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AbbVie advances oncology drug

January 21, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, DNA, oncology, veliparib

AbbVie has begun a Phase III trial of its investigational compound veliparib in women with early-stage, triple-negative breast cancer.  This …
News
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Roche schizophrenia drug fails

January 21, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Roche, biopertin, schizophrenia

Roche’s investigational schizophrenia drug bitopertin has failed to help patients with the disorder’s negative symptoms when pitted against placebo. Two …
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Novasep adds president to complete its executive team

January 21, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Nieuwenhove, Novasep

Thierry Van Nieuwenhove has joined contract manufacturing organisation Novasep as president of its Synthesis business unit. Educated as a bio-engineer, Van …
Appointment
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Problems and solutions

January 20, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing adams, culture, pharma, problems, social media

Not long ago I was asked to be involved in a project that filmed UK-based pharma journalists in order to …
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New chair for British Generic Manufacturers Association

January 20, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing bgma, thomas broeer

Thomas Broeer has been elected as chair of 





The British Generic Manufacturers Association (BGMA). Broeer, managing director of Kent Pharmaceuticals, …
Appointment
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Ian Gilham appointed chairman of the board at Horizon Discovery





January 17, 2014 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development Gilham, Horizon Discovery

Research tools firm Horizon Discovery has appointed Dr Ian Gilham as chairman of its board of directors.



  Gilham’s healthcare industry …
Appointment
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Gene trial ‘restores sight’

January 17, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Trust, choroideremia, eyes

A UK Phase I trial of a gene therapy designed to restore sight in patients suffering from an inherited form …
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Heptares appoints Tim Tasker as chief medical officer



January 16, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Heptares, tim tasker

Drug development firm Heptares Therapeutics has appointed Dr Tim Tasker as its chief medical officer (CMO) and VP of Development. …
Appointment
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ICON hires Dr Steve Cutler as chief operating officer

January 15, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ICON, cutler

Clinical research organisation ICON has appointed Dr Steve Cutler to the newly created position of chief operating officer (COO).
Appointment

UK cancer figures rise

January 15, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, England, NHS, research uk

More people are being diagnosed with cancer than ever before, according to figures from Cancer Research UK – as an …
News
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Bayer and Regeneron to co-develop wet AMD antibody

January 14, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Eylea, Regeneron, pdgfr-beta, wet AMD

Bayer and Regeneron are co-developing an antibody to the Platelet Derived Growth Factor Receptor Beta (PDGFR-beta) as a combination therapy …
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FDA approves GSK cancer combo

January 14, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, GSK, Tafinlar, mekinist

US regulators have shown the green light to a combination of two GlaxoSmithKline skin cancer drugs, Mekinist and Tafinlar, to …
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Sanofi signs new genetics deal with Isarna

January 14, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DNA, RNA, Sanofi, aso, isarna

Sanofi has agreed to produce genetic compounds developed by German biotech Isarna Therepeutics to accelerate their progress to the clinical …
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Incyte names former Novartis president as its chief executive

January 14, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Incyte, Novartis, hoppenot

Biopharma firm Incyte has announced that the former president of Novartis Oncology has been named as its president and chief …
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New managing director for Boehringer Ingelheim UK

January 13, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer Ingelheim, krumins

Zinta Krumins has been appointed as the managing director of Boehringer Ingelheim UK & Ireland. The appointment will present a …
Appointment
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