New editor for Pharmafocus named
November 7, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pharmafocus, lilian anekwe, pharmafile
Lilian Anekwe has been named as the new editor for the Pharmafocus and Pharmafile brands, and joins the publishing team …
EU and drug industry set aside €280m for Ebola
November 7, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Africa, Ebola, WHO, chan, vaccines, virus, west
The EU’s Innovative Medicines Initiative (IMI) has unveiled a new programme to find vaccines, drugs and diagnostics for Ebola, funded …
Doctors must help NHS save money, says report
November 7, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Academy of Medical Royal Colleges, GPs, NHS, government, hospitals
A report has suggested the National Health Service could make nearly £2 billion in cost savings if doctors ‘provided more …
Perrigo acquires Omega for $4.5 billion
November 7, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Actavis, Boehringer Ingelheim, Boehringer Ingelheim., Elan, Perrigo, Sanofi, omega
In a deal worth $4.5 billion Perrigo has announced the acquisition of over-the-counter (OTC) drugmaker Omega. This places the Irish …
Why use a specialised mother-tongue translator?
November 7, 2014“Translation is that which transforms everything so that nothing changes.” Günter Grass The art of a good translation is to …
Two senior appointments for MJL
November 7, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing mjl, nicky oates, nina buckley
UK healthcare agency MJL has made two appointments in Nina Buckley as managing director and Nicky Oates as a senior …
Connect with SHL through our newest Podcast Series
November 7, 2014Sales and Marketing auto injector podcast, auto injector testing, shl podcasts
To help customers better understand SHL products and services, a suite of communication tools including articles, white papers, case studies, …
App could crack fake antimalarial drugs market
November 6, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, antimalarial, app, colourassist, malaria, talanta
A cheap iPhone app developed last year has demonstrated high-level effectiveness towards identifying bogus antimalarial treatments. A recent study published …
Lundbeck sales slide as generic competition bites
November 6, 2014Sales and Marketing Ebixa, Lundbeck, Q3, Xenazine, generic, onfi, sabril
Lundbeck’s sales fell dramatically in the third quarter of 2014 as it struggles with expiring patents, although several of its …
Allergan and Valeant trade blows as shareholder meeting looms
November 6, 2014Sales and Marketing Actavis, Allergan, Forest, Valeant, merger, warner
Allergan’s efforts to block a key supporter of Valeant’s hostile takeover bid from voting at next month’s special shareholder meeting …
Consumers want more from wearables market
November 6, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Microsoft, Samsung, mhealth, pwC, watch, werables
The interest in mobile health (mHealth) wearables is gaining traction, but consumers want more affordable devices that offer greater engagement …
Roche unveils plans for first Asian diagnostics plant
November 6, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Asia-Pacific, China, Roche, asia pacific, asian, manufacturing
Roche has said it will invest 450 million Swiss francs ($468m) in the construction of a diagnostics manufacturing facility in …
ROCK medical communications appoints MD
November 6, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Creston, ROCK, terence bradley
ROCK medical communications has appointed Terence Bradley to be its managing director. Most recently Bradley was the founding director of …
Former Vodaphone head to lead ABPI comms
November 5, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Aileen Thompson, meadon, vodaphone
The ABPI has appointed a new director of communications in Aileen Thompson, a former Vodaphone head who replaces Catherine Meadon in …
Wales Assembly facing questions over cancer
November 5, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, NHS, Wales, Welsh, assembly, drugs fund, oncology
The state of cancer services in Wales has come under increased scrutiny this week as the country’s ability to provide …
Retrospective study backs Iressa use in oesophageal cancer
November 5, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, Cancer Oesophagus Gefitinib, Iressa, gefitinib, oncology
A group of oesophageal cancer patients can increase their survival by six months or more if treated with AstraZeneca’s Iressa, …
LabCorp buys Covance for $6.1 billion
November 5, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CRO, Covance, king, labcorp, medical
US medical diagnostics firm LabCorp has entered the drug development business via a $6.1 billion deal to buy contract research …
Horizon Discovery names executive director
November 5, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Horizon Discovery, david smoller
Cambridge-based genetics research firm Horizon Discovery has appointed Dr David Smoller to be an executive director on its board. Smoller …
AstraZeneca buys biotech Definiens
November 4, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Janssen, MedImmune, Pharmacyclics, binnig, definiens
AstraZeneca has strengthened its oncology capabilities with the acquisition of Definiens, a German company that has pioneered cancer imaging and …
Astellas teams up with Proteostasis against protein defects
November 4, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Biogen IDEC, Protein, Proteostasis, upr
Astellas has announced it will collaborate with Proteostasis Therapeutics to develop drugs for diseases caused by protein defects, using the …
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