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UCB opens Belgian pilot plant

September 17, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Amgen, Belgium, R&D, UCB

UCB has officially opened a new pilot biotech plant at its Braine-L’Alleud site in Belgium.The 5,100 sq. m. facility – …

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Pharma manufacturing news in brief

September 17, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Ampio, DPT Labs, Ethypharm, ICH, PC Pharma, Ranbaxy

Ranbaxy and PC Pharma unveil new facility investments, Ethypharm will manufacture Ampio drug, DPT Labs is warned by the FDA …

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Doctors.net.uk appoints new business development manager

September 17, 2012
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Marc Singh-Jones, doctors.net

The UK’s largest and most active network of medical professionals Doctors.net.uk has appointed Marc Singh-Jones as Business Development manager.  In …

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Boehringer beta launches Syrum on Facebook

September 17, 2012
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Facebook, Syrum

Boehringer Ingelheim has announced the beta launch of its first social game on Facebook, the eagerly-awaited Syrum. Other sectors have …

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Astellas appoints Jo Underhill as Sales and Marketing director

September 14, 2012
Business Services, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Jo Underhill

Astellas Pharma has appointed Jo Underhill as Sales and Marketing director, Urology/Dermatology, completing its UK management team. Reporting directly to …

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Eisai launches epilepsy drug in UK

September 14, 2012
Sales and Marketing Eisai, UK, epilepsy

Eisai has launched its first-in-class epilepsy drug Fycompa in the UK, prior to a roll-out in EU member states including …

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New chief executive for Havas Worldwide Health

September 14, 2012
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Ben Davies, Havas Worldwide Health

Comms agency Havas Worldwide Health has announced the selection of Ben Davies as chief executive of its European division. Davies …

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Online programme to help diabetes patients

September 14, 2012
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, diabetes, lilly

Boehringer Ingelheim and Eli Lilly have launched an online initiative which they say will help diabetes sufferers make simple lifestyle …

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Pfizer and Hisun sign China generics deal

September 13, 2012
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing China, Pfizer, branded generics, emerging markets, generics

Pfizer has unveiled a new joint venture with with China’s Zhejiang Hisun Pharmaceuticals. It is one of the first joint …

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The ex-CEO’s Job Blog – part 2

September 13, 2012
Sales and Marketing Jobs, careers, interviews, the ex-CEO's job blog

 Would you believe everything a used car salesman tells you? Of course not. So why do so many people accept …

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Setback for Sanofi dengue vaccine

September 13, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dengue fever, Sanofi, Sanofi Pasteur, Vaccine

Sanofi Pasteur’s vaccine for dengue fever has failed to show protection against a key serotype of the potentially fatal illness. …

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Hospitals on ‘brink of collapse’, warn doctors

September 13, 2012
NHS, NHS reform, NHS reforms, QIPP, Sir John Oldham

Hospitals across the UK are struggling to cope with emergency admissions, and a doctors’ group has warned that patient safety …

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Genzyme MS drug approved in US

September 13, 2012
Medical Communications Aubagio, Genzyme, Rebif, Sanofi, Tysabri, gilenya, multiple sclerosis

US regulators have given the green light for Genzyme’s Aubagio to treat patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). …

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GPs can access patient records via tablet devices

September 12, 2012
Medical Communications Digital Blog, GPs, NHS, ipad

The first ever service allowing GPs to access and update their patient records using an iPad or other tablet device …

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The ABPI has welcomed the announcement

Pharma thumbs-up for government innovation centre

September 12, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, synthetic biology

The announcement of a new innovation and knowledge centre for synthetic biology has been welcomed by pharma groups.The new centre is part …

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The RNAi therapeutic mechnism

New frontiers in drug discovery

September 11, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing RNA, drug discovery, therapeutic

Despite the success of small molecule and biologic drugs such as monoclonal antibodies, there remain many areas of unmet medical …

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Circassia appoints GSK’s Dr Brett Haumann

September 11, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Brett Haumann, Circassia

Speciality biopharma firm Circassia has announced the appointment of Dr Brett Haumann as chief medical officer. Haumann joins allergy-focussed Circassia …

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Merck releases new Phase III insomnia data

September 11, 2012
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck, insomnia, suvorexant

Merck says it is on course to file its investigational insomnia drug suvorexant in the US by the end of …

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Patheon offloads clinical packaging ops

September 11, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Bellwyck, Ontario, Patheon

Patheon has sold its global secondary clinical packaging and clinical distribution services business to Bellwyck Packaging Solutions as it continues …

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Takeda opens Russian manufacturing facility

September 11, 2012
Manufacturing and Production Actovegin, Nycomed, Russia, Takeda

Takeda Pharmaceutical has officially opened its new manufacturing facility in Yaroslavl, Russia, and expects it to be operating at full …

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