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Vermillion takes on two senior heads

December 15, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing david schreiber, vermillion, veronica jordan

US drug development firm Vermillion has appointed Veronica Jordan and David Schreiber to the company’s board of directors.  Dr Veronica …
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Patient access schemes ‘lack transparency’

December 12, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Janssen, NHS, NICE, Velcade, patient access, pharma, scheme

Deals negotiated between the pharma industry and governments to allow patients access to innovative new cancer treatments risk failing because …
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Unilife appoints comms VP from Intel

December 12, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing kevin sellers, unilife

US developer of injectable drugs Unilife has looked to Intel to appoint a marketing and communications veteran in Kevin Sellers. …
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Antibiotic resistance could kill 10 million a year

December 11, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, Cancer, KPMG, Merck, david cameron, rand

Antibiotic-resistant bacteria will kill an extra 10 million people a year by 2050 if the problem is not tackled soon, …
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Sanofi looking to diversify, may buy into animal health

December 11, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EFPIA, Jimenez, Sanofi, Serge Weinberg, Viehbacher, animal health

Sanofi is looking to diversify and is even considering buying into the consumer and animal health markets according to its …
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Takeda eyes new drug licences following positive blood cancer studies

December 11, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Adcetris, Takeda, Velcade, ash, bortezomib, brentuximab vedotin, hematology

Takeda is bringing its biotech arm in-house to create a global oncology business unit, which it says will drive forward …
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Tamoxifen found to reduce breast cancer rates by 30%

December 11, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Arimidex, NICE, anastrozole, astrazenea, breast cancer, tamoxifen

A study from Queen Mary University has demonstrated that tamoxifen can reduce breast cancer rates by around 30% over 20 …
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Kim Lemon named head of Liberation Unlimited

December 11, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Creston Health, kim lemon, liberation unlimited

Marketing communications agency Liberation Unlimited has appointed Kim Lemon to head its operations. Since the UK-based comms firm joined the …
Appointment
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Treatment shifts away from chemotherapy for multiple myeloma

December 10, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Kyprolis, carfilzomib, chemotherapy, myeloma, onyx pharmaceuticals

Results from a Phase III study of a new multiple myeloma offering have found promising results for a treatment that …
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Labour to extend cancer drugs funding if elected

December 10, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, Labour, NHS, NICE, andy burnham, election

Labour has committed to continuing the Cancer Drugs Fund system under the guise of a new £330 million ‘Cancer Treatment …
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Pharnext adds industry veteran to board

December 10, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Michel de Rosen, pharnext

France-based clinical stage biopharma firm Pharnext has appointed Michel de Rosen to its board of directors. For nearly 25 years …
Appointment
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Mixed results for new leukaemia drugs

December 9, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AML, Bayer, Nexavar, Qinprenzo, Sunesis Pharmaceuticals, sorafenib

Two trials of new drugs for acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) have shown promising results in younger and older groups of …
News

Pfizer buys into gene therapy

December 9, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing London, Pfizer, gene therapy, haemophilia, spark, therapeutics

Pfizer has announced that it is establishing a gene therapy platform as it looks to expand its rare diseases operations. …
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Celgene appoints new UK general manager

December 9, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Celgene, Wim Souverijns

Celgene has appointed Wim Souverijns as its new vice president and general manager for UK and Ireland. Souverijns (pictured) takes …
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The valuable world of Real World Evidence

December 8, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing clinical trials, data, martin goldman, real world evidence, transparency

What do you believe? Are you a doubting Thomas, always wanting to have the pragmatic proof personally presented to you, …
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