Roche test for HPV recommended by FDA committee
March 13, 2014Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, HPV, Roche, cervical, cobas
An FDA advisory committee has recommended that a DNA test developed by Roche be approved for use as a primary …
Novella appoints MD for Europe and Asia
March 13, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing novella, smyth
Contract research organisation (CRO) Novella Clinical has appointed Dr Chris Smyth as the managing director of its European and Asian …
AstraZeneca sells Alderley Park
March 13, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Manchester, Osborne, R&D, alderley park, research
AstraZeneca has sold its former R&D site in Cheshire to a public-private consortium for an undisclosed sum, and expects the …
Sizeable increase to NHS prescription fees
March 12, 2014Sales and Marketing Hunt, Lamb, NHS, UK, howe, prescriptions
The UK government has confirmed that NHS prescription charges will go up by 40p to £8.25 over the next two …
Lonza hires ex-journalist as comms head
March 12, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lonza, ward
Pharma and biotech supply firm Lonza has appointed Constance Ward to head-up its external communications. She joins Lonza from her …
Roche makes Manchester connection
March 12, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Manchester, NHS, Roche, ahsc, mahsc
Roche has signed a deal with a research group in the north-west of England to develop ideas which it hopes …
GSK increases India stake
March 11, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, GSK, India, Nashik, OTC, Thane, bangalore
GlaxoSmithKline has taken a further step into the Indian pharma market by increasing its stake in its subsidiary company there, …
Halesway bought by FCB Health
March 11, 2014Medical Communications Draftfcb Healthcare, fcb health, halesway, interpublic
Draftfcb Healthcare which has been rebranded as FCB Health has confirmed it is buying Halesway, the UK-headquartered healthcare agency. This …
Sanofi and UCB launch new partnership
March 11, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, UCB, arthritis, autoimmune, partnership
Sanofi and UCB have announced a new partnership that will see the companies research and develop new medicines together. Specifically, …
Moderna Therapeutics hires Goldman Sachs head
March 11, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Goldman Sachs, Moderna Therapeutics, lorence kim
Drug development biotech firm Moderna Therapeutics has hired Dr Lorence Kim to join its executive leadership team as chief financial …
Proteus to trial smart pills in UK
March 11, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, helius, nhsa, proteus, smart pills, ukti
A US biotech specialising in smart pills is to set up its first manufacturing site in the UK creating 200 …
New Alzheimer’s test ‘90% accurate’
March 10, 2014Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, US, mdi, washington dc
US researchers have developed a blood test which they say is able to predict with overwhelming accuracy if someone will …
Ranbaxy hit with second generic Lipitor recall
March 10, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Daiichi Sankyo, FDA, Ranbaxy, hamburg, manufacturing
India’s largest native generic drugmaker Ranbaxy has come under greater pressure this week after the US has again sent out …
ABPI worried about Prolia use
March 10, 2014Sales and Marketing ABPI, Amgen, NHS, Xgeva
The ABPI has once again voiced concern that NHS patients in some areas of England are not getting access to …
Breaking into the oncology market
March 10, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Cancer, NSCLC, edwards, gilotrif, oncology
In many ways, the US approval of Boehringer’s Gilotrif for patients with late-stage non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) last year …
Boston Scientific hires new director
March 10, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing boston scientific, ludwig
Medical device development firm Boston Scientific has elected Edward Ludwig as a director. Ludwig was formerly the chief executive, president …
160 jobs in peril at BMS Ireland plant
March 7, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing BMS, Cruiserath, Dublin, Ireland, swords
Bristol-Myers Squibb will close its Dublin manufacturing facility at Cruiserath in Ireland by the end of 2015 the firm has …
Roche replaces chairman
March 7, 2014Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Roche, franz, humar
Christoph Franz who has been on the board at Roche since 2011 has now been elected as its new chairman. …
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