Virgo HEALTH hails success of apprentice scheme
October 12, 2012Medical Communications Virgo HEALTH, comms
Healthcare communications agency Virgo HEALTH says its participation in a new apprenticeship scheme has been a success. The agency has …
Chat rooms used to check drug safety
October 12, 2012Medical Communications Chat rooms, pharmacovigilance
Social media chatter on blogs, tweets and online forums is to be analysed to see whether such comments can help …
India’s clinical trials hit by ethical concerns
October 12, 2012Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing India, Lunt, clinical trials
India’s clinical trials industry is facing a crisis because of growing concerns about unethical or illegal practices in the sector. …
BIA welcomes appointment of UK MEP
October 12, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BIA, Glenis Willmott
The BioIndustry Association (BIA) has said it welcomes the appointment of UK MEP Glenis Willmott as the rapporteur for the …
Publicis Life Brands Medicus appoints managing director
October 12, 2012Business Services, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Adrian Sansone, publicis
The Publicis Healthcare Communications Group (PHCG) has appointed Adrian Sansone as managing director, Publicis Life Brands Medicus (PLBM). PLBM is …
Novasep invest €30m in ‘world’s largest chromatography plant’
October 11, 2012Manufacturing and Production API, Novasep
French purification specialist Novasep has said it plans to invest €30 million in a new plant at its site in …
GSK signs TB vaccine agreement
October 11, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Aeras, GSK, TB
GlaxoSmithKline Vaccines has signed a deal with US not-for-profit biotech Aeras to develop a new vaccine which will treat tuberculosis …
RSA announces three appointments to its global team
October 11, 2012François Martin, Jana Kurtova, Naja Kjeldsen, rsa
Life sciences executive search and interim management specialists RSA has announced three new appointments. Dr François Martin (pictured) has been …
Government showcases dementia research
October 11, 2012Sales and Marketing Cameron, DH, UK, dementia
The government is attempting to encourage international organisations to help the UK’s efforts to find better treatments for dementia. An …
Targacept cuts over a third of its staff
October 10, 2012Research and Development
Targacept is to make 38% of its staff redundant and cease laboratory operations by the end of the year as …
Hunt prioritises elderly and cancer
October 10, 2012Sales and Marketing
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt yesterday put the care of the elderly at the centre of his vision for public health …
AZ licences renal disease compound
October 9, 2012Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ardelyx, AstraZeneca, NHE3
AstraZeneca has signed an agreement giving it worldwide exclusive rights to California-based Ardelyx’s NHE3 inhibitor programme targeting liver and kidney …
Catalent and Parexel forge partnership
October 9, 2012Manufacturing and Production Catalent, Parexel
Catalent Pharma Solutions has formed an alliance with Parexel in a further boost to its aspirations in clinical trial material …
Novasep announces changes at the top
October 9, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development Novasep, Patrick Glaser, Roger-Marc Nicoud, manufacturing
Novasep has announced the appointment of Roger-Marc Nicoud, founder and chief executive, as non-executive chairman of the Board. The manufacturing …
DSM joins forces with Almac for biocatalysis
October 9, 2012Manufacturing and Production Almac, DSM
DSM Pharmaceutical Products has teamed up with Almac to offer biocatalysis services to customers in the drug industry. By working …
Olympus Biotech launches CMO services
October 9, 2012Manufacturing and Production CMO, Japan, Olympus
US-based Olympus Biotech has launched a contract manufacturing organisation (CMO) operation to complement its current focus on regenerative medicines. The …
Dr Reddy’s grows UK manufacturing base
October 9, 2012Manufacturing and Production CPS, Dow Pharma, Dr Reddy's, Mirfield
India’s Dr Reddy’s Laboratories has said it plans to increase its manufacturing operations in the UK with a round of …
Scotland ‘no’ to Avastin
October 9, 2012Sales and Marketing NICE, Roche, Scotland, avastin
Roche has slammed the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC)’s decision not to recommend Avastin for women with advanced ovarian cancer in …
Digital Pharma: what should we talk about?
October 8, 2012Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Facebook, Pfizer, digital pharma, social media, twiiter
The received wisdom today among the ‘digirati’ is that the pharmaceutical industry must join in the online conversation, and to …
Takeda to buy LigoCyte for $60 million
October 8, 2012Sales and Marketing LigoCyte, Takeda, norovirus
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company is to pay $60 million upfront to buy private US biopharma firm LigoCyte Pharmaceuticals in the next …
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