Pfizer takes the axe to manufacturing operations
May 19, 2010Manufacturing and Production Pfizer, job cuts, manufacturing
Pfizer is to reduce manufacturing staffing by around 6,000 – around 18% of its total production workforce – and close …
Chiltern Announces new Offices and Expansion Plans in Asia Pacific
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This builds further upon Chiltern’s well established operation in India. Chiltern is also in the process of forming a company …
UCB’s Roch Doliveux joins Innovative Medicines Initiative board
May 19, 2010Research and Development UCB, appointment, research and development
UCB’s chief executive Roch Doliveux has joined the governing board of the Innovative Medicines Initiative. The IMI is a public-private …
Spain to cut prescription drug prices
May 19, 2010Sales and Marketing Spain, industry, prices
The Spanish government will cut the prices of patented prescription drugs from 1 August in a bid to save 1.3 …
New healthcare marketing services firm launched
May 19, 2010Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing PharmaGems, market research, marketing
A new business aimed at helping entrepreneurs and run by two former directors of Synovate Healthcare has launched in London. …
Steve Howson to lead Ferring UK
May 18, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ferring, appointment, research and development, sales and marketing
Ferring UK has appointed Steve Howson as its new general manager. He will have responsibility for operations in the UK …
UK appoints interim chief medical officer
May 18, 2010NHS, UK, appointment
Professor Dame Sally Davies will take on the role of interim chief medical officer when Sir Liam Donaldson retires as …
EMA eyes stem cell research breakthrough
May 18, 2010Research and Development EMA, Stem cells, stem cell
European regulators are readying themselves to deal with the region’s first marketing authorisation application for a stem cell product. The …
Pfizer signs ground-breaking academic research deal
May 18, 2010Research and Development Pfizer, US, academia, clinical research
Pfizer is teaming up with academia in a five-year bid to discover new uses for existing compounds. The pharma manufacturer …
Bayer opens US ‘science hub’
May 18, 2010Research and Development Bayer, US, acdemia, clinical research
Bayer Schering Pharma has expanded its global research network, opening a new Innovation Center in San Francisco. The US centre …
Merck’s Brinavess performs in phase III
May 18, 2010Research and Development Brinavess, Merck & Co, atrial fibrilation
Merck & Co’s heart disorder drug Brinavess has proved superior to rival amiodarone in reducing rates of atrial fibrillation in …
Lansley warns of deeper NHS cuts
May 17, 2010NHS, NHS funding, election, government
Health Secretary Andrew Lansley has warned the NHS may face deeper cuts than expected. Lansley, who was appointed Health Secretary …
FDA says rotavirus vaccines are safe
May 17, 2010Manufacturing and Production drug safety, rotarix, rotateq
The US Food and Drug Administration has taken the advice of its advisors and given its backing to resume the …
New global ‘polypill’ trials start
May 17, 2010Research and Development Dr Reddy, hypertension, polypill, statin
New trials of a daily polypill – combining aspirin, a statin and two blood pressure lowering medicines – are underway …
Takeda plans cuts, eyes mergers
May 17, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Takeda, job cuts
Takeda is planning to cut its workforce by 10% through a series of cuts that will predominantly be made to …
Astellas set to acquire OSI Pharmaceuticals for $4bn
May 17, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, M&A, MA, OSI
After four months and several failed bids Astellas Pharma has signed a definitive merger agreement with US biotech firm OSI …
Planning permission: Designing the systems behind successful e-marketing campaigns
May 14, 2010Medical Communications
by Kathryn Bennett, Managing Director – TVF Communications
What is Digital Marketing?
May 14, 2010Medical Communications
Some consider it just another channel to market, but the reality is more complicated.by Mark Millar, PraeMedica
Digital Pharma: No breakthrough, but UK’s digital issues out in the open
May 14, 2010Medical Communications Code of Practice, PMCPA, digi, digital, pm society
The UK’s Code of Practice regulator will produce guidance for pharma on digital marketing, but is reluctant to make formal …
Can Apple Sweeten the Taste of the Tablet?
May 14, 2010Medical Communications
by Matthew Baker, Deputy Managing Director – LEC
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