel
Italian contract research and manufacturing company Pierrel has signed two separate deals to bolster its capabilities in the clinical research …
New funding for NHS research projects
May 28, 2009Research and Development NHS
Projects ranging from diagnostics to diabetes care and genotyping have been given government funding as part of a new award …
Johnson & Johnson to buy Cougar Biotechnology
May 27, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cougar, J&J, JJ
Johnson & Johnson is to buy Los Angeles-based biotech firm Cougar Biotechnology for $970 million.The purchase, expected to go through …
Demonstrating value to boost product uptake
May 27, 2009Sales and Marketing marketing, product, value
I am sure that every marketer reading Pharmafocus is convinced of the value of their brand. Why then do so …
Pharma manufacturing: News in Brief
May 27, 2009Manufacturing and Production Lonza
Pharmafocus presents a round-up of developments in the pharmaceutical manufacturing sector, including new facility updates from Alcon, Lonza, Cell Therapeutics, …
UK government ignores biotech pleas for cash
May 27, 2009Research and Development biotech
The UK biotech sector says the government's failure to provide urgently needed financial assistance is jeopardising its future.Industry body the …
GP targets drive up COPD prescribing
May 27, 2009Sales and Marketing COPD, NHS, qof
Respiratory drugs saw the biggest growth in GP prescribing in England in 2008, thanks to new COPD targets.The rapid growth …
Almirall opens UK headquarters
May 27, 2009Sales and Marketing Almirall
Spanish pharma company Almirall has opened its new UK and Ireland headquarters in West London's Stockley Park.The site will be …
Quotient buys Scottish clinical unit from Charles River
May 26, 2009Research and Development Charles River, Quotient
Contract research organisation Quotient Bioresearch has acquired a facility from Charles River Laboratories that will boost its capabilities in the …
MedeConnect launches next generation of online doctor surveys
May 21, 2009Medical Communications MedConnect
The market research arm of online doctors' community Doctors.net.uk has launched a new qualitative market research service which expands the …
Sanofi launches web TV channel
May 21, 2009Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis, digi
Sanofi-Aventis has set up an online television channel to promote its business, commitment to social responsibility and employee activities. To …
Omnicom opens new healthcare coms agency
May 21, 2009Medical Communications TogoRun
Media giant the Omnicom Group has launched a TogoRun, a new healthcare communications agency with offices in London and New …
Phase III drug superior to Spiriva, says Novartis
May 21, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COPD, Novarits
Novartis says its COPD treatment has shown significant benefits over two established rivals, and could form the cornerstone of a …
Pfizer signs Indian generic deals
May 21, 2009Sales and Marketing Pfizer, generics
Pfizer has expanded its presence in the generics market with deals that see it licence 75 products from two Indian …
Mexican flu: contained but not beaten
May 21, 2009Research and Development Mexico, Vaccine, flu, pandemic
Global efforts to limit the impact of the new strain of H1N1 flu virus have proven successful, but the threat …
ABPI looks to breathe new life into industry relations
May 20, 2009Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, doctors, industry relations, medical education, vita
The ABPI has unveiled a new proactive agenda which it hopes will help improve the industry’s reputation and relationships with …
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