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J&J reveals more on transparency policy

February 3, 2014 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Goldacre, J&J, JJ, alltrials, johnson, transparency, yoda

Johnson & Johnson’s pharma subsidiary Janssen has given Pharmafile more details on its new transparency policy, which will see both …
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Cancer Drugs Fund: assessing a difficult legacy

February 3, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, NHS, NICE, adams, mccafferty

England’s Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) is very good at creating division: its lobbyists say that it increases access to new …
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Novo Nordisk makes Eddie Williams senior VP

February 3, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novo Nordisk, eddie williams

Novo Nordisk has promoted Eddie Williams to the position of senior vice president of its biopharmaceuticals unit. Williams brings three …
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UK invests in Oxford bioscience site

January 31, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Milton Park, Oxford, UK, bioscience, government

The government is putting £7 million into Milton Park, near Oxford, to boost the building of a new laboratory and …
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Metamark names new chief commercial officer

January 31, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing cornelius, metamark

US Biotech firm Metamark Genetics has named the former general manager of HealthTronics Laboratory Solutions Cornelius Merlini, as its senior …
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Stem cell breakthrough heralded by scientists

January 30, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BBC, regenerative medicine, stap, stem cell

Researchers have discovered a simple method of producing mice stem cells that could mark a new era of regenerative medicine.  …
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UPDATED: J&J in ‘game-changing’ data disclosure plan

January 30, 2014 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, all trials, data, transparency, yoda

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Novo Nordisk appoints chief medical officer

January 30, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novo Nordisk, todd hobbs

Dr Todd Hobbs has been appointed chief medical officer (CMO) for Novo Nordisk in North America.   In this role …
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High-dose Copaxone the right medicine for Teva

January 29, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biogen, Copaxone, FDA, MS, Mylan, Teva

The FDA has approved a high-dose version of Teva’s multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone which will help the firm offset approaching …
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Merck KGaA head jumping ship to Lanxess

January 29, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck, Merck KGaA, lanxess, zachert

Merck KGaA’s chief financial officer Matthias Zachert is exiting the firm in order to fulfill a chief executive appointment at …
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Servier signs cancer partnership

January 29, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Servier, breast cancer, curie

Servier has extended by three years its deal with leading research group Curie-Cancer to identify therapeutic targets for treating triple-negative …
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Pfizer lung cancer drug suffers late-stage setback

January 28, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, NSCLC, Pfizer, Roche, Tarceva, dacomitinib

An experimental cancer drug developed by Pfizer has failed in two separate Phase III clinical studies. Dacomitinib is a tyrosine …
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Targacept appoints chairman

January 28, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Targacept, richard

Clinical-stage biopharma firm Targecept has appointed its non-executive director since 2002 John Richard to be its chairman of the board. …
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NHS reform: did the government get it right?

January 27, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DH, Hunt, Lansley, NHS, atkins, reform, reforms

Some nine months after the coalition government’s controversial health reforms came in, have they been a success? And how are …
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PTC Therapeutics makes series of changes

January 27, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing PTC Therapeutics

Biopharma firm PTC Therapeutics has expanded its senior management team with a raft of appointments. Robert Spiegel (pictured) becomes its …
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