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Roche quits ABPI

June 30, 2009 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Roche, UK

Roche is to give up its ABPI membership in a surprise move that could undermine the UK’s system of industry …

Is the law good for your health?

June 30, 2009 Research and Development Les Rose, law, science

 A lawyer once told me that the law has nothing to do with morals. This wasn’t really a surprise, but …

Bayer signs deal with Celera on cancer targets

June 30, 2009 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Celera

Bayer Schering Pharma has signed a deal with Celera to give it access to five cancer-related targets for therapeutic development …

PPD backs away from new facility lease

June 30, 2009 Research and Development CRO, PPD

PPD has cancelled plans to occupy a facility at the North Carolina Research Campus in the US, blaming construction delays …

Contract research sector: news in brief

June 29, 2009 Research and Development CRO, chiltern

Pharmafocus presents a round-up of developments in the contract research sector, including a successful IPO by Medidata, Pierrel's imminent acquisition …

Novartis gains approval for first Japanese biosimilar

June 25, 2009 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, generics

Japan has approved its first biosimilar medicine – the recombinant human growth hormone somatropin from Novartis' generic arm Sandoz. The …

Merck takes aim at neglected tropical diseases

June 25, 2009 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Africa, Merck, Orphan

Merck & Co is participating in two projects designed to help improve healthcare in Africa. The pharma giant will join …

GSK signs arthritis drug development collaboration

June 25, 2009 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Deals, GSK

GlaxoSmithKline and Oxford-based Chroma Therapeutics are linking up to identify small molecule therapeutics in a bid to combat conditions like …

Astellas signs European deal in pain management

June 23, 2009 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas

Astellas has struck a deal with Californian company NeurogesX to market in Europe a treatment for pain linked to peripheral …

Merck Serono breast cancer vaccine enters phase III

June 22, 2009 Research and Development Cancer, Merck Serono, Stimuvax, vaccines

Merck Serono is to begin a global phase III study for its therapeutic cancer vaccine Stimuvax in patients with advanced, …

Swiss CRO moves into Indian clinical trials market

June 22, 2009 Research and Development CRO, Switzerland

Switzerland-based contract research organisation PFC Pharma Focus has set up an Indian subsidiary with the help of Excel Life Sciences, …

Sanofi to donate millions of flu vaccines for developing world

June 18, 2009 Research and Development Sanofi-Aventis, h1n1, vaccines

Sanofi-Aventis is to set aside 100 million flu vaccine doses for the developing world in order to fight the emerging …
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