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, …
Elan halts separation plans
August 10, 2010Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Elan
Irish drugmaker Elan has postponed plans to separate its business into two publicly-listed companies due to adverse market conditions. Elan …
ACM Global expands UK and US teams
August 10, 2010Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development ACM Global, appointment, manufacturing and production, research and development
Clinical services company ACM Global has made several new appointments at its UK and US facilities. Its Global Central Laboratory …
Talking Point: Cost-efficient logistics
August 10, 2010Manufacturing and Production Polar Speed, Talking Point, talking logistics
‘This is an environment where the NHS will face the most severe and substantial financial shortfall in its history,’ Branwen …
AstraZeneca reaches $200m Seroquel settlement
August 10, 2010Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Seroquel
AstraZeneca is to pay around £198 million to settle US lawsuits against its troubled anti-psychotic drug Seroquel. The company has …
New Type of Company Launched: Streaming Well created in Europe
August 9, 2010Medical Communications healthcare video, online patient education, streaming well, video distribution
A NEW HEALTHCARE VIDEO PRODUCER AND DISTRIBUTOR PROVIDES INFORMATION AND EDUCATION TO REACH ONLINE AUDIENCES ACROSS EUROPE AND WORLDWIDE.LONDON UK, …
Generic competition hits Boehringer sales
August 9, 2010Sales and Marketing 2010 financials, Boehringer, Q2
Boehringer Ingelheim’s sales fell 5% in the first half of 2010, depressed by generic competition and then further dragged down …
Victoza lifts Novo Nordisk
August 9, 2010Sales and Marketing 2010 financials, Novo Nordisk, Q2
Novo Nordisk has posted a set of healthy results following strong sales from its insulin range and newly launched diabetes …
CMP Therapeutics appoints Dr Neill Moray Mackenzie
August 9, 2010Research and Development CMP Therapeutics, appointment, research and development
Dr Neill Moray Mackenzie has joined Hertfordshire, UK-based biopharmaceutical company CMP Therapeutics as chief executive. He has a long record …
A revolution for the NHS – an opportunity for pharma?
August 9, 2010Sales and Marketing GlaxoSmithKline, NHS
Healthcare systems across western Europe are currently under renewed pressure and scrutiny, each government preoccupied with finding major cost-savings to …
Reforms could mean ‘de-nationalisation’ of NHS
August 9, 2010NHS, government
Tribal, a private healthcare provider, has welcomed the new NHS reforms, saying they are so radical that they could represent …
NICE: the end of an era
August 9, 2010Sales and Marketing Andrew Lansley, NICE, VBP, government
NICE is undergoing a momentus shift in its role which will see it leave behind the frequent clashes and controversy …
GPs urged to curb spending on prescriptions
August 6, 2010GPs, NHS, NICE, NPC, prescriptions
GPs are being encouraged to reduce spending on prescriptions by following NICE’s cost-effectiveness guidelines. A new National Prescribing Centre (NPC) …
Plans for greater transparency with KOLs
August 6, 2010Medical Communications ABPI, BMA, Code of Practice, KOL, MHRA, PMCPA
Pharmaceutical companies in the UK will have to declare the amount of money paid to its healthcare professionals who act …
MSD launches asthma training resources
August 6, 2010Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing MSD, asthma, medical education, merck sharp and dohme, nurses
A new training resource aimed at helping primary care nurses manage asthma has been launched with funding from Merck Sharp …
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