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Roche set to cut 4,800 jobs worldwide

November 17, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jobs, Roche, avastin, cuts, taspoglutide

Roche’s ‘Operational Excellence’ programme will see it cut 6% of its global workforce over the next two years. The initiative …

News

Pfizer establishes new US research network

November 17, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BiodiscoveryTherapeutics, MedImmune, Pfizer

Pfizer has established a new network of research partnerships with its Global Centers for Therapeutic Innovation. The Centers is a …

News

Government drops Dr Foster Intelligence

November 17, 2010
Sales and Marketing Dr Foster Intelligence, White paper, government, reforms

The government is set to drop the public-private partnership it currently has with Dr Foster Intelligence, its key provider information …

News

Europe’s neurologists unfamiliar with emerging Alzheimer’s drugs

November 17, 2010
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Aricept, Decision Resources, Europe, Pfizer

A survey of neurologists in Europe has shown only a minority are aware of late stage drugs being developed to …

News
Big Blue Test

Digital Pharma: Diabetes video goes viral

November 16, 2010
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Diabetes Hands Foundation, Digital Pharma blog, Roche, diabetes, viral video, youtube

An online video encouraging diabetics to test their blood sugar levels has passed 117,000 views on YouTube in just over …

News

First patient treated in groundbreaking stem cell trial

November 16, 2010
Research and Development GRNOPC1, Geron, PISCES, Pilot Investigation of Stem Cells in Stroke, ReN001, ReNeuron, Stem cells, ischaemic stroke, stroke

The first patient has been treated in a groundbreaking stem cell trial as part of a bid to develop a …

News

FDA approves Eisai breast cancer drug Halaven

November 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing Cancer, Eisai, FDA, Halaven, Xeloda, breast cancer, eribulin mesylate, metastatic breast cancer

The FDA has approved Eisai’s advanced breast cancer drug Halaven for use in heavily pre-treated breast cancer patients. Halaven (eribulin …

News

PolyTherics appoints Dr John Burt chief business officer

November 16, 2010
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Dr John Burt, PolyTherics, appointment, manufacturing and production, protein engineering, research and development

UK protein engineering company PolyTherics has appointed Dr John Burt as chief business officer. He was previously chief executive of …

Appointment
ABPI

Value-based pricing no ‘magic bullet’ – ABPI

November 16, 2010
Sales and Marketing ABPI, Dr Richard Barker, NHS drug sales, PPRS, UK medicines pricing, value-based pricing

UK pharma association the ABPI has warned that the government’s planned value-based pricing system for medicines will not necessarily save …

News

Rising Angel plans manufacturing expansion

November 16, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Andrew Carver, Angel Biotechnology, GMP, Good Manufacturing Practice, Pentlands Science Park, Susan McKee, contract manufacturing

Scottish contract manufacturing company Angel Biotechnology plans to increase its capacity by taking over a mothballed production facility after signing …

News

FDA slaps import ban on Claris Life Sciences

November 16, 2010
Manufacturing and Production Ahmedabad, Claris Life Sciences, FDA, GMP, GMP violations, Good Manufacturing Practice, Ranbaxy Pharmaceuticals, manufacturing compliance

Indian drugmaker Claris Life Sciences has been prohibited from importing products into the US after manufacturing quality problems emerged at …

News

Chiltern Launches “Chiltern Safe”, a Comprehensive Global Trial Master File Management Solution

November 15, 2010
Research and Development

“Chiltern SAFE is revolutionizing records management for clinical trials”, stated Sarah Hitching, Chiltern Director, Records Management. “This complete electronic Trial …

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Pfizer’s John Proctor moves to Quintiles

November 15, 2010
Sales and Marketing John Proctor, Pfizer, Quintiles, UK, appointment, sales and marketing

Quintiles has appointed the former head of Pfizer Health Solutions to lead its own Health Management Solutions (HMS) business. As …

Appointment
Katina

When should pharma leaders trust their gut instinct?

November 15, 2010
Business Services, Sales and Marketing decision making, leadership, management

One of the most important questions facing leaders is when they should trust their gut instincts. Our work at McKinsey …

Feature

GSK partners with Brazil’s Fiocruz on tropical disease research

November 15, 2010
Research and Development Chagas disease, Fiocruz, GSK, GSK’s Tres Cantos Medicines Development Campus, GlaxoSmithKline, Oswald Cruz Foundation, leishmaniasis

GlaxoSmithKline and the Brazil-based Oswald Cruz Foundation (Fiocruz) are to research and develop new medicines for tropical diseases Chagas and …

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Quarter of all cancers found at late stage

November 15, 2010
Cancer, England, NCIN, NHS, National Cancer Intelligence Network, brain cancer, cancer diagnosis, leukaemia

Nearly a quarter of all cancer diagnoses in England came after a patient had been admitted to hospital for emergency …

News

Irish cost-effectiveness guidelines published

November 15, 2010
Sales and Marketing Dr Mairin Ryan, Economic Evaluation of Health Technologies, HIQA, Health Information and Quality Authority, IPHA, Ireland, Irish Pharmaceutical Healthcare Association, NICE, hta

The Irish government has published new health technology assessment guidelines to help decision-makers estimate the cost-effectiveness of medical treatments. The …

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AstraZeneca staff strike as pension talks breakdown

November 15, 2010
Manufacturing and Production AZ, AstraZeneca, AstraZeneca UK Manufacturing, GMB, Hurdsfield Industrial Estate, pensions, strikes, unions

Workers at an AstraZeneca facility in the UK went back on strike for the eighth time last week after talks …

News

Tylenol recall warrants thorough, public investigation, says ISMP

November 15, 2010
Manufacturing and Production FDA, ISMP, Institute for Safe Medication Practices, Johnson & Jonson, MedWatch, Tylenol, Tylenol recall

Johnson & Jonson’s recall of Tylenol painkiller products was one of the key safety trends identified in the last quarter …

News

Sam Barnes joins Axon Communications

November 12, 2010
Medical Communications AXON Communications, Joss Lyons-White, Sam Barnes, appointment, medical communications

Surrey, UK-based agency Axon Communications has appointed Sam Barnes director of PR. Sam has over 15 years of experience in healthcare …

Appointment
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