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Government to harness NHS patient data for research use

August 2, 2012
Sales and Marketing NHS, R&D, UK, david cameron, innovation, real world data

The UK government will change the NHS Constitution in order to allow patients’ data to be used for research purposes. …

News
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UK government launches lung cancer awareness campaign

May 8, 2012
Medical Communications Cancer, UK, government, lung

The UK government has launched a new lung cancer awareness campaign backed by a number of celebrities.  Ricky Gervais and …

News

Government to speed up access to new cancer drugs

April 24, 2012
Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, Roche, UK, avastin, government, sha

Access to England’s Cancer Drugs Fund will be speeded up, ministers have confirmed.  Currently, it can take a number of …

News

UK government launches new dementia programme

March 26, 2012
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Cameron, UK, dementia

The government has signalled its intention to boost dementia funding and awareness with its new ‘challenge on dementia’ campaign.  In …

News
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NICE U-turn sees Gilenya MS pill recommended

March 16, 2012
Sales and Marketing MS, NICE, UK, fingolimod, gilenya

NICE has changed its mind on Novartis’ multiple sclerosis pill Gilenya, and is now recommending the drug in a subgroup …

News
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Genzyme to close UK site

February 24, 2012
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genzyme, Sanofi, UK, job cuts

Genzyme will close its Cambridge R&D site by the end of the year, with a loss of around 60 jobs.  …

News

New report highlights postcode lottery for medicines

December 12, 2011
DoH, NHS, UK

A new report by the Department of Health illustrates a stark postcode lottery in drug spend for patients with chronic …

News

Stroke crisis to hit UK unless government acts, warns report

December 5, 2011
Sales and Marketing BMS, Pfizer, Pradaxa, UK, stroke

Major improvements are needed in the treatment of atrial fibrillation to avoid a UK stroke epidemic, according to a new …

News

UK unveils initiatives to support life sciences

December 5, 2011
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, UK, competitiveness, david cameron

The government has unveiled plans to help support the UK’s life science industries.The new package of measures includes £180 million …

News

British biotech: rebuilding momentum

May 26, 2011
Research and Development UK, biotech, biotech funding

Since biotech first emerged in the UK in the late 1980s, the dream has always been for the country to …

Feature

Flu ad campaign dusted off as cases rise

January 5, 2011
Medical Communications NHS, UK, disease awareness, flu, influenza

The Department of Health this week relaunched its advertising campaign to remind people of the importance of good hand and …

News
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Pfizer’s John Proctor moves to Quintiles

November 15, 2010
Sales and Marketing John Proctor, Pfizer, Quintiles, UK, appointment, sales and marketing

Quintiles has appointed the former head of Pfizer Health Solutions to lead its own Health Management Solutions (HMS) business. As …

Appointment

King’s Fund appoints Kaye Lobley to leadership post

October 20, 2010
UK, appointment, king's fund

Kate Lobley will take up the post of director of leadership at health think tank The King’s Fund on 1 …

Appointment
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BMS appoints UK market access director

September 13, 2010
Sales and Marketing BMS, UK, appointment, sales and marketing

Patrick Hopkinson has joined Bristol-Myers Squibb as director of market access and external affairs in the UK. He joins the …

Appointment

Sanofi appoints Dr Ian Weatherhead UK coms director

August 4, 2010
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi-Aventis, UK, appointment, research and development, sales and marketing

Sanofi-Aventis UK has appointed Dr Ian Weatherhead as its director of communications. Ian will join the Guildford-based company in October, …

Appointment
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