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John LaMattina

John LaMattina: Pharma’s R&D deals with foundations may hit reputations

June 17, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing John LaMattina

On the surface, it sounds pretty reasonable. Foundations like the Michael J. Fox Foundation and the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF), …
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Mike Stratton

UK gene scientist honoured with knighthood

June 17, 2013 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, genes, knighthood, mike stratton, personalised

A British scientist who helped discover the BRCA breast cancer gene and paved the way for personalised medicine has been …
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PAREXEL appoints senior VP and CFO

June 14, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Parexel

Biopharma services provider PAREXEL has appointed Ingo Bank to be a senior VP and chief financial officer at the firm. …
Appointment

‘Game-changing’ cancer database launched

June 13, 2013 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Department of Health, NHS

The Department of Health has unveiled a new system for co-ordinating cancer treatment which it hopes will save thousands of …
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Paul Karpecki joins Freedom Meditech Scientific Advisory Board

June 13, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Freedom meditech

Medical device company Freedom Meditech has appointed Dr Paul Karpecki to its Scientific Advisory Board. Karpecki currently works in corneal …
Appointment
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Regulus names Stelios Papadopoulos as chairman

June 12, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alnylam, Exelixis, Regulas

Biopharma firm Regulas Therapeutics has named Stelios Papadopoulos chairman of its Board of directors.  Papadopoulos assumes the role from John …
Appointment
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Diabetes drug risks fuel transparency debate

June 12, 2013 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMJ, Channel 4, all trials, diabetes, transaprency

A new investigation by Channel 4’s Dispatches and the British Medical Journal is demanding that all trial data be released …
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GSK fires head of China research over data fraud

June 11, 2013 Research and Development China, GSK, Jingwu Zang, MS, autoimmune

GlaxoSmithKline has dismissed its vice president of research in China in connection with ‘misrepresentation’ of research data.Jingwu Zang had been senior …
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Charities invest £4.2m for London biosciences hub

June 11, 2013 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biochemical Society, London hub, Society for General Microbiology, Society of Biology

A collective of five charitable societies have come together to create a new bioscience hub in central London. The offices …
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Questcor hires Shire’s chief executive

June 11, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Questcor, Shire

Biopharma firm Questcor Pharmaceuticals has appointed the recently-retired chief executive of Shire to its Board of directors.   Angus Russell …
Appointment

Novartis works in MS switch

June 11, 2013 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MS, Novartis, gilenya

Novartis’ oral MS drug Gilenya has been found to help multiple sclerosis (MS) patients who switch to it after taking …
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High cure rate for Boehringer HCV drug

June 11, 2013 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer Ingelheim, HCV

One of Boehringer Ingelheim’s pipeline drugs has achieved high response rates in patients with chronic genotype-1 hepatitis C virus (HCV) in …
News
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AstraZeneca to pay up to $1.2 billion for Pearl

June 10, 2013 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, COPD, pearl therapeutics

AstraZeneca is betting big on lung disease specialist Pearl Therapeutics as it looks to spend $1.2 billion to acquire the …
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Working Life, Vifor Pharma, Derek Williams

June 7, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Vifor pharma, Working Life, williams

How did you find your way into your current role? I began my career in the UK as a sales …
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Mirna appoints ex-Pfizer senior director

June 6, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, miRNA

Biotech firm Mirna Therapeutics has appointed Dr Sinil Kim as vice president of Oncology and chief medical officer. Kim will …
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