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A treatment room view

February 24, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, NHS, NICE, Roche, avastin, hinsely

A little more than a year ago, Lisa Hinsley’s prospects were not good. The mother of three had been diagnosed …
Feature

New VP of Operations for Exco InTouch

February 24, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Exco InTouch, burke

Healthcare data services firm Exco InTouch has appointed Laurence Burke as its vice president of Operations. Burke takes over 20 …
Appointment
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‘Compassionate’ use of hep C combo

February 24, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CHMP, EMA, Gilead, hep C, ledipasvir, sovaldi

A key adviser to the European regulator has said that Gilead Sciences’ fixed-dose combination of Sovaldi and ledipasvir can be …
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Lilly drug improves lung cancer survival

February 21, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NSCLC, lilly, necitumumab, ramucirumab

News
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New head of Biosimilars for Merck KGaA

February 21, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck KGaA, biosimilars, simon sturge

Simon Sturge is joining Merck KGaA from Boehringer Ingelheim in order to head its Biosimilars unit. In his new role …
Appointment
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Avillion appoints pharma veteran as chief executive

February 21, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Allison Jeynes-Ellis, Avillion

Drug development firm Avillion has appointed Dr Allison Jeynes-Ellis to be its chief executive. By stepping into the role Jeynes-Ellis …
Appointment
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Skin cancer pill shows ‘significant’ response

February 20, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing LDE225, Novartis, bolt, skin cancer, smo

Novartis is celebrating after its investigational pill targeting the most common form of skin cancer met its primary endpoint in …
News
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RSA appoints director of Information

February 20, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Claes Zackrisson, rsa

Life sciences executive search and interim management firm RSA has appointed Claes Zackrisson as its first director of information. Zackrisson …
Appointment
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Servier signs leukaemia deal

February 19, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Servier, UCART19, car, cellectis, leaukaemia

French firms Servier and small biopharma cancer specialist Cellectis have signed a deal to develop and commercialise one drug targeting …
News
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Vimizin shown green light

February 19, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BioMarin, FDA, congenital enzyme disorder, vimizin

Regulators have shown the green light to BioMarin Pharmaceutical’s Vimizim as a treatment for a rare enzyme deficiency which affects …
News
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EMA hires Accenture IT head

February 19, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dina Tsiambaou, EMA, IT

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has welcomed Dina Tsiambaou as the new head of its Information Technology department. Tsiambaou joins …
Appointment
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GSK starts rare blood trial

February 18, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, blood, mepolizumab

GlaxoSmithKline has begun a Phase III study to look at mepolizumab in a rare condition characterised by vasculitis – widespread …
News
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EFPIA appoints comms head from Lilly

February 18, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EFPIA, English, liam, lilly

The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) has hired its new comms director from Eli Lilly. Liam English …
Appointment

Novartis pays out for US biotech

February 17, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Novartis, Vaccine, costim pharmaceuticals

Novartis is looking to shore up its cancer immunotherapy pipeline with the purchase of oncology specialist CoStim Pharmaceuticals. The Cambridge, …
News
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Germany focus: strength with control

February 17, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMNOG, EFPIA, Germany, IQWIG, NHS, NICE

Germany is the biggest pharmaceutical market in Europe and one of the biggest in the world, but new systems and …
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