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Thomas Thorp promoted to senior director of corporate affairs at Lilly UK

November 22, 2011 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing lilly

Thomas Thorp has been promoted to senior director of corporate affairs at Lilly UK. Thorp will now lead all of …
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Lucentis rival gains US approval

November 22, 2011 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Eylea, Lucentis, Novartis, Regeneron, Roche

A rival to Roche and Novartis’ drug Lucentis has received FDA approval for a common form of eye disease. Eylea …
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Gilead aims for hep C lead with Pharmasset acquisition

November 22, 2011 Research and Development Gilead, HCV, Pharmasset, Victrelis, hepatitis C

Gilead Sciences is to buy Pharmasset for $11 billion in a bid to become a leader in hepatitis C treatment.The …
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Willetts opens the new Celgene headquarters

Celgene opens new headquarters in UK

November 21, 2011 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Celgene

Celgene has opened new UK headquarters in London as its haematology-based business expands. The firm says it has decided to …
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Update on the planned consolidation of UK medicines legislation

November 21, 2011 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Earlier this year we reported on progress in the consolidation of the UK medicines legislation and that the Medicines and …
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EMA accepts submission of Pfizer’s new arthritis drug

November 21, 2011 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, Pfizer, tofacitinib

The European Medicines Agency has accepted Pfizer’s arthritis drug tofacitinib for review.Tofacitinib is a novel, oral JAK inhibitor being studied …
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What does it take to make integrated care work?

November 21, 2011 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

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Andreas Pott appointed deputy executive director of European Medicines Agency

November 21, 2011 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, Europe

The European Medicines Agency’s new executive director Guido Rasi has appointed Andreas Pott as deputy executive director. Pott’s appointment follows …
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FDA pulls Roche’s Avastin for breast cancer

November 21, 2011 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Roche, avastin

The FDA has pulled Avastin’s breast cancer licence in the US after the drug failed to prove its safety and …
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Dipankar Bhattacharjee becomes vice president of Teva Northern Europe

November 21, 2011 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Teva

Dipankar Bhattacharjee has been promoted to vice president of UK and Teva Northern Europe. Teva said that as part of …
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AstraZeneca’s UK research centre prepares to close

November 18, 2011 Research and Development AstraZeneca, Charnwood

AstraZeneca has thrown more light on the pending closure of its UK R&D site in Charnwood, saying that 90% of …
News

First stem cell trial halted due to costs

November 18, 2011 Research and Development Geron, Stem cells

One of the world’s first stem cell trials has been put on hold due to ‘uncertain economic conditions’.Geron, the firm undertaking …
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Industry supports bid to revitalise antibiotic research

November 17, 2011 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EFPIA, Europe, IMI, antibiotic

The European Commission and the European pharma industry have unveiled plans to accelerate the discovery and development of new antibiotics. …
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Life Healthcare makes four new appointments

November 16, 2011 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Life healthcare communications

Life Healthcare Communications has made four new appointments, adding to its client service, creative and digital teams. Vicki Marsh joins …
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Is global consistency in GCP interpretation an achievable goal?

November 16, 2011 Research and Development

The potential benefits of standardisation in the conduct of an increasingly global clinical research effort are enormous. The promise of …
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