Research and Development

Merck & Co is to see whether its oral antifungal agent Noxafil (posaconazole) can be used in chronic cases of …

Athos Gianella-Borradori has joined clinical stage oncology drug development company Clavis Pharma as chief medical officer. His appointment to the …

AstraZeneca and Targacept have begun enrolling patients in phase III trials for TC-5214, a new treatment for depression. The new …

The shortlist of innovative medicines which will compete for two prestigious UK Prix Galien medals later this year has been …

The vision for a new UK biomedical research and innovation centre which will be the biggest in Europe has been …

GSK has extended its research alliance with biotech company Prosensa in the field of muscular dystrophy. Netherlands-based Prosensa focuses on …

George Osborne’s first Budget as chancellor has had a mixed reception from the pharma and biotech sectors. The BioIndustry Association …

Contract research organisation PRA International has appointed Hani Zaki senior VP of its Late Phase Services business. Late Phase Services …

Sanofi-Aventis has entered into a global strategic alliance with US-based therapeutics firm Regulus to develop and commercialise microRNA therapeutics. Regulus …

In today’s challenging business environment, many innovative life sciences companies are raising questions about the return on investment of internal …

GSK chief executive Andrew Witty has called on European governments to scrap outdated pricing systems and embrace newer methods, in …

US biotherapeutics company Ikaria has appointed Dr Geoffrey Nichol chief medical officer, with responsibility for its late-stage drug development activies. …

How did you find your way into your most current role? After completing a BSc in Microbiology and Virology at …

Pharma will need to find new ways of working with European governments in order to avoid further crises as witnessed …

From September all serious adverse events that occur during clinical trials in the UK will have to be reported electronically …