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Kofi Annan speaks at the 'global crisis of depression' summit hosted in Lo

Mental and physical health should be treated equally

November 26, 2014 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Campbell, Lundbeck, depression, kofi annan, wiinberg

The need for a new approach to depression that gives it equal importance to physical health was the focus of …
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Cell Medica gets £50 million funding

November 26, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CMD-003, Cancer, Imperial Innovations, Invesco Perpetual, Woodford Investment Management, celk medica

Cellular immunotherapy development firm Cell Medica has confirmed the completion a £50 million investment round from key backers to progress …
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Institute of Cancer Research names chief executive

November 26, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ICR, Institute of Cancer Research, paul workman

Professor Paul Workman has been appointed as the chief executive of the Institute of Cancer Research. Workman who also becomes …
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Virgo Consumer Health promotes to senior team

November 25, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Virgo, natasha weeks, rebecca rhodes

Virgo has promoted its long-standing employee Natasha Weeks (pictured) to the position of director and lead of its Consumer Health …
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Takeda: we’re working on Ebola too

November 24, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ebola, GSK, Gates, Obama, WHO, brett wells, pharmafile, rajeev, vaccines, venkaya, venkayya

The president of Takeda Vaccines has told Pharmafile that the Japanese firm has identified compounds that could help prevent infection …
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Antibiotics: will the industry saviour please stand up

November 24, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, EAA, MRC, WHO, resistance, susie lunt

The spectre of a new ‘dark ages’ for humanity where common infections begin to kill again is increasingly making itself …
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New managing director for Napp Pharmaceuticals

November 24, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Napp, alberto, martinez

Alberto Martinez has joined Napp Pharmaceuticals in the UK as its new managing director, taking over the role from Dietmar …
Appointment
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ABPI: NHS must change to allow stratified drugs

November 21, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, george freeman, personalised, rawal, stratified medicines

The development of stratified medicines – especially in therapy areas outside of oncology – will have a significant effect on …
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Ablynx looks to GSK for new chief commercial officer

November 21, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ablynx, johan heylan

Belgium-based biopharma firm Ablynx has appointed Johan Heylen to be its chief commercial officer and assume responsibility for all commercial …
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Sanofi names new board member

November 20, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, bonnie bassler

Sanofi has appointed Professor Bonnie Bassler as an independent member to sit among its board of directors. Bassler has more …
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Sanofi appoints an Ebola response co-ordinator

November 19, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ebola, Sanofi, gary nobel

Former director of the NIH Vaccine Research Center Dr Gary Nabel has been hired by Sanofi to spearhead its contribution …
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European Medicines Agency appoints admin lead

November 18, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, Luc Vanheel, admin

Luc Vanheel has joined the European Medicines Agency (EMA) as the head of its administration division. A Belgian national, Vanheel …
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Pfizer signs $3 billion cancer deal

November 18, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Merck KGaA, PD-L1, Pfizer, anti-PD-L1, opdivo

Pfizer has signed a multi-billion dollar deal to develop one of Merck KGaA’s investigational drugs, MSB0010718C, an anti-PD-L1 antibody. The …
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Antibiotic resistance ranking high among public concerns

November 18, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, Cameron, WHO, longitude, rees, terrorism

People in the UK believe antibiotic resistance is second only to terrorism among threats to the public, according to a …
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New head of industrial operations at Bayer

November 18, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Klaus Schäfer

Bayer MaterialScience is getting a new head of industrial operations and technology as Dr Tony Van Osselaer retires from the …
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