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Quintiles wins Resolor sales and analytics contract
01-Feb-2010 - Contract services major Quintiles will sell Movetis’ chronic constipation treatment Resolor (prucalopride) in Europe under...
AZ plans 8,000 job cuts by 2014 and will outsource more R&D
29-Jan-2010 - AstraZeneca will cut 8,000 more jobs by 2014 with R&D and supply chain operations being...
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PDI lands new sales and marketing contract
14-Jan-2010 - Contract sales and marketing firm PDI says a new deal with a “Top 10 Pharma...
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Celesio buys Irish contract sales group Alchemy
09-Dec-2009 - German drug distribution and pharmacy firm Celesio has bought Ireland’s Alchemy Healthcare to drive its...
inVentiv launches FlightPath commercialisation service
07-Dec-2009 - inVentiv Health has rolled-out FlightPath, a new bespoke service designed to help pharmaceutical and biotechnology...
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Pharma must change how it sells products, Deloitte consulting
23-Nov-2009 - The drug industry must “fundamentally change” how it sells products and make greater use of...
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New drug marketing agency Vertiyo Health founded
29-Oct-2009 - US branding agency Vertiyo has set up a new health care marketing unit that, it...
Symphony and HP to help Pharma conduct more effective sales
08-Oct-2009 - Symphony Metro Pharma Solutions and HP Solutions have created a new application that, they claim,...
Benefits of SMS for trial recruitment are self-evident, says Axiom
30-Sep-2009 - Axiom Accelerated Patient Recruitment hopes its new range of SMS, text messaging, services can help...
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B-MS calls on Advogent for logistics and sales support
22-Sep-2009 - New Jersey-based communications group Advogent has had its sales logistics contract renewed by US drugmaker...
IMS expands KPO offering to meet demands of complex drug market
18-Sep-2009 - Market intelligence giant IMS Health has extended its KPO market and sales analytics offering and...
Synexus brings high recruitment rate methods to new sites in Poland
02-Sep-2009 - Synexus is meeting the rising demand for its services, which it says can dramatically increase...
SourceSolution and bioprocessUK hope to boost UK contracting sector
27-Aug-2009 - US software group SourceSolution has signed a co-marketing deal with bioProcessUK they claim will help...
inVentiv targets growth in REMS services
20-Aug-2009 - inVentiv Health is expanding it REMS-related services, which it believes is a growth area, using...
Phase Forward buys Covance’s web business for $10m
16-Jul-2009 - US data management and collection specialist Phase Forward will pay $10m (€7m) for Covance’s...
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BASi expands North American business development team
16-Jul-2009 - CRO BASi has expanded its North American business development operations by bringing in industry...
Norwich and Emerson team up and boost respective offerings
08-Jul-2009 - US contract services firm Norwich Pharmaceuticals has teamed up with Emerson Resources in a...
PDI’s losses mount in Q1
13-May-2009 - PDI posted a larger operating loss in Q1 2009 than in the previous year,...
US CMOs economy proof in the long term, says F&S
15-Apr-2009 - The US contract manufacturing sector is strong enough to bounce back from any short-term...
United Drug reports weak packaging but strong contract sales biz
06-Apr-2009 - United Drug’s contract packaging business is expected to report a significant dip in profits...
Pharma mega mergers a boon for Patheon's restructuring service, says CEO
25-Mar-2009 - The global economic downturn, impending blockbuster patent expiries and the wave of consolidation sweeping...
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PDI set to earn $7m from sales contract renewal
09-Feb-2009 - Commercial services firm PDI says the renewal of contract sales agreement between its SAT...
inVentive consolidates New Jersey HQ
15-Jan-2009 - Drug contract services specialist inVentive Health has selected a new office in Somerset, New...
Pharma outsourcing: people on the move
22-Dec-2008 - Outsourcing-Pharma.com presents its periodic round-up of executive appointments in the contract services sector.
inVentive signs up to help GeneraMedix’ epoprostenol
02-Dec-2008 - inVentive Health has been contracted to provide marketing and branding services for fellow US...
