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Bracknell, UK. 29th January 2023: PharmiWeb, the leading global life science news and jobs portal, is excited to unveil its new branding in line with the company’s 25th anniversary celebrations. This fresh visual identity symbolises PharmiWeb’s commitment to continuous evolution, and to creating a standout user experience for both candidates and clients, whilst still paying homage to the company’s origins. Whilst the new branding maintains the trusted blue, grey, and golden yellow colour palette that has become synonymous with PharmiWeb, new photo-based imagery has been utilised on the PharmiWeb websites to inject new life into the brand. A new ‘dot’ design has also been used to bring dynamism and vibrancy into the brand. The PharmiWeb logo remains the same, with a tagline that has been re…

Bracknell, UK. 9th January 2024: PharmiWeb, the leading global life science news and jobs portal, is excited to announce it will be celebrating its 25th anniversary this month. To commemorate this significant milestone, PharmiWeb will be running a month-long celebration campaign throughout January, recognising the company’s achievements over the past 25 years, and expressing gratitude to the loyal clients and candidates who have played a crucial role in its success. Since its inception in 1999, PharmiWeb has been connecting life science professionals with the latest news, jobs, and events from across the industry, whilst helping life science recruiters locate the top talent they need to drive innovation. After launching as a job board, PharmiWeb has evolved into an industry-leading platfor…

The Global Talent Lab, in partnership with XTX Markets and the UK Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT), proudly introduces the BIG UK Programme. This initiative is designed to identify and nurture global talent, positioning them to push the boundaries in mathematics, science, and AI.  Bridging the Talent Gap: The BIG UK Programme targets high-school students who have excelled in International Science Olympiads. We extend scholarships, financial support, and a network of talented peers to both international and UK students, especially those without substantial resources, enabling them to study at top-tier UK universities such as Cambridge and Imperial. Without such initiatives, many talented students could miss these premier educational opportunities, leaving their pote…

Bracknell, UK, 27th July 2023 – PharmiWeb.Jobs, the world’s premier life science job board, is excited to announce that the platform has now reached over 500,000 registered jobseekers, globally. This remarkable milestone signifies the team’s commitment to connecting life science professionals with the best career opportunities in the industry, whilst helping recruiters and hiring managers locate the top talent they need to drive their organisations forward. “Reaching half a million registered jobseekers is a real testament to the dedication of our team who work so hard to keep us at the forefront of what we do,” said Vincent Lody, Managing Director of PharmiWeb. “We have seen incredible growth over the past few years and look forward to continuing this growth on a truly global scale.” For…

For the eighth consecutive year, Advanced Clinical continues elite Diamond Award status Chicago, IL (February 7, 2023) – Advanced Clinical, a clinical development and strategic resourcing organization committed to providing a better clinical experience across the drug development journey, has earned the Best of Staffing® Client and Talent Awards by ClearlyRated for the eighth consecutive year and Diamond Award status for the fourth consecutive year. Best of Staffing® winners are industry leaders who have demonstrated high-quality service based on net-promoter ratings from their clients and the consultants who have been placed on client engagements. Diamond Award winners have won the Best of Staffing Award for at least 5 years in a row, meaning they consistently earn industry-leading satisf…

Charles River Edinburgh has been awarded Top Employer UK status for 2023. This internationally recognised award is given to organisations that show a passion and commitment to enriching the world of work for their employees. This is the second consecutive year that CRL EDI has received this award! According to the Top Employer Institute: "The Top Employers Institute programme certifies organisations based on the participation and results of their HR Best Practices Survey. This survey covers six HR domains consisting of 20 topics including People Strategy, Work Environment, Talent Acquisition, Learning, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion, Wellbeing and more." Our HR practices were benchmarked against thousands of organisations across the globe. In particular, the following practices stood ou…

Berkshire, UK. 11th October 2021. PharmiWeb.jobs, Europe's largest dedicated Life Science Job Board, has today launched a new US-focused version of their site. www.PharmiWeb.jobs/US/ The new site will help support both job seekers and recruiters in the Life Science sector right across North America. Since 1999, PharmiWeb has been the leading Job Board in the European Life Science industry, and their dedicated team has decades of experience helping recruiters find the best candidates, and job-seekers find the best jobs. Developed in partnership with Madgex, providers of the most sophisticated job board technology on the market, the new site brings Life Science jobs from across the US onto a dedicated new platform that offers the latest job-matching and searching functions. For recruiters, t…

World Antibiotic Awareness Week aims to increase awareness of global antibiotic resistance and to encourage best practices among the general public, health workers and policy makers to avoid the further emergence and spread of antibiotic resistance.A global action plan to tackle the growing problem of resistance to antibiotics and other antimicrobial medicines was endorsed at the Sixty-eighth World Health Assembly in May 2015. One of the key objectives of the plan is to improve awareness and understanding of antimicrobial resistance through effective communication, education and training.

The Chief Executive of the UK’s pharmaceutical industry association has today warned MPs about the consequences of not agreeing a comprehensive post-Brexit trade deal or an urgent agreement on medicines while the trade talks continue. Richard Torbett told the Commons EU Future Relationship Committee that negotiators must consider the impact of causing unnecessary disruption and delays for UK and EU medicines whilst in the midst of a global pandemic. The Committee heard that companies were working in a constant state of emergency with supply chains under incredible pressure from COVID-19: "We need the bare minimum in order to safeguard risk to the supply chain [for medicines]. If we don’t get this there will be increased complexity, duplication and cost – the last thing we need during COVI…

It’s been 6 months since PharmiWeb, Europe’s largest pharma job board, launched our job board in Australia. Despite the backdrop of COVID-19, a massive thanks go out to all of our clients and all of the talented individuals who have engaged with our site, and come on board!We’re looking forward to the next 6 months as we continue to raise PharmiWeb’s profile across the continent, and help more and more Australian Life Sciences organisations recruit the best talent from PharmiWeb's ever-growing talent pool.If you would like more information regarding Pharmiweb and what our unique services can do for you, contact Sue or Laurel:Sue van Vuurensue.vanvuuren@pharmiweb.comTel: +61 (0) 468 625 626Laurel Steynlaurel.steyn@pharmiweb.comTel: +61 (0) 423 665 441Find Out More Here #pharmiweb #pharmajob…

After months of waiting, the official NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app for England and Wales is now available.   Protect your loved ones with the official NHS COVID-19 contact tracing app for England and Wales. It's the fastest way of knowing when you're at risk from coronavirus (COVID-19). The quicker you know, the quicker you can alert your loved ones, and your community.  The more of us that use it, the better we can control coronavirus. Protect your loved ones. Please download the app.

David Spencer-Percival founded Spencer Ogden and Huntress - two globally successful recruitment firms Life Science People launches with a commitment to boost employment opportunities post Covid-19 London, 01 September 2020: David Spencer-Percival, serial entrepreneur and founder of two globally successful recruitment businesses, Huntress and Spencer Ogden, is launching his latest venture, Life Science People. With a personal investment of £2m and an initial team of 20, Spencer-Percival’s team have set their sights set on ambitious growth, with plans to have a London office of 100 by December, and nine international offices within five years. In launching Life Science People he continues his commitment to hiring and training graduates, something he has maintained throughout all of his ven…

New UK fund cornerstoned by £50 million investment from the British Business Bank, through its Enterprise Capital Funds (ECF) programme Epidarex Capital III UK LP will invest in new life science companies from emerging research hubs across the UK, including spinouts from highly regarded universities Edinburgh, UK, 22 June 2020 - Epidarex Capital (“Epidarex”), a transatlantic life science venture firm, announces that it has closed Epidarex Capital III UK LP (the “Fund”) at £102.1 million. The Fund will build new life science companies based on world-class research and innovation from emerging hubs across the UK, including spinouts from highly regarded universities. Typical initial investments will range from £2 million to £5 million. The new Fund has been cornerstoned by the British Busin…

The House of Lords International Agreements Sub-Committee has today launched its first call for evidence, seeking views on the ongoing UK-US trade negotiations. The committee is seeking evidence on the full range of areas being negotiated with the US, with an initial focus on agriculture and food safety, healthcare and drug pricing, and digital trade and services. The committee is asking for submissions of written evidence to be received by Friday 26 June, but the call for evidence will remain open throughout the negotiations. Lord Goldsmith, Chairman of the Internaional Agreements Sub-Committee, said: “The International Agreements Sub-Committee has been established to scrutinise how the Government negotiates new international agreements for a post-Brexit UK. This includes new trade deals.…

PharmiWeb Ltd, owners of Europe's largest Pharma Job Board, are pleased to announce that they have launched their latest job board for Pharma and Life Science Jobs in Australasia. The new job board will focus on the Pharma, Life Sciences & Medical Devices sector in Australasia and will give the region's job seekers a new dedicated website for their job hunting.    The site is built upon on the well-established Madgex job board platform already used by many major organisations globally, and ensures it will be continually updated with new technological advances such as AI and machine learning and new features that will help candidates find the best jobs and recruiters find the best candidates. For life science candidates, it provides the perfect platform to help them with their career de…

The Wuhan coronavirus outbreak shows no signs of slowing down, and developments in the unfolding story are so rapid that it can be difficult keep track of them. GlobalData’s Pharmaceutical Technology team have produced a free-to-access dashboard to keep industry, media, and the public, up-to-date with the latest developments in the coronavirus outbreak and a range of tools to provide key information. The dashboard contains: Breaking news and regional reports Maps and trackers of confirmed cases, global spread, deaths and recoveries Timeline of events from the first cases to the latest news Social media tracking analysing trending keywords, hashtags, mentioned companies and countries An FAQ resource answering common questions Click on the link below to visit the web page. https://www.phar…

Both Edwards Lifesciences and Teva won four Golds and one Silver each, making them joint top of the pharma charts. Roche won two Golds and two Silvers and Reckitt Benckiser (RB) two Golds. Other Gold winners on the client side included ALK, Heart UK, Immunocore, Janssen, Mundipharma, Novo Nordisk and Santen.    The event is the largest in the industry awards calendar and attracts around 900 people from across pharma companies and agencies to the largest ballroom in Park Lane. The ceremony was skilfully hosted by Claudia Winkleman in combination with comedian Zoe Lyons and everyone’s favourite voice, Alan Dedicoat, the voice of Strictly.  Although the Gold Awards were dominated by Havas Lynx Group and VCCP, there were 21 different agencies and 30 different pharmaceutical or healthcare organ…

From an increase in sales of interleukin inhibitors to the prevalence of biosimilars, this decade has been an eventful one in the immunology industry. Patrick Aiyes, Senior Immunology Analyst at leading data and analytics company GlobalData, observes the key trends that has shaped the immunology market in the last decade: Key immunology drugs “The immunology market has seen a continuous increase in the sales of interleukin inhibitors and a decrease in the sales of TNF inhibitors - primarily because of the entry of biosimilars into the market and the increased safety profile associated with interleukin inhibitors. Abbvie’s Humira will end the decade as the highest grossing drug of 2019, generating sales of approximately $19bn globally, while Janssen’s Stelara will be the highest-grossing i…

Following the news that sepsis has been found to be a bigger killer than cancer worldwide in a study by Rudd et al; Kasey Fu, Director of Epidermiology at GlobalData, provides her view: “The *7MM will see diagnosed incident cases of sepsis grow at an annual growth rate (AGR) of 2.06% per year over the next ten years from 2.5 million cases in 2016 to 3.1 million in 2026. By these estimations, this year will see around 600,000 cases of septic shock and close to three million cases of intensive care unit (ICU) hospitalized sepsis.  “The study by Rudd et al, published in Lancet, was an impressive and enormous undertaking. Looking at the study's robust and comprehensive methodology, it is not surprising that sepsis incidence was found to be twice as what was known previously. Compared to most…