Research and Development

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UK research centre falls victim to Pfizer merger

October 28, 2003 Research and Development

A leading UK drug discovery centre is one of a number of global sites to close following Pfizer's recently completed …

Roche’s targeted cancer drug fails

October 28, 2003 Research and Development

A new type of cancer drug developed by Roche, Genentech and OSI Pharmaceuticals has failed to prove its efficacy in …

New data boosts AstraZeneca’s Atacand

October 28, 2003 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

New trial data on AstraZeneca's blood pressure treatment Atacand could give the drug a lead over rivals in the same …

Why can’t pharma be more like this?

October 24, 2003 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing branding, corporate

Brands are compressed bytes of information. They contain myriad messages that create impressions. If these impressions net out in a …

R&D outsourcing strategies

October 24, 2003 Research and Development CRO, contract research, contract research organisation

The R&D and sales and marketing functions of major pharma companies are suffering from declining productivity. To date, the industry's …

Keeping an eye on the incubators

October 24, 2003 Research and Development CRO, contract research, contract research organisation

Pharmaceutical companies are increasingly outsourcing their clinical trials to contract research organisations (CROs). There are more than 1,000 CROs world-wide, …

The way forward for clinical research

October 23, 2003 Research and Development NICE, clinical research, healthcare

Clinical investigators in drug development have made enormous contributions to the advancement of healthcare over the last 25 years, and …

Do as I say, not as I do?

October 23, 2003 Research and Development management, pay, pharma

The new regulations requiring companies to put their remuneration committee reports to shareholder vote is starting to have a significant …

Infernal communications

October 22, 2003 Research and Development marketing, medical

One of the great things about being asked to put your thoughts down on paper is that it immediately demands …

On-line clinical trials recruitment

October 22, 2003 Research and Development clinical trials, digi pharma, patient recruitment

Sometimes, solutions don't really solve anything. Let me tell you a story about on-line clinical trials recruitment. A couple of …

Pharma gets smart & lean

October 22, 2003 Research and Development pharma, strategy

Pharmaceutical companies need to transform themselves into more flexible and connected entities and  given the financial pressures on the sector …

EDC – turning the corner?

October 22, 2003 Research and Development EDC, drug development, electronic data capture, technology

Electronic Data Capture is a way of eliminating paper in the data collection process by capturing the data directly into …
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