Digital Pharma: Pfizer’s mobile-powered ‘virtual’ clinical trial
June 8, 2011Research and Development Digital Pharma blog, Pfizer, clinical trials
In an industry first Pfizer is to use mobile phone and web-based technology to collect study data for pharma’s first …
Roche and Merck collaborate on personalised cancer tests
June 8, 2011Research and Development Merck, Roche, personalised medicine
Roche has signed a deal to develop diagnostic tests for products in Merck’s oncology pipeline, in a bid to make …
Promoting UK biotech’s voice and mission
June 8, 2011Research and Development ERBI, One Nucleus, biotech
One Nucleus is a new organisation formed from the merger of two of England’s regional networks – ERBI (Eastern Region …
UK suing Servier over alleged generic blocking
June 7, 2011Sales and Marketing Peridopril, Servier, generics
The UK government is taking Servier to court for allegedly blocking generic versions of its blood pressure drug Perindopril from …
Bayer submits Lucentis rival for European approval
June 7, 2011Sales and Marketing Bayer, Lucentis, Regeneron, VEGF Trap-Eye
Bayer Healthcare has submitted its new eye drug to European regulators for approval to treat age-related macular degeneration (wet AMD). …
Merck plans cancer drug submissions later this year
June 7, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck & Co, ridaforolimus
Merck & Co is to submit its oral investigational cancer drug ridaforolimus to European and US regulators later this year …
European falsified meds directive: implications for manufacturers
June 7, 2011Manufacturing and Production APIs, GDP, GMP, excipients, pharma manufacturing
The Council of the European Union gave its backing to the new Directive on Falsified Medicines on May 27, setting …
Erbitux meets gold standard in rectal cancer
June 7, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Erbitux, Merck Serono, rectal cancer
Studies of Merck Serono’s Erbitux in rectal cancer have shown improved overall survival, a gold standard measure in oncology trials. …
New head of finance at Bayer
June 7, 2011Sales and Marketing appointment, sales and marketing
Bayer has appointed Peter Müller as its new head of finance. Currently head of the corporate finance unit within the …
Almirall appoints Daniel MartÃnez Carretero as finance head
June 6, 2011Sales and Marketing appointment, sales and marketing
Spanish pharma company Almirall has appointed Daniel MartÃnez Carretero as its chief financial officer. In addition to Finance, Daniel will …
Roche impresses at ASCO with vemurafenib
June 6, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, Roche, skin cancer, vemurafenib
Roche’s vemurafenib has proven one of the stars of the ASCO cancer conference by increasing overall survival in skin cancer …
GSK and Merck cut vaccine prices
June 6, 2011Sales and Marketing Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, GSK, Merck & Co, developing world, vaccines
GlaxoSmithKline and Merck & Co have pledged to offer their rotavirus vaccines at discounted prices to developing countries. GSK is …
UK pharma opposes off-label rule change
June 6, 2011Sales and Marketing off label
Prescribing a drug off-label when a licenced alternative exists increases patient safety risks and threatens the development of new medicines, …
Novartis eye drug wins wider European licence
June 6, 2011Sales and Marketing Lucentis, Novartis
Novartis’ Lucentis has been approved in Europe to treat people suffering from vision loss due to macular oedema secondary to …
Service Insight: Video killed the radio star …
June 6, 2011Medical Communications Service Insight, digital marketing, social media
SERVICE INSIGHTWhile everyone is going digital, are we forgetting the power of the spoken word? Some days it feels as …
NHS reform: after the pause, the rewind?
June 3, 2011Andrew Lansley, NHS reform
The government’s six-week ‘pause’ in the passage of the controversial Health and Social Care Bill has now come to an …
Health Bill ignores research, says charity
June 3, 2011Cancer Research UK, NHS, trials
The Health and Social Care Bill has ignored the opportunity to place clinical research at the heart of the NHS, …
BMS and Roche to team up in melanoma
June 3, 2011Sales and Marketing BMS, Roche, melanoma, oncology
Bristol-Myers Squibb and Roche are to use two of their drugs in an exploratory phase I/II study a bid to …
Tarceva impresses again as it seeks to extend its EU licence
June 3, 2011NSCLC, Roche, Tarceva
Roche and its partner OSI Pharmaceuticals have released another series of positive results for its lung cancer drug Tarceva as …
UNICEF highlights price differences for vaccines
June 2, 2011Sales and Marketing Unicef, developing world, vaccines
A large disparity in the cost of vaccines has been revealed by UNICEF. The United Nations Children’s Fund charity has …
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