Google to use contact lens as diabetes monitor
January 17, 2014Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing calico, contact, diabetes, google, lens
Google is developing a new type of contact lens designed to help patients with diabetes measure their blood sugar levels. …
Google diagnostic firm receives scathing FDA warning
November 26, 2013Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, dna. 23andme, google
The Google-backed DNA testing firm 23andMe has received a warning letter from the FDA saying it cannot continue to market …
Google launches new health business
September 19, 2013Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, Genentech, Levinson, Roche, google
$33m prizes for research
February 22, 2013Research and Development Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences, Cancer, Facebook, google
Life science research has a new multi-million dollar prize from the founders of Facebook and Google.The not-for-profit Breakthrough Prize in …
Google fined $500m for online drug advertising
August 26, 2011Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Google Adwords, counterfeits, google
Google has been fined $500 million by the US government for allowing pharmacies based in Canada to advertise unlicenced drugs …
Digital Pharma: Byte-sized roundup
July 19, 2010Medical Communications Amgen, Digital Pharma blog, EMA, Sermo, digital doctors, google, psoriasis
This week’s roundup includes EMA’s new look website, a psoriasis patient group’s e-commerce venture, Amgen’s online patient empowerment competition, changes …
Digital Pharma: Roche tackles sidewiki
December 21, 2009Medical Communications Roche, digi, digital pharma, google, sidewiki
Roche has become the second pharma company to tackle sidewiki on its corporate website, posting an entry that sets out …
Digital Pharma: Byte-sized roundup
December 11, 2009Medical Communications 2009, Facebook, NHS, digi, digital pharma, google, iphone, sidewiki, year in review
The Department of Health this week launched mental health programme New Horizons, following a consultation period that included a dedicated …
Digital Pharma: Reacting to sidewiki
November 18, 2009Medical Communications AstraZeneca, digi, digital pharma, google, sidewiki
Over the last two months pharmaceutical company websites have been plagued by unwanted, un-moderated comments thanks to Google’s sidewiki.The search …
Digital Pharma: Byte-sized roundup
November 13, 2009Medical Communications Merck Serono, Solvay, Twitter, bing, digi, digital, digital pharma, google
Solvay Pharma has joined the ranks of pharma companies using Twitter, setting up a Russian language account for its Moscow-based …
Digital Pharma: Byte-sized roundup
November 13, 2009Medical Communications FDA, Merck Serono, Solvay, digital pharma, google, social media
Solvay Pharma has joined the ranks of pharma companies using Twitter, setting up a Russian language account for its Moscow-based …
