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MRC Technology hires senior head from Shire

February 11, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Edward Bliss, MRC, Shire

UK medical research charity MRC Technology has appointed Dr Edward Bliss to the new role of general counsel and company …
Appointment
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Pharma’s reputation ‘is worsening among patients’

February 10, 2015 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing HIV, ViiV Healthcare, patientview, pharma, reputation, transparency

Only around four in ten patients believe pharma has a good reputation and many companies are failing to win patient …
News
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Gilead expands UK presence with new London HQ

February 10, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cambridge, Gilead, London, NICE, UK, johnson, medcity, sovaldi, uxbridge

Gilead is to create a new UK commercial secondary headquarters in central London doubling its UK workforce to 600 by …
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Pfizer replaces UK managing director

February 10, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Erik Nordkamp, Pfizer, jonathan emms

Erik Nordkamp has been named as the managing director of Pfizer UK to take over from Jonathan Emms. Emms has …
Appointment
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New president for ABPI

February 9, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Amgen, Pfizer, Whitehead, emms, john kearney

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry has appointed John Kearney as its new president. Stepping into the role in …
News
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Financial round-up: how has pharma fared in 2014?

February 9, 2015 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

A select look at the latest figures and performance from some of the industry’s big players:MerckQuarter four 2014 sales Sales of …
News
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Centogene appoints chief business officer

February 9, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Péter Adorján, centogene

Dr Péter Adorján has been appointed to the board of German rare disease firm Centogene and thereby extending its board …
Appointment
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Changing our minds about depression

February 9, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Campbell, Lamb, Lundbeck, depression, economist, mind

Alastair Campbell, former Labour spin doctor and depression patient, thinks that mental and physical health should not be seen as …
Feature
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Flu vaccine ineffective against this season’s strain

February 6, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing A(H3N2, Public Health England, UK, Vaccine, WHO, flu, phe

This season’s flu vaccine has provided little protection against the main strain circulating in the UK according to a new …
News
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Martindale Pharma appoints sales director

February 6, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing eric vick, martindale pharma

UK speciality pharma firm Martindale Pharma has appointed Eric Vick to be its group director of international sales. Eric has …
Appointment

FDA commissioner steps down in March

February 5, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Andrew von Eschenbach, FDA, Margaret Hamburg, Obama, Stephen Ostroff, US

The commissioner of the US Food and Drug Administration Dr Margaret Hamburg is to resign from her post at the …
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Half of UK population will get cancer

February 4, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDF, CRUK, Cancer, Jevtana, Sanofi, cabazitaxel

New figures from Cancer Research UK (CRUK) suggest that one in two people will develop cancer at some point in …
News
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New chairman for Bayer’s Central Works Council

February 4, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Oliver Zühlke, Thomas de Win, central works council

Oliver Zühlke has succeeded Thomas de Win as chairman at the Central Works Council of Bayer as he steps down …
Appointment
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Sucampo Pharma names new CFO

February 3, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing andrew smith, sucampo

US firm Sucampo Pharmaceuticals has appointed Andrew Smith from within its ranks to fulfill the role of chief financial officer. …
Appointment
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Takeda scraps vaccine trial in Phase II

February 2, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Diptheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis (DTaP) and Sabin inactivated poliovirus vaccine (sIPV), Rajeev Venkayya, TAK-361S, Takeda

Takeda has announced it is abandoning the development of a vaccine in Japan that was in Phase II clinical trials.TAK-361S, …
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