Sales of bioreactors in Asia boost Sartorius
July 27, 2010Manufacturing and Production Sartorius, manufacturing and production, manufacturing equipment
Processing equipment company Sartorius posted a healthy 6% increase in sales in the first half of 2010 to 315 million …
New measures to help patients with mystery cancers
July 27, 2010CUP, Cancer, NHS, NICE
Patients whose cancer has spread to other parts of the body from an unknown primary location are to be given …
Binley’s to re-launch OnMedica
July 27, 2010Medical Communications Binley's, OnMedica
Binley’s has acquired the assets of OnMedica, the UK doctors’ network which went into administration in June. The site had …
Talking Point: The cool chain
July 27, 2010Manufacturing and Production Biocair, logistics, supply chain, talking logistics
A Cool Chain (or Cold Chain) is a supply chain along which a product’s temperature is maintained from the point …
Phage Pharma appoints David Jackson
July 27, 2010Manufacturing and Production Phage, appointment, manufacturing and production
US clinical-stage development and manufacturing company Phage Pharmaceuticals has appointed David Jackson VP of operations planning. He will be responsible …
Generic Lovenox to dent Sanofi’s earnings
July 26, 2010Sales and Marketing Lovenox, Sandoz, Sanofi-Aventis, generics
A generic version of Sanofi-Aventis’ blockbuster anti-blood clot treatment Lovenox has just gained approval in the US, signaling a rapid …
MSI promotes Michael Craig
July 26, 2010Sales and Marketing MSI, appointment, sales and marketing
The MSI Consultancy has promoted Michael Craig to the role of senior consultant. In his new role he will be …
Novartis’ Christine Brennan joins Vitae
July 26, 2010Sales and Marketing Vitae, appointment, sales and marketing
US biopharmaceutical company Vitae Pharmaceuticals has appointed Christine Brennan chief business officer. She has over 10 years industry experience and …
IMS promotes Adel Al-Saleh to senior sales role
July 26, 2010Sales and Marketing IMS, appointment, sales and marketing
IMS Health has promoted Adel Al-Saleh to the newly created position of senior vice president, sales and global account management. …
GSK’s Arixtra set for expanded licence
July 26, 2010Sales and Marketing Arixtra, Avandia, GlaxoSmithKline, rotarix
GlaxoSmithKline is set to receive a green light to use its anti-clotting drug Arixtra to prevent spontaneous superficial-vein thrombosis (SVT). …
Digital Pharma: Pfizer puts mental health diagnosis tools online
July 26, 2010Medical Communications Digital Pharma blog, Pfizer, depression, digital patients
Pfizer has put two widely used mental health assessment tools online for the public to use. It aims to improve …
PM Society appoints new chair and vice-chair
July 26, 2010Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing appointment, medical communications, pm society
Sandy Royden (pictured) has been elected as chairman of the PM Society and Dr Beverly Barr as vice-chairman. They join …
Tonic Life expands into Asia
July 23, 2010Medical Communications Huntsworth, Tonic
Tonic Life Communications has opened an office in Hong Kong as the first step in regional expansion plans that will …
Reaxa heads UK manufacturing consortium
July 23, 2010Manufacturing and Production Reaxa, manufacturing
Catalyst specialist Reaxa will lead a consortium, backed by more than £700,000 ($1.1 million) in UK government funding, to develop …
Lonza boosts profit despite contract manufacturing downturn
July 23, 2010Manufacturing and Production 2010 financials, Lonza, Q2
Switzerland’s Lonza posted a healthy increase in profits in the first half of 2010, topping analysts’ expectations, although sales dipped …
Novartis’ Jonathan Peacock moves to Amgen
July 23, 2010Sales and Marketing Amgen, appointment, sales and marketing
Amgen has appointed Jonathan Peacock executive VP and chief financial officer with effect from 1 September. He will move to …
Adventis Health boosts team
July 23, 2010Medical Communications Adventis, appointment, medical communications
Healthcare communications agency Adventis Health has appointed three new account executives, one to each of its integrated business units. They …
Study boost for personalised cancer treatments
July 23, 2010Research and Development Cancer, genome, genomics, personalised medicine
A five-year study by scientists in the UK and US of the way genomes and cancer medicines interact has yielded …
Roche sees slow sales amid market pressures
July 22, 2010Sales and Marketing 2010 financials, Q2, Roche
Roche has posted average first half year results with pharma sales that showed only low single digit growth. They showed …
Abbott boosted by Solvay integration
July 22, 2010Sales and Marketing 2010 financials, Abbott, Q2, Solvay
Abbott has posted a set of strong sales for the second quarter, buoyed by the integration of Solvay Pharmaceuticals and …
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