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China rejects Gilead’s Sovaldi patent

June 24, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, Gilead, hep C, sofosbuvir, sovaldi

Manufacturer of the blockbuster hepatitis C treatment Sovaldi Gilead has seen its application for a patent in China rejected following …
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NICE asks for more evidence from dry eye treatment maker

June 24, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ikervis, NHS, NICE, ciclosporin, santen pharma

A NICE appraisal committee has asked for more information on a treatment for chronic dry eye syndrome, after failing to …
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OBN chief executive Jon Rees steps down

June 24, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing OBN, jon rees, ross sommerville

UK life sciences membership organisation OBN has confirmed that its chief executive Jon Rees is stepping down in August after a decade …
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Former Sanofi chief executive joins Waypoint

June 23, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, Viehbacher, waypoint

The former Sanofi chief executive Christopher Viehbacher is joining Geneva-headquartered business enterprise firm Waypoint Capital as a managing partner.
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NuCana appoints chief medical officer

June 23, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing martin birkhofer, nucana

Scottish clinical stage biopharma firm Nucana has appointed Dr Martin Birkhofer as its chief medical officer. Birkhofer, an oncologist by training, …
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GCI Health makes team changes

June 22, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GCI Health, caryl johns, claire martin, helen khan, laura starr

Healthcare comms agency GCI Health has promoted Claire Martin to associate director and Laura Starr to associate director and head …
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Overcoming barriers in rare diseases

June 22, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BIA, NHS, Shire, bates, government, nps, rare diseases

In recent months the focus on the need to develop new drugs and fund new treatments for rare diseases has …
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Zeus Capital names healthcare finance lead

June 19, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing phil walker, zeus capital

Investment banking boutique Zeus Capital is increasing its healthcare sector team by hiring Phil Walker to head the firm’s healthcare …
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AZ takes manufacturing head from Merck

June 17, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Pam Cheng has joined AstraZeneca from Merck to be its executive vice president of operations and IT. Cheng succeeds David …
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GSK ploughs $95m into research institute

June 17, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, Pfizer, acquisition, altius, merger, takeover

GlaxoSmithKline is pouring $95 million into a new US research institute to investigate how a cell’s operating system works in …
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Immodulon Therapeutics makes two senior hires

June 17, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Immodulon Therapeutics

UK late-stage biopharma firm Immodulon Therapeutics has made two new senior appointments to its board of directors.  Investment fund manager …
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Rock Unlimited appoints director

June 16, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ben fisher, rock unlimited

Communications firm Rock Unlimited has appointed a new director to its team in Ben Fisher. Fisher takes to the firm …
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Consumer watchdog highlights FDA failures

June 15, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, brett wells, hetlioz, public citizen

Consumer watchdog Public Citizen has criticised the FDA for incorrectly expanding the use of Vanda Pharma’s sleep disorder drug Hetlioz …
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Amgen bets on immunotherapy future

June 15, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, immunotherapy, oncology, oncolytic, tom lillie

When we speak to Tom Lillie he’s brimming with excitement about the future for Amgen in oncology and the future …
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DrugDev looks to Lilly for chairman role

June 15, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing drugdev, jeffrey kasher, lilly

Dr Jeffrey Kasher has joined US healthcare tech firm DrugDev as the chairman of its advisory board. Kasher takes 28 …
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