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Former Vodaphone head to lead ABPI comms

November 5, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Aileen Thompson, meadon, vodaphone

The ABPI has appointed a new director of communications in Aileen Thompson, a former Vodaphone head who replaces Catherine Meadon in …
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Wales Assembly facing questions over cancer

November 5, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, NHS, Wales, Welsh, assembly, drugs fund, oncology

The state of cancer services in Wales has come under increased scrutiny this week as the country’s ability to provide …
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Retrospective study backs Iressa use in oesophageal cancer

November 5, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, Cancer Oesophagus Gefitinib, Iressa, gefitinib, oncology

A group of oesophageal cancer patients can increase their survival by six months or more if treated with AstraZeneca’s Iressa, …
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LabCorp buys Covance for $6.1 billion

November 5, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CRO, Covance, king, labcorp, medical

US medical diagnostics firm LabCorp has entered the drug development business via a $6.1 billion deal to buy contract research …
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Horizon Discovery names executive director

November 5, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Horizon Discovery, david smoller

Cambridge-based genetics research firm Horizon Discovery has appointed Dr David Smoller to be an executive director on its board. Smoller …
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AstraZeneca buys biotech Definiens

November 4, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Janssen, MedImmune, Pharmacyclics, binnig, definiens

AstraZeneca has strengthened its oncology capabilities with the acquisition of Definiens, a German company that has pioneered cancer imaging and …
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Astellas teams up with Proteostasis against protein defects

November 4, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Biogen IDEC, Protein, Proteostasis, upr

Astellas has announced it will collaborate with Proteostasis Therapeutics to develop drugs for diseases caused by protein defects, using the …
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Alnylam poaches VP from Bristol-Myers Squibb

November 4, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alnylam, pushkal garg

US-based RNAi therapeutics firm Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has appointed Dr Pushkal Garg to the position of senior vice president of its …
Appointment

AstraZeneca completes respiratory deal with Almirall

November 3, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Almirall, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, deal, duaklir, merger, respiratory

AstraZeneca has finally completed its takeover of Almirall’s respiratory drug portfolio in a deal worth $875 million. As reported by …
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Growing IPF drugs market evident at ERS Congress

November 3, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ERS, Esbriet, IPF, elf, european respiratory society, ofev

Arriving in Germany for this year’s European Respiratory Society (ERS) International Congress 2014, what awaited Pharmafile at the Ausgang was …
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Takeda hires Merck senior head as president

November 3, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Takeda, marc princen

Marc Princen has joined Takeda Pharmaceuticals from Merck and is to serve as its corporate officer and president of the …
Appointment
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More cancer patients surviving for longer

October 31, 2014 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, bladder, breast, myeloma, oncology, ons, prostate

Cancer survival rates in England are continuing to improve, though many cancers still have an ‘extremely poor’ prognosis, according to …
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Carmago hires drug development head

October 31, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing carmago, steven castillo

US drug development firm Camargo Pharmaceutical Services has expanded its leadership team with the appointment of Steven Castillo as vice …
Appointment
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Two neuroscientists join Biogen Idec

October 30, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biogen IDEC, richard ransohoff

Christopher Henderson and Richard Ransohoff have joined Biogen Idec to lead the company’s neurology research and discovery efforts. Henderson joins …
Appointment
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Sovaldi misses estimates but still makes history

October 29, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Gilead, harvoni, hep C, sofosbuvir, sovaldi

The trajectory of Gilead’s new hep C pill Sovaldi has slowed but the drug is still on course to break …
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