Bone Therapeutics appoints Pfizer veteran
November 28, 2014Belgium-based biotech Bone Therapeutics has appointed Dr Guy Heynen as its new chief clinical and regulatory officer. Heynen is a …
CRUK and AZ collaborate on cancer screening
November 28, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, CRUK, Cambridge, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, MRC
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) scientists are to be given access to drug discovery facilities at AstraZeneca’s Cambridge site as part …
GSK Ebola vaccine ‘promising’ in early trials
November 27, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Africa, Ebola, GSK, Takeda, Vaccine, WHO, vaccines
The first trial results for GlaxoSmithKline’s (GSK) Ebola vaccine candidate have shown that the medicine was well-tolerated and produced an …
Lundbeck’s alcohol pill given NICE approval
November 27, 2014Sales and Marketing Lundbeck, NHS, NICE, alcohol, selincro
NICE has finally approved the use of Selincro (nalmefene) in order to help people who are dependent on alcohol cut …
NHS to get world’s most expensive drug
November 27, 2014Sales and Marketing Alexion, NICE, aHUS, beauchamp, blood, eculizumab, soliris
UK health watchdog NICE has recommended Alexion’s Soliris for patients with the rare disease atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS). Soliris …
NHS needs £2 billion more in funding
November 26, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cameron, Hunt, Kings Fund, NHS, Osborne, king's fund, statement
Healthcare think tank the King’s Fund has called for an additional £2 billion to be injected into the NHS in …
UK lags behind in healthcare outcomes index
November 26, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Japan, NHS, UK, WHO, economist, health outcomes
Whilst healthcare outcomes in the UK arguably remain among the best in the world according to recent findings by The …
Sharp Packaging Services hires MD
November 26, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Mike O’Hara, Sharp Packaging Services
Sharp Packaging Services that is a part of UDG Healthcare has announced that Mike O’Hara has joined the firm as …
Mental and physical health should be treated equally
November 26, 2014Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Campbell, Lundbeck, depression, kofi annan, wiinberg
The need for a new approach to depression that gives it equal importance to physical health was the focus of …
Cell Medica gets £50 million funding
November 26, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CMD-003, Cancer, Imperial Innovations, Invesco Perpetual, Woodford Investment Management, celk medica
Cellular immunotherapy development firm Cell Medica has confirmed the completion a £50 million investment round from key backers to progress …
Priority review for Novartis myeloma drug
November 26, 2014Sales and Marketing FDA, Farydak, Novartis, daratumumab, elotuzumab, myeloma, odac
Novartis’ multiple myeloma treatment Farydak has been given an extended review by the FDA after its future seemed in jeopardy …
Institute of Cancer Research names chief executive
November 26, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ICR, Institute of Cancer Research, paul workman
Professor Paul Workman has been appointed as the chief executive of the Institute of Cancer Research. Workman who also becomes …
BioMarin to buy Prosensa in $840 million deal
November 25, 2014Sales and Marketing BioMarin, Prosensa, drisapersen, dystrophy
Rare-disease drug firm BioMarin has finalised its purchase of muscular disease specialist Prosensa in a deal worth over $840 million. …
Lundbeck chief executive resigns amid scandal
November 25, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Björklund, Lundbeck, stratified medical, ulf wiinberg
Ulf Wiinberg has resigned from his chief executive post at Denmark-based pharma giant Lundbeck following a beach of its rules …
Virgo Consumer Health promotes to senior team
November 25, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Virgo, natasha weeks, rebecca rhodes
Virgo has promoted its long-standing employee Natasha Weeks (pictured) to the position of director and lead of its Consumer Health …
CHMP nods several drugs through
November 24, 2014Sales and Marketing Boehringer, CHMP, EMA, Esbriet, FDA, Sanofi, nintedanib, ofev
Ten new medicines have been recommended for approval by the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), among …
Takeda: we’re working on Ebola too
November 24, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ebola, GSK, Gates, Obama, WHO, brett wells, pharmafile, rajeev, vaccines, venkaya, venkayya
The president of Takeda Vaccines has told Pharmafile that the Japanese firm has identified compounds that could help prevent infection …
Antibiotics: will the industry saviour please stand up
November 24, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, EAA, MRC, WHO, resistance, susie lunt
The spectre of a new ‘dark ages’ for humanity where common infections begin to kill again is increasingly making itself …
New managing director for Napp Pharmaceuticals
November 24, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Napp, alberto, martinez
Alberto Martinez has joined Napp Pharmaceuticals in the UK as its new managing director, taking over the role from Dietmar …
ABPI: NHS must change to allow stratified drugs
November 21, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, george freeman, personalised, rawal, stratified medicines
The development of stratified medicines – especially in therapy areas outside of oncology – will have a significant effect on …
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