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Merck KGaA swings axe over Serono operations

April 25, 2012 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cladribine, MS, Merck KGaA, Switzerland, job cuts

Merck KGaA will cut around 500 jobs from its pharmaceutical unit in Switzerland, the firm has announced.  The company said …
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New data shows Herceptin’s ability to increase survival

April 24, 2012 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cochrane, Herceptin, Roche, breast

A new review of Roche’s breast cancer drug Herceptin has confirmed its ability to increase overall survival, but concerns remain …
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7 steps to better talent acquisition

April 24, 2012 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, Talent acquisition, careers, executives

When companies complain that they can’t find enough good people, the cause, in our view, is most likely to be …
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Quintiles appoints Tom Pike as new chief executive

April 24, 2012 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Quintiles, Tom Pike, biopharmaceutical

Quintiles, the biopharmaceutical services company, has appointed Tom Pike as its new chief executive, effective from 30 April. The appointment …
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Falsified Medicines Directive in the EU

April 23, 2012 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Dated 16 April 2012, the European Commission has issued the Draft Template for the Written Confirmation for Active Substances Imported …
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AstraZeneca to buy Ardea for $1.3 billion

April 23, 2012 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ardea, AstraZeneca, febuxostat, gout

AstraZeneca is to buy Ardea Biosciences for $1 billion to help bolster its pipeline. Under the terms of the agreement, …
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EMA request feedback on the draft EU reference dates

April 19, 2012 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Wainwright Associates; EMA; Pharmacovigilance; PV

The European Medicines Agency has invited marketing-authorisation holders and other stakeholders to review and provide comments on the draft list …
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Pharma R&D downsizing hits academic researchers

April 19, 2012 Research and Development ABPI, academic alliance, academic research

A survey of pharma’s research partnerships and funding of UK academics has raised concerns about the future of British science.The …
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Pharmaceutical marketers – put your head in the clouds

April 17, 2012 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alex Blyth, Cloud Computing, MSI, digital, iPod, ipad

The moment has arrived for the pharma industry to embrace online planning tools.The convergence of reliable and secure cloud-based computing, …
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Merck does cancer drug deal with Endocyte

April 17, 2012 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Endocyte, Merck, NSCLC, vintafolide

Merck is to pay $120 million to US biopharma company Endocyte as part of a deal to develop and commercialise …
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Lilly’s John Lechleiter elected as PhRMA Board chairman

April 17, 2012 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Celgene, John Lechleiter, Pfizer, Sanofi, lilly

John Lechleiter, chairman, president and chief executive of Lilly has been elected chairman of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of …
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Merck signs deal with venture capitalists

April 16, 2012 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Flagship Ventures, Merck

Merck has entered a deal with a US venture capital firm specialising in life sciences to help build the manufacturer’s …
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MSI appoints new partner

April 16, 2012 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MSI Consultancy, Sanofi, appointment

Pharma consultancy firm MSI has announced the appointment of a new partner.  Steve Mather takes up this senior position with …
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Takeda to buy gout specialist URL Pharma for $800m

April 16, 2012 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing R&D, Takeda, acquisition, gout

Takeda is set to purchase URL Pharmaceuticals for $800 million, helping offset the loss of its blockbuster ulcer drug Prevacid.  …
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Innovating in China’s pharma market

April 12, 2012 Research and Development AstraZeneca, China, R&D, Steve Yang, emerging markets

The challenges that China and the wider Asia region face in healthcare represent big opportunities for multinational pharma companies. Cases of …
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