Sanofi and Amgen cholesterol drugs shine
March 16, 2015Sales and Marketing Amgen, PCSK9, Repatha, Sanofi, alirocumab, evolocumab, praluent
Two large Phase III studies of Sanofi’s Praluent and Amgen’s Repatha have found the biologic cholesterol-lowering drugs are more effective …
Boehringer eyes Ofev success in IPF and beyond
March 16, 2015Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Esbriet, Roche, ingelheim, inpulsis, ipd, ofev
Experts say the launch of Boehringer Ingelheim’s new treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) offers stiff competition to Roche’s Esbriet …
Drug development contracts: can lessons be learned from healthcare delivery?
March 16, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CCG, CRO, Les Rose, NHS, drug development, trials
There is a very good question to ask at the beginning of every project: “What does success look like?” If …
Recipharm appoints quality management VP
March 16, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Recipharm, thomas beck
Contract development and manufacturing organisation Recipharm has appointed Thomas Beck to the new senior role of vice president of quality …
Pharma pays £310 million underwriting UK meds bill
March 13, 2015Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, PPRS, body, department, health pricing, pharma
Pharma has made a fourth quarter payment of £81 million to underwrite the 2014 UK medicines bill under the Pharmaceutical …
BMS resubmits hepatitis C drug
March 13, 2015Sales and Marketing BMS, NDA, daclatasvir gilead, hepatitis C, sovaldi
Bristol-Myers Squibb has resubmitted its hepatitis C (HCV) treatment for FDA approval despite previously backing out, as it spots a …
Blow for Pfizer as Lyrica misses target
March 13, 2015Sales and Marketing FDA, Lyrica, Pfizer, fibromyalgia, pain, pregablin
A late-stage study of Pfizer’s Lyrica has failed to demonstrate it has any significant pain reduction in patients with fibromyalgia. …
GSK sells off stake in Aspen for $853m
March 13, 2015Sales and Marketing Africa, China, GSK, Novartis, Singapore, aspen, merger, redfern
GlaxoSmithKline has sold off half its stake in South Africa’s Aspen Pharmacare in a move that will net the British …
Takeda gets NICE nod for bowel treatment
March 13, 2015Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, Takeda, enyyvio, vedolizumab
Takeda’s Entyvio becomes the first NICE approved gut-selective treatment for UK patients with ulcerative colitis (UC) – a long-term condition …
AXON Communications adds five to London team
March 13, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Axon, bilotta, burns, peregrin, treadwell, ura
UK healthcare comms and PR firm AXON Communications has added five new members to its team in London. Lucie Burns …
J&J pleads guilty over children’s contaminated medicine
March 12, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, J&J, JJ, McNeil, OTC, Tylenol, consta, hamburg, recall
Johnson & Johnson’s consumer division McNeil has pleaded guilty and will pay fines of $25 million for wrongdoings regarding its …
NHS backtracks on Cancer Drugs Fund de-listings
March 12, 2015Sales and Marketing Afinitor, CDF, Cancer Drugs Fund, England, Halaven, NHS, Novartis, everolimus
NHS England is expected to perform a U-turn on several decisions to remove treatments from the cancer drugs fund when …
Endo attempts to outbid Valeant for Salix Pharma
March 12, 2015Sales and Marketing Endo, Valeant, merger, outbid, pharma, salix
Endo has joined the race for Salix, the firm that Valeant reached a $14.5 billion agreement to purchase last month. …
GSK picks Singapore for Asian hub
March 12, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Asia, GSK, Singapore, Takeda, Witty, emerging markets
Despite GlaxoSmithKline’s ongoing troubles in Asia it has decided to establish a new HQ in Singapore to bolster its presence …
UCB sponsors ‘Hack Epilepsy’ digital event
March 12, 2015Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Keppra, UCB, epilepsy, hack, lacosamide, levetiracetam, vimpat
Belgian biopharma firm UCB says it will be sponsoring a ‘Hack Epilepsy’ event this year to help support patient needs …
Adaptimmune appoints PwC head to board
March 12, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lawrence Alleva, adaptimune, pwC
Clinical-stage biotech firm Adaptimmune has appointed Lawrence Alleva as a non-executive director who is also to serve as chairman of its …
Merck’s cancer drug sees first ever early access nod
March 11, 2015Sales and Marketing Cancer, ICR, Merck, eams, early access, keytruda, melanoma, oncology, pembrolizumab
Merck’s skin cancer drug Keytruda has become the first drug to be approved through the new Early Access to Medicines …
Merck Serono bets on precision medicine
March 11, 2015Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Diagnostics, FDA, Illumina, Merck Serono, opexa, personalised
Merck Serono is looking to expand further into personalised medicine as the company enters into an agreement with Illumina to …
GSK China scandal leads to staff conflict
March 11, 2015Sales and Marketing China, GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, bribery, chinese, cuts, sacked
Around 135 workers who face being removed from their posts by GlaxoSmithKline due to misconduct centering on bribery scandals in …
Government pledges ‘new era’ for NHS
March 11, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, Simon Stevens, five year, reform, reorganisation, vanguard
The government is investing £200 million to back healthcare professionals to implement their own ideas for improving patient care. The …
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