Patheon buys softgel specialist Banner in $255m deal
October 30, 2012Manufacturing and Production Capsugel, Patheon, banner pharmacaps
Patheon has forged a deal to acquire gelatin capsule specialist Banner Pharmacaps for $255 million in a deal that boosts …
Teva’s CML drug approved
October 29, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Synribo, Teva
Teva’s new treatment for chronic myeloid leukemia Synribo has been approved by the FDA. Synribo (omacetaxine mepesuccinate) is an injectable …
Almirall welcomes UCB head into Board of directors
October 29, 2012Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Almirall, Gerhard Mayr
Almirall has approved the appointment of Gerhard Mayr as a new independent member to its Board of directors. He is …
EU countries suspend sales of Novartis flu vaccines
October 29, 2012Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing EU, Novartis, vaccines
Contamination of Novartis flu vaccines with white particles has resulted in regulatory actions from various authorities in the EU, including …
The NHS revolution – one wave at a time
October 26, 2012Sales and Marketing CCGs, NHS, pharma-NHS partnerships
The first group of prospective Clinical Commissioning Groups (CCGs) will have to wait a little longer to hear if they …
Turning business intelligence managers into business performance leaders
October 26, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cello, MSI, business leaders, intelligence
Never before have business intelligence people played such a leading role in the marketing planning process. For those who view …
Sharp fall for AstraZeneca
October 26, 2012Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Brennan, Q3, Soriot
AstraZeneca saw its third quarter revenue and pre-tax profit both fall 15%, to $6.7 billion and $2 billion, respectively. The …
Astellas announces compliance officer for the Americas
October 26, 2012Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, McCauley
Astellas recently named J. Patrick McCauley Jr, a longtime pharmaceutical industry veteran and Astellas employee, to the post of Regional …
Shire poaches new head from Bayer
October 26, 2012Sales and Marketing Angus Russell, Flemming Omskov, Shire
Flemming Ornskov, currently chief marketing officer at Bayer, is to take over at Dublin-based Shire Pharmaceuticals next year. He will …
Contaminated steroids blamed for deadly meningitis outbreak
October 25, 2012Manufacturing and Production FDA, GMP, NECC
As many as 14,000 patients may have been exposed to contaminated steriods that have led to 23 deaths due to …
Lilly censured for rep photo
October 25, 2012Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, GP, PMCPA, lilly
Lilly has breached the ABPI’s Code of Practice because one of its representatives insisted on taking pictures of doctors underneath …
AstraZeneca and Ironwood announce $150 million China pact
October 25, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, China, IBS, Ironwood
AstraZeneca has signed a deal with Ironwood to co-develop and co-market Ironwood’s irritable bowel syndrome treatment in China. In August …
Perception of pharma online ‘negative’
October 25, 2012Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Digital Health Coalition, Endo, WEGO Health
Pharma manufacturers must take to social media in a bid to correct misinformation about the industry and their products, according …
Management Forum NSF-DBA Medical Devices Certification Programme
October 24, 2012Research and Development
Management Forum has teamed up with NSF-DBA, experts in medical device professional training, to bring certification programmes aimed at demonstrating …
European green light for Novo’s Tresiba
October 24, 2012Sales and Marketing EMA, Novo Nordisk, Tresiba
The European Medicines Agency has given the go-ahead for Novo Nordisk’s Tresiba, a new basal analogue insulin to treat diabetes …
Streamlining Key Services your Drug Delivery Device Partner Provides
October 24, 2012Manufacturing and Production auto injector, autoinjector, final assembly, pen injector, shl group, shl pharma
Extensive project management expertise and logistical control know-how are obviously required when working on a combination product from the concept …
Merck Serono’s Christoph Schnorr joins Quintiles
October 24, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Christoph Schnorr, Quintiles
Dr Christoph Schnorr has joined Quintiles as head of its European Research and Development consulting practice. Schnorr joins quintiles from Merck …
UK medicine costs ‘under control’
October 24, 2012Sales and Marketing ABPI, PCT, R&D, UK medicine
The ABPI has seized on two reports – one its own and one independent – published this week to assert …
Turkey ‘can be pharma R&D, production hub by 2023’, says PwC
October 23, 2012Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing R&D, Turkey, pwC
Despite lagging behind its peers among ‘pharmerging’ economies, Turkey has the potential to become a major R&D and production hub …
FDA committee recommends Kynamro
October 23, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Genzyme, Kynamro, Sanofi
Sanofi’s anti-cholestrol drug Kynamro has been recommended by an FDA committee, paving the way for US approval early next year. …
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