Pharma manufacturing news in brief
August 13, 2010Manufacturing and Production Dutch CMO SynCo Bio Partners, GeoPharma, Merck & Co, Positron, SCM Pharma, Thermo Fisher Scientifitic
EMA and FDA issue call for volunteers for joint inspection pilot, plus facility updates from Merck & Co, Thermo Fisher …
Amgen’s Vectibix fails late stage trial
August 12, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Vectibix, head and neck cancer
Amgen’s potential head and neck cancer treatment Vectibix has failed to meet its primary endpoint of improving overall survival in …
Online multidisciplinary library goes live
August 12, 2010Medical Communications Cochrane, Wiley, Wiley-Blackwell, evidence-based medicine
A new online resource offering access to one of the world’s most extensive multidisciplinary collections of resources for health, physical …
WHO sounds swine flu all clear
August 12, 2010Sales and Marketing WHO, h1n1, swine flu
The world is no longer in the grips of an H1N1 pandemic and the virus has run its course according …
GPs in the driving seat for ‘clinical commissioning’
August 12, 2010GP, NHS, PCT, government
The reforms of the NHS unveiled in July will have a radial impact on how the service is run, giving …
NICE decides Xolair is not value for money
August 12, 2010Sales and Marketing NICE, Novartis, Xolair
NICE has refused to back the use of Novartis’ Xolair for young children, saying the asthma drug’s cost brings little …
Pharminox promotes Dr Marc Hummersone
August 12, 2010Research and Development Pharminox, appointment, research and development
Nottingham, UK-based cancer drug discovery and development company Pharminox has appointed Dr Marc Hummersone as research director. Marc first joined …
Genzyme posts loss after inventory write-off
August 12, 2010Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Genzyme, manufacturing compliance
Genzyme has had to write off an additional tranche of product that does not meet quality standards, forcing it to …
Two $1 billion dollar acquisition deals go through
August 11, 2010Sales and Marketing Alcon, M&A, MA, Novartis, Ratiopharm, Teva
Two major acquisition deals mounted by Teva and Novartis are in their final stages as they move to complete potentially …
US biotech investment doubles
August 11, 2010Research and Development biotech, funding
Investment in the beleaguered US biotechnology sector shot up in the second quarter of this year, but analysts say it’s …
Quintiles relocates European headquarters
August 11, 2010Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Quintiles
Contract research organisation and pharma services company Quintiles is moving its European headquarters to Reading in the UK. Previously based …
Practical Approaches to Early Stage Life Sciences Technology Valuations – Part 1
August 11, 2010Research and Development Kinapse, life sciences, pharma
Valuations are essential components of effective transactions in the life sciences industry
Sanofi signs personalised medicine alliance
August 11, 2010Research and Development Sanofi-Aventis, Scripps Genomic Medicine, genomics
Sanofi-Aventis has signed a personalised medicine research alliance with US not-for-profit company Scripps Genomic Medicine. The company is part of …
Sir John Savill to head up MRC
August 11, 2010Research and Development MRC, appointment, research and development
The Medical Research Council has appointed Sir John Savill as chief executive and deputy chair with effect from 1 October. …
Medical Affairs at the centre of life sciences innovation
August 11, 2010Research and Development Kinapse, Medical Affairs
In today’s challenging business environment, many innovative life sciences companies are raising questions about the return on investment of internal …
Lilly sponsors diabetic calendar for Ramadan
August 11, 2010Medical Communications Diabetes UK, disease awareness campaigns, lilly
UK Muslims with diabetes are being offered a special Ramadan calendar that features advice and tips about fasting during the …
Digital Pharma: Novartis rapped for Facebook sharing
August 10, 2010Medical Communications Digital Pharma blog, Facebook, Novartis, Tasigna
Novartis has had its knuckles rapped by the FDA over the company’s use of social media sharing tools. At issue …
WHO delists Sanofi-Aventis combo vaccine
August 10, 2010Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis, WHO, vaccines
The World Health Organization has dropped a combination vaccine made by Sanofi-Aventis’ subsidiary Shantha Biologics from its list of prequalified …
Bilcare buys INEOS to expand pharma packaging business
August 10, 2010Manufacturing and Production Bilcare, INEOS, Klockner Pentaplast, packaging, pharma packaging
India’s Bilcare will pay 100 million euros to acquire the films business of chemical company group INEOS in a deal …
Capacity expansion helps Hovione to healthy sales increase
August 10, 2010Manufacturing and Production API, Hovione, packaging, pharma packaging
Portuguese active pharmaceutical ingredient manufacturer Hovione has posted a healthy increase in sales for the fiscal year-ended March 31, 2010, …
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