Patheon wins EMEA approval for Puerto Rico plant
August 13, 2009Manufacturing and Production Patheon
Canadian contract manufacturer Patheon has been cleared to import solid-dose products from its plant in Manati, Puerto Rico, into Europe …
AZ signs antibiotic deal with Forest Laboratories
August 13, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, Forest
AstraZeneca has struck a deal with Forest Laboratories to co-develop and commercialise ceftaroline, an anti-infective drug in phase III. The …
Green manufacturing from the deep blue sea
August 12, 2009Manufacturing and Production Ingenza
UK researchers have embarked on a project to analyse marine microorganisms for enzymes that could be used to manufacture chiral …
Authorised generics deals likely here to stay, says analyst
August 12, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing generics
The practice of branded drugmakers paying rivals to keep generics off the market after product patent expiry – known as …
EMEA makes adverse drug reaction research a priority
August 12, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Europe, drug safety
Adverse drug reaction in hyperactive children has been made a key research priority for next year by the European Medicines …
New FDA head aims for aggressive enforcement
August 11, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, US, drug safety
The new head of US regulator the FDA has set out a vision to support public health, through tighter laws …
Tories would scrap NHS database plans
August 11, 2009NHS, digi, healthcare
The Conservatives have pledged to scrap the government's plans for a central database of patient records, in order to save …
Sticky or stuck?
August 11, 2009Medical Communications doctors, social networking
The 60's philosopher and communications guru Marshall McLuhan said, "the medium is the message" and certainly the current buzz around …
Wyboston launches delegate guide to conference etiquette
August 11, 2009Medical Communications Conferences
Wyboston Lakes, one of the UK's best known conference and training centres, has launched a guide to help delegates make …
Skills council for pharma
August 11, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jobs, training
The UK pharmaceutical sector is set to get its own body dedicated to identifying and addressing key skills issues. A …
Contract research news in brief
August 11, 2009Research and Development CRO, Omnicom
Pharmafocus presents its periodic round-up of developments in the contract research sector, including updates from Pharm-Olam, OmniComm, SIRO, Ecron Acunova …
Charles River cuts forecasts as profits slump
August 11, 2009Research and Development Charles River, preclinical
Contract preclinical testing specialist Charles River Laboratories saw its second-quarter sales drop 12.5% to $308 million as demand from pharmaceutical …
Sanofi submits FDA application for swine flu vaccine
August 10, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis, h1n1
Sanofi Pasteur has filed with US regulators a supplemental license application for its vaccine to protect against the H1N1 pandemic …
Doubts about funding for ‘Innovation Pass’
August 10, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, NICE
The new fast-tracking system announced to help accelerate uptake of innovative new treatments in the UK, could be held back …
TNF blockers must carry children’s cancer warning
August 7, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, RA, TNF
The FDA has ruled that TNF blocker drugs should carry new warnings of the increased risk of certain cancers for …
Vernalis and GSK sign risk-sharing deal
August 7, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Deals, GSK, Vernalis
Vernalis and GlaxoSmithKline have joined forces to work on a cancer treatment in a deal which could be worth more …
Pfizer agrees price cut in Clinton deal
August 7, 2009Research and Development, Sales and Marketing HIV, Pfizer, generics
Former US President Bill Clinton has brokered major new deals with Pfizer and Mylan to cut the price of tuberculosis …
Hobson Prior achieves new quality standard
August 7, 2009Business Services Hobson Prior
Recruitment specialists Hobson Prior has achieved the latest ISO Quality Standard: ISO 9001:2008. Founded in 2002, Hobson Prior specialises in …
Quintiles opens Ghana office
August 7, 2009Research and Development Africa, Quintiles
Quintiles has opened a new office in Accra, Ghana, which it says will increase capacity to manage clinical studies for …
Hugh Grant backs social media healthcare site
August 7, 2009Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Digitial, patient information
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