Research and Development

Japanese pharma firm Shionogi & Co has opened a new office in London and pledged to expand into Europe. Osaka-based …

Boehringer Ingelheim has established a translational research collaboration with the presidents and fellows of Harvard College. The aim of the …

I’ve often said that however bad one’s research, it’s possible to get it published somewhere. I have been thinking about …

Sanofi has confirmed that it is considering a restructuring of its operations in France, but has refused to comment on …

Merck’s Erbitux has failed to increase survival in patients with gastric cancer, representing a blow to the firm’s ambition to …

Boehringer Ingelheim has appointed Dr Joachim Hasenmaier to its board of managing directors. The 52-year-old will take over responsibility for …

Dendreon has announced that its president and chief executive John Johnson has assumed the additional title of chairman of the …

Former Global Services Solutions director with GE Life Sciences, Fraser Black, has been appointed as managing director of BioCity Scotland, …

Merck Serono’s Enrica Alteri has been appointed by The European Medicines Agency as its new head of Safety and Efficacy …

Janssen has submitted its investigational tuberculosis pill bedaquiline for review by the FDA. The firm is seeking a licence for …

Shilpa Gohil has been elected chair of the English Pharmacy Board at the first meeting of the newly elected board, …

The director of the Wellcome Trust since 2003 Sir Mark Walport has been appointed to succeed Sir John Beddington as …

Patients with dementia are facing huge delays in their diagnosis and treatment according to a group of MPs and peers. …

ICON, provider of outsourced development services to the pharma, biotech and medical device industries has announced appointments to the senior …

RSA, the life sciences recruitment specialist, has appointed Kristian Juergensen as its new managing director of RSA in Germany. Juergensen …