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AstraZeneca abandons late-stage RA drug

June 5, 2013 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, RA, Rigel

AstraZeneca is to exit development of a new rheumatoid arthritis drug, after Phase III trials produced disappointing results.The Anglo-Swedish firm …
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Sanofi admits $285m failure

June 4, 2013 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, its benzamide iniparib, otamixaban

Sanofi has consigned two investigational drugs to the corporate dustbin, preferring a $285 million dent in its coffers to continuing …
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NSCLC lift for Boehringer

June 4, 2013 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, NSCLC

Boehringer’s pipeline has been boosted with the news that its investigational oral triple angiokinase inhibitor nintedanib plus chemotherapy, extends the …
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Vocera appoints president and chief executive

June 4, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Brent Lang, Vocera

Healthcare comms firm Vocera Communications has announced Brent Lang’s appointment as president and chief executive officer to the firm and …
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UK government cautious on trial transparency

June 4, 2013 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Goldacre, UK, alltrials, transparency

Two ministers with responsibility for life sciences in the UK struck a cautious note over clinical trial transparency at an …
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Sinovac appoints chief financial officer

June 3, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, Sinovac

China-based biopharma products provider Sinovac Biotech has appointed vice president Nan Wang to be its chief financial officer. Previous CFO …
Appointment
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Europe votes yes on greater trial transparency

June 3, 2013 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Europe, Goldacre, alltrials, transparency

Europe has taken one step closer to increasing clinical trial transparency on the continent after MEPs voted yes on new …
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Lilly and Roche back US research institute

May 31, 2013 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Roche, lilly, notre dame, research

Eli Lilly and Roche Diagnostics are among the key backers of a $360 million US life sciences research facility which …
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Avillion appoints chief business officer

May 31, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Avillion

Venture capitalist firm Avillion has announced the expansion of its leadership team with the appointment of Ramani Varanasi as chief …
Appointment
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Bad pharma, good pharma: an insider’s view

May 30, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Bad pharma, Goldacre, NICE, transparancy

Most people in the pharmaceutical industry, particularly in the UK, will be well-acquainted with Ben Goldacre by now. He published his …
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SCM Pharma appoints new director

May 30, 2013 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing SCM Pharma

UK-based contract development and manufacturing organisation SCM Pharma has strengthened its senior management team by recruiting a director. Paul Bradley …
Appointment
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Diovan trials may have been run by Novartis staff

May 29, 2013 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Diovan, Novartis

Several post-marketing clinical trials of the blockbuster blood pressure drug Diovan may have been run by employees of the drug’s …
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Grant NICE greater trial data access – report

May 29, 2013 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Goldacre, NICE, transparency, trials

A new report by the National Audit Office says NICE should be given greater powers to access clinical trial data. …
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FDA experts recommend Merck sleep pill

May 24, 2013 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Merck, insomnia, suvorexant

Merck received welcome news this week from the FDA after one of the US regulator’s expert groups voted to approve …
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Janssen outlines pipeline ambitions

May 24, 2013 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Janssen, Johnson and Johnson, pipeline

Janssen has outlined plans to submit ‘more than ten’ new product filings worldwide in the next four years, along with …
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