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Sucampo Pharma names new CFO

February 3, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing andrew smith, sucampo

US firm Sucampo Pharmaceuticals has appointed Andrew Smith from within its ranks to fulfill the role of chief financial officer. …
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Takeda scraps vaccine trial in Phase II

February 2, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Diptheria-Tetanus-acellular Pertussis (DTaP) and Sabin inactivated poliovirus vaccine (sIPV), Rajeev Venkayya, TAK-361S, Takeda

Takeda has announced it is abandoning the development of a vaccine in Japan that was in Phase II clinical trials.TAK-361S, …
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Stephen Whitehead: pharma has transformed

February 2, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, CDF, NHS, NICE, PPRS, Stephen Whitehead, lgbt, pharma

According to The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) the dominant issue in 2015 will be the affordability and …
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Packer Forbes Communications hires director

February 2, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Packer Forbes, samantha bremner

Samantha Bremner has joined healthcare comms firm Packer Forbes as an associate director and member of the agency’s leadership team.
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Government spending on Tamfilu is justified

January 30, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMJ, Lancet, Roche, Tamiflu, alltrials, oseltamivir, transparency

The most thorough analysis of Roche’s Tamiflu to date suggests that the controversial treatment can shorten the duration of flu …
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Gilead makes two senior promotions

January 30, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Gilead, andrew cheng

Gilead Sciences has promoted Dr Andrew Cheng to the position of executive vice president, HIV therapeutics and development operations, and …
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Scientists warn Ebola virus is mutating

January 29, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Africa, Ebola, GAVI, GSK, Institut Pasteur, J&J, JJ, guinea

Researchers in France studying the Ebola epidemic say the virus has mutated making it potentially even more contagious. Scientists based …
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GSK-Novartis mega-deal signed-off by EC

January 29, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Abbott, GSK, Mylan, Novartis, acquisition, etc, merger

The European Commission has approved a GSK-Novartis M&A deal, in which GSK will purchase Novartis’ vaccines unit and Novartis will …
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AstraZeneca dives into gene editing

January 29, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Intellia Therapetics, Novartis, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, Whitehead, broad institute, crispr, the Innovative Genomics Initiative in California

AstraZeneca is looking to harness the power of a pioneering genome-editing tool in a series of new collaborations. The UK …
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Cello Health Consulting hires Astellas head

January 29, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Cello, cello health, jon gilbert

Healthcare marketing consultancy Cello Health Consulting has appointed pharma marketer Jon Gilbert as a senior consultant. Gilbert joins the agency …
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New FDA commissioner for medical products named

January 28, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Robert Califf

US Food and Drug Administration commissioner Margaret Hamburg has appointed industry veteran Dr Robert Califf as the FDA’s deputy commissioner …
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GSK denies China job cutting rumours

January 27, 2015 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Jobs, Novartis, caixin, pharma

GlaxoSmithKline has told Pharmafile that the news and rumours circulating about 1,000 employees facing the axe in China are not …
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Pharma firms pledge vaccine support for developing countries

January 27, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GAVI, GSK, Janssen, Médecins Sans Frontières, Pfizer, Vaccine

Several pharma firms have announced commitments to help Gavi, the global vaccine alliance, to increase immunisation of children in developing …
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Bayer launches major new stroke trial

January 27, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Canadian Stroke Prevention Intervention Network, Population Health Research Institute, Xarelto, rivaroxaban, stroke

Bayer is enrolling more than 7,000 people in a trial to test whether its blood-thinning drug Xarelto can successfully prevent …
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ABPI appoints Amgen director to innovation role

January 27, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Amgen, Bina Rawal, Virginia Acha

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has named Dr Virginia Acha as its new executive director of Research …
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