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Is clinical research management evidence-based?

September 29, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Les Rose, Six Sigma, clinical trials, evidence, neuro-linguistic

Those who follow my columns will know that I am in the habit of starting with reminiscences. It’s something that …
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Virgo Health appoints US office head

September 26, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Virgo HEALTH, nancy caravetta

UK-based healthcare comms agency Virgo Health has launched a PR office in New York and appointed Nancy Caravetta to head …
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PAN hires two account handlers

September 25, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Margaux Chung, Pan, Rosemary Behan

Creative agency PAN has appointed two new account handlers in Rosemary Behan (pictured) who joins as account director, and Margaux …
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New chairman to take seat at GSK

September 25, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, RBS, gent, philip hampton

The Royal Bank of Scotland’s chairman Sir Philip Hampton has been appointed by GlaxoSmithKline to succeed Sir Christopher Gent in …
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Avillion hires chief business officer

September 25, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Avillion, Jarrod Longcor, melinta, rib-x

London-based drug development firm Avillion has confirmed the appointment of Jarrod Longcor as its chief business officer. Longcor joins as …
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Boehringer to slash 600 jobs in native Germany

September 24, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMNOG, Boehringer, Germany, Novartis, cuts, mergers, staff

Boehringer Ingelheim is to cut around 600 of its staff in Germany as part of a drive to reduce costs …
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Novella Clinical hires European director

September 24, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing clinical, deepak dhami, novella

Contract research organisation Novella Clinical has appointed Dr Deepak Dhami as the director of its clinical monitoring unit for Europe.  …
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Senior J&J head appointed by Synageva

September 23, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, rob bazemore, synageva

US biopharma firm Synageva has appointed Robert Bazemore as its chief operating officer. Reporting directly to the president and chief …
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Half of cancers diagnosed at late stage

September 22, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CRUK, Cancer, NHS, UK, oncology

A Cancer Research UK study out today reveals that nearly half of all cancers in England are diagnosed at an …
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IXICO hires chief financial officer

September 22, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

UK-based medical tech business IXICO has appointed Susan Lowther to its board as a chief financial officer.  Lowther was previously …
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Pharma and Twitter: a happy marriage or time for a divorce?

September 22, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Facebook, PMCPA, Twitter, digital, pharma, social media

There has been a phenomenal rise in the use and scale of social media over the past decade, from the …
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GSK fined, executives face jail sentence in Chinese bribery case

September 19, 2014 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Witty, bribery, sex tape

China has fined Britain’s largest pharma firm GlaxoSmithKline $490 million (£297m) for corruption after a year-long investigation into claims it …
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Boehringer pays $600m for cancer vaccine deal

September 19, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer Ingelheim, cancer vaccine, oncology, pd1

Boehringer is hoping to expand its oncology pipeline with a new multi-million dollar pact for an investigational cancer vaccine. The …
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‘Angelina effect’ sees BRCA tests soar in UK

September 19, 2014 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, angelina jolie, brac1, brad, breast, mastectomy

Referrals for testing for breast cancer risk more than doubled across the UK, after Oscar-winning American actress Angelina Jolie announced …
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Changes at the top for Merck KGaA

September 19, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Belén Garijo, Merck KGaA, Stefan Oschmann

German chemical and pharma giant Merck KGaA has promoted Stefan Oschmann to the position of deputy chief executive and vice …
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