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21 Nov 12
The International Directory of Pharmaceutical Companies 2012 is the most comprehensive and accurate Directory of companies and executives in the pharmaceutical industry that have ever been published. It contains more than 20,000 pharmaceutical companies in over 200 countries and 30,000 executives working in the industry around the world.
researchandmarkets.com
13 Nov 12
BMI View: We retain our broadly pessimistic outlook for the UK's pharmaceutical market over the five years to 2016, although the emphasis on cost containment will serve to boost the performance of the generic drug sector. A difficult economic situation will also prioritise economically priced items in the over-the-counter (OTC) arena, thus boosting the sale of 'private label' painkillers and similar medicines available for sale through non-pharmacy channels.
Report Buyer
12 Nov 12
A growing demand for drugs and the potential for blockbuster returns make the pharmaceutical sector a rare bright spot in the current economic gloom.
Sandra Rafferty
12 Nov 12
It is easy to see Intellectual Property (IP) and competition law as opposing forces in a case of patent versus patient.
Nick Beckett and David Marks
29 Oct 12
Many employers may think that once an employee leaves their employment, they are not liable for any further acts of discrimination; however, think again.
Jim Golby
29 Oct 12
Plans were announced by the Government (14 September 2012) to give employers more “flexibility” and “reduce employment law red tape”.
Jim Golby
29 Oct 12
The global biopharmaceutical Industry has come a long way since its first drug - Humulin was approved in 1982. Today more than three hundred biopharmaceuticals have already been approved and many more are in late stages of clinical development. These drugs have not only advanced the prevention and treatment of a number of life threatening diseases, but have also provided the thrust for the continued success of the pharmaceutical industry.
Report Buyer
18 Oct 12
PharmiWeb Solutions’ second Digital Breakfast opens new opportunities for Harnessing Big Data in Pharma
Pharmiweb Solutions
11 Oct 12
Next time you pop a pill from a packet, spare a thought about how it got to you.
Mikko Soirola, vice president Liaison Technologies
01 Oct 12
Despite many pledges from Government to change the employment law landscape, this October’s legislative programme is a relatively quiet one for employment lawyers and employers.
Jim Golby
24 Sep 12
“Everytime you see a child with a helium balloon, imagine somebody not being able to have an MRI scan that they desperately needed,” says Tom Welton,
Professor of Sustainable Chemistry at Imperial College.
Melbourn Scientific
21 Sep 12
Across the healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors, nothing is simultaneously as important for patient safety and operational efficiency as the supply chain.
Roger Lamb, Healthcare Sector Manager, GS1 UK
13 Sep 12
The ability to sell yourself, develop new skills and offer relevant experience are just some of the ways you can stand out in today’s jobs market, according to recruiting experts Hays.
Kathy Lou, Marketing Manager of Hays in China.
12 Sep 12
There’s nothing like a tough market to force companies to take stock of their core business and reassess the best use of internal resources. Martin Magazzolo, global practice director of CSC Life Sciences’ Software Solutions Group, charts the move toward content as a service amid changing market dynamics.
Martin Magazzolo
12 Sep 12
2013 is tipped to be a milestone year for the global pharmaceutical industry. As a number of key blockbuster drugs face the expiry of their US patents over the next year, a strong opportunity opens up for manufacturers to launch their own generic versions in the US.
Carlo Novi Managing Director Sales, HealthCare Solutions , FedEx Express EMEA
10 Sep 12
The issue of gender balance within UK boards has moved quickly up the business agenda following last year’s Davies Report. Lord Davies’ Women on Boards report outlined the benefits that a mixed board brings in terms of skills and different perspectives and recommended that a minimum of 25% of FTSE 100 board members should be female by 2015.
Nick Stephens
07 Sep 12
Despite many pledges from Government to change the employment law landscape, this October’s legislative programme is a relatively quiet one for employment lawyers and employers.
Jim Golby
28 Aug 12
Becoming an employer of choice is vital to attract and retain staff especially given the current climate of increased competition for talent and employees, according to recruiting experts Hays in China.
Kathy Lou, Marketing Manager of Hays in China
08 Aug 12
Digital marketing in the pharmaceutical & healthcare industry is reaching boiling point. After six or seven years of interest, it’s going mainstream – and instead of “should we go digital?”, pharma & healthcare companies are now asking “how do we do it successfully?”. We think the next seven years, leading up to 2020, will be crucial in this endeavour.
Pharmiweb Solutions
07 Aug 12
This case is part of a series of UK and European decisions on the issue of holiday and sickness absence and how domestic law (in the form of the Working Time Regulations 1998 (“WTR”)) interacts with EU case and legislative law.
Jim Golby
01 Aug 12
At the start of the Internet and the first ever internet domain name boom, why has ‘dot com’ become the king and not ‘dot net’?
Naseem Javed
17 Jul 12
Aberdeen scientists have demonstrated for the first time a clear link between sunlight, vitamin D and an impact on regulatory cells in the immune system in findings that might provide new insights into diseases such as multiple sclerosis (MS).
UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN
16 Jul 12
Effective regulatory information management (Reg IM) is about so much more than compliance – or it could be, if only pharma organisations were tuned in to the wider commercial advantages. Yet, according to a recent survey, only 20% of life sciences companies have so far fully implemented a formal Reg IM strategy. Adam Sherlock, director at CSC Life Sciences, expresses his surprise
Adam Sherlock - Director, CSC Life Sciences
19 Jun 12
No, not the title of a new murder-mystery novel, but the facts of a case involving J Sainsbury PLC concerning the issue of “Vicarious Liability”. “Vicarious Liability” is the phrase used to describe the situation where a third party is responsible for acts committed, not by itself, but by another under its control.
Jim Golby
13 Jun 12
The essential resource for implementing sustainable packaging labelling and artwork capabilities.
Stephen McIndoe and Andrew Love
12 Jun 12
A brag file is simply a file where you keep evidence of your achievements!
Mike Wood- Pharmiweb.com Portal Manager and Editor
12 Jun 12
A biologist’s job description may range widely depending on the area of specialty. A biologist is a scientist who studies life in one of its many forms, and a work settings can also range from a classical laboratory to field work in various environments and climates.
Online Biology Degree
30 May 12
“Need a degree to get a pay rise – don’t bother if you’re 61 or older!”
“Want to work beyond the age of 65 – afraid not, it’s in our Partnership Deed!”
These may sound like the worst job adverts in the world, but in fact they are the subject matter of two cases whose judgments were handed down by the Supreme Court last week (25 April 2012). These key cases are set to challenge employer’s attitude to age and retirement.
Jim Golby
28 May 12
There has never been so much data in the world as there is now - how can pharmaceutical companies make sense of these increasing volumes of data, both for marketing and regulatory purposes? Stephen Dunnigan of business intelligence firm MicroStrategy looks at how technology can help unlock the potential of big data.
Stephen Dunnigan
