Pharma manufacturing news in brief
March 18, 2014Manufacturing and Production Aesica, Alvotech, Codexis/Intrexon, Pluristem, Updates from Bayer
Bayer says it plans to invest more than €500 million to establish additional manufacturing capacity for its haemophilia drugs at …
Sun Pharma comes under FDA import alert
March 17, 2014Manufacturing and Production Sun Pharma, diabetes, gabapentin, manufacturing, metformin, recall
The reputation of India’s pharma sector has been dealt a further blow after yet another drugmaker was placed under an …
Novo Nordisk unveils plans for $100m API plant
March 17, 2014Manufacturing and Production API, FDA, Novo Nordisk, Taylor, copenhagen
Novo Nordisk says it will invest around $100m in a new pilot facility to make the active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) …
Boehringer’s first cancer drug gains NICE yes
March 17, 2014Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Cancer, NICE, NSCLC, afatinib, giotrif
NICE is recommending that Boehringer Ingelheim’s first oncology treatment Giotrif be funded by the NHS. The new final draft guidance …
Amgen melanoma vaccine shrinks tumours
March 17, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Cancer, Yervoy, melanoma, t-vec
Amgen’s investigational cancer vaccine T-vec has managed to shrink the size of advanced melanoma tumours in a late-stage trial. The …
Major new launches for 2014
March 17, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, AbbVie, Big Pharma, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, ask, johnson, lilly, top 10
AbbVie AbbVie needs a blockbuster to eventually replace its flagship Humira – and is hoping its new hepatitis C treatments …
IMS Health appoints general manager
March 17, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing IMS Health, sheppard
Technology services firm IMS Health has named Tim Sheppard as the new general manager for its UK and Ireland business. Sheppard …
EFPIA targets MEPs in social media campaign
March 17, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing EFPIA, EU, bergstrom, pharma summit, social media
The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has launched a social media campaign aimed at MEPs. With ten …
NHS unions threaten action
March 14, 2014Sales and Marketing Hunt, NHS, UK, nhsprb, nurses
Unions representing NHS staff in England have reacted strongly to a new round of below-inflation pay rises and have threatened …
New director named at Celgene
March 14, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Celgene, moore
Biopharma firm Celgene has appointed Rob Moore as its new Inflammation and Immunology business unit director. Moore has worked in …
BIA ‘disappointed’ by early access funding
March 14, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BIA, NHS, bates, dams, early access
The BioIndustry Association (BIA) is ‘disappointed’ that the government is not funding the much-anticipated Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS). …
Pharma must use cloud-based tech, says report
March 13, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing IMS, cloud, digital, pharma, technology
Cloud-based technologies are the way forward for the pharma sector as global budget pressures continue to bite – that is …
Roche test for HPV recommended by FDA committee
March 13, 2014Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, HPV, Roche, cervical, cobas
An FDA advisory committee has recommended that a DNA test developed by Roche be approved for use as a primary …
Novella appoints MD for Europe and Asia
March 13, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing novella, smyth
Contract research organisation (CRO) Novella Clinical has appointed Dr Chris Smyth as the managing director of its European and Asian …
AstraZeneca sells Alderley Park
March 13, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Manchester, Osborne, R&D, alderley park, research
AstraZeneca has sold its former R&D site in Cheshire to a public-private consortium for an undisclosed sum, and expects the …
Sizeable increase to NHS prescription fees
March 12, 2014Sales and Marketing Hunt, Lamb, NHS, UK, howe, prescriptions
The UK government has confirmed that NHS prescription charges will go up by 40p to £8.25 over the next two …
Lonza hires ex-journalist as comms head
March 12, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lonza, ward
Pharma and biotech supply firm Lonza has appointed Constance Ward to head-up its external communications. She joins Lonza from her …
Roche makes Manchester connection
March 12, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Manchester, NHS, Roche, ahsc, mahsc
Roche has signed a deal with a research group in the north-west of England to develop ideas which it hopes …
GSK increases India stake
March 11, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, GSK, India, Nashik, OTC, Thane, bangalore
GlaxoSmithKline has taken a further step into the Indian pharma market by increasing its stake in its subsidiary company there, …
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