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Cubist Pharmaceuticals names chief executive

October 27, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing cubist, perez

US biopharma firm Cubist Pharmaceuticals has named Robert Perez as its chief executive and who will begin the role from …
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Cancer drug discovery system ‘broken’

October 24, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, cancer research, oncology, paul workman

The global system for discovering new cancer drugs is ‘broken’ and failing to turn scientific advances into enough innovative new …
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Innovation director appointed to NHS England

October 24, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NHS England, tony young

NHS England has hired a new national clinical director for innovation in Professor Tony Young. Young’s role will be to …
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UK government and partners pay £230m for disease research

October 23, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Arthritis Research UK, British Heart Foundation, Cancer Research UK, London, MRC, Osborne, UK, Wellcome Trust, dementia, research

A new partnership led by the Medical Research Council and the UK government will invest over £230 million in a …
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J&J appoints head of marketing in northern Europe

October 23, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Johnson and Johnson, yana Ignatova

Johnson & Johnson has appointed Yana Ignatova to the position of head of marketing for its northern Europe division. Reporting …
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Boehringer seeks more indications for IPF drug

October 22, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, IPF, NSCLC, colectoral, crc, nintedanib, ofev

Boehringer Ingelheim’s nintedanib has entered Phase III studies for the treatment of colorectal cancer (CRC), which could add to the …
News
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Epic Sciences hires chief information officer

October 22, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Michael Giske, epic sciences

San Diego-based diagnostics development firm Epic Sciences has appointed Michael Giske as its chief information officer. Giske has more than …
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Shire interim chief financial officer resigns

October 21, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Shire, james bowling, merger

Shire’s interim chief financial officer James Bowling has left the firm for water company Severn Trent following the collapse of …
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Parkinson’s UK appoints research director

October 21, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Arthur Roach, Parkinson's UK

Charity organisation Parkinson’s UK has appointed a leading pharma industry expert in Dr Arthur Roach as its research director. Roach …
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AbbVie ditches Shire as tax deal falters

October 21, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Obama, Shire, US government, tax, tax inversion

Tax rule changes coming from the US government have forced the collapse of a multi-billion dollar deal between Humira manufacturer …
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Admedus appoints two board directors

October 20, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing John Seaberg, Wayne Paterson, admedus

Australian-based healthcare product development firm Admedus has appointed two new directors to its board. John Seaberg and Wayne Paterson (pictured) …
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Working Life: MedImmune’s Dr Bing Yao

October 20, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MedImmune, Working Life, bing yao

 How did you find your way into your current role? When I was pursuing my doctorate in microbiology and immunology, …
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GSK: Ebola vaccines will come ‘too late’

October 17, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ebola, GSK, JK-05, Sihuan, tekmira, vaccines, zmapp

GlaxoSmithKline says its potential Ebola vaccine will come ‘too late’ for the current outbreak despite being fast-tracked. In August the …
News
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Roche and Pharmacyclics agree leukaemia pact

October 17, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, CLL, Cancer, Gazyva, Pharmacyclics, Roche, imbruvica, leukaemia

Pharmacyclics’s cancer drug Imbruvica will be tested in combination with Roche’s Gazyva in a new partnership announced by the firms. …
News

Four promotions at Red Door Communications

October 17, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Kate Aldous, Katy Pogson, Matt Lowe, Red Door Communications, Sarah Aldridge

Red Door Communications (RDC) has promoted Matt Lowe and Katy Pogson to its board of directors, and Kate Aldous and …
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