http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/ Healthcare news for executives in the UK. Covering issues in pharmaceuticals, research and development, staffing, patient care, litigation. The National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has recommended Tarceva for use on the NHS after Roche agreed to cut the price of the lung cancer drug http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Roche-gets-UK-approval-for-low-cost-Tarceva_8078.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Roche-gets-UK-approval-for-low-cost-Tarceva_8078.aspx Mon, 06 Oct 2008 09:29:57 GMT Healthcare Digital Ireland's biggest medicines supplier United Drug plc said it will meet its targets of a double-digit increase in operating profit and earnings for fiscal 2008 http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/United-Drug-FY-2008-earnings-to-meet-forecasts-_8033.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/United-Drug-FY-2008-earnings-to-meet-forecasts-_8033.aspx Fri, 03 Oct 2008 08:48:10 GMT Healthcare Digital Zentiva NV said its board unanimously recommended that shareholders accept an all-cash bid of CZK1,150 per share by French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Zentiva-board-agrees-Sanofi-offer_8011.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Zentiva-board-agrees-Sanofi-offer_8011.aspx Thu, 02 Oct 2008 08:54:43 GMT Healthcare Digital Drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline plc is planning to cut up to 850 research and development jobs in Britain and the United States, in a bid to improve productivity http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/GSK-may-shed-6--of-R-D-jobs-_7990.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/GSK-may-shed-6--of-R-D-jobs-_7990.aspx Wed, 01 Oct 2008 08:42:51 GMT Healthcare Digital In a trading update on September 29, Claimar Care Group plc said it sees normalised full year pretax profit at the lower end of market expectations http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Claimar-not-expecting-to-meet-forecasts_7973.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Claimar-not-expecting-to-meet-forecasts_7973.aspx Tue, 30 Sep 2008 09:36:53 GMT Healthcare Digital MDY Healthcare plc, the specialist healthcare investment company, that it is less likely to invest in smaller companies after its smallcap portfolio disappointed http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/MDY-Healthcare-smallcaps-disappoint-_7948.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/MDY-Healthcare-smallcaps-disappoint-_7948.aspx Mon, 29 Sep 2008 08:58:01 GMT Healthcare Digital Healthcare IT group Ascribe plc has acquired the healthcare division of WCI Consulting Ltd, WCI Healthcare for £650,000 cash http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Ascribe-acquires-WCI-Consulting-healthcare-division-_7935.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Ascribe-acquires-WCI-Consulting-healthcare-division-_7935.aspx Fri, 26 Sep 2008 12:05:56 GMT Healthcare Digital French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA is set to complete the acquisition of Acambis plc today, September 25, the Financial Times has reported http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Sanofi-Aventis-to-finalise-Acambis-deal_7903.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Sanofi-Aventis-to-finalise-Acambis-deal_7903.aspx Thu, 25 Sep 2008 09:16:02 GMT Healthcare Digital Sanofi-Aventis SA, France's largest drugmaker, was yesterday, September 23, downgraded to “underperform” from “neutral” at Credit Suisse Group AG http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Sanofi-downgraded-to--underperform--at-Credit-Suisse_7874.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Sanofi-downgraded-to--underperform--at-Credit-Suisse_7874.aspx Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:53:40 GMT Healthcare Digital Europe’s largest adult stem cell storage bank, Cryo-Save Group plc has warned that its full-year results will fall below its previous expectations http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Cryo-Save-predicts-weaker-FY-results-_7838.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Cryo-Save-predicts-weaker-FY-results-_7838.aspx Tue, 23 Sep 2008 08:51:10 GMT Healthcare Digital Sanofi-Aventis said on Monday, September 22, that Zentiva had accepted a higher takeover offer that valued the Czech generics drugmaker at around €1 8 billion http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Zentiva-accepts-revised-Sanofi-offer_7804.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Zentiva-accepts-revised-Sanofi-offer_7804.aspx Mon, 22 Sep 2008 08:43:27 GMT Healthcare Digital French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis SA has received permission to extend its CZK30 billion bid for Czech generic-drug maker Zentiva NV http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Sanofi-Aventis-given-more-time-to-extend-Zentiva-bid_7780.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Sanofi-Aventis-given-more-time-to-extend-Zentiva-bid_7780.aspx Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:04:34 GMT Healthcare Digital UK life sciences company BTG has agreed to buy biopharmaceutical company Protherics for around £218 1 million in an all share deal, the companies have announced http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Protherics-agrees-BTG-s-all-share-offer_7755.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Protherics-agrees-BTG-s-all-share-offer_7755.aspx Thu, 18 Sep 2008 09:04:53 GMT Healthcare Digital Andre Hoffmann, Vice-President of Roche Holdings AG, is investing US$175 million in US healthcare data analysis company MedAssurant http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Roche-VP-raises-stake-in-MedAssurant-_7751.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Roche-VP-raises-stake-in-MedAssurant-_7751.aspx Wed, 17 Sep 2008 16:59:23 GMT Healthcare Digital Gérard Le Fur, the Chief Executive ousted from French pharmaceutical group Sanofi-Aventis could receive up to €8 million before he stands down in December http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Sanofi-s-Le-Fur-to-receive-big-payout-_7714.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Sanofi-s-Le-Fur-to-receive-big-payout-_7714.aspx Tue, 16 Sep 2008 08:48:18 GMT Healthcare Digital NHS staff supplier Nestor Healthcare Group plc has sold its Carewatch unit to a company controlled by private equity partnership Lyceum Capital http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Nestor-to-sell-Carewatch-unit-for--37m-cash_7691.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Nestor-to-sell-Carewatch-unit-for--37m-cash_7691.aspx Mon, 15 Sep 2008 08:54:44 GMT Healthcare Digital MedImmune has entered into a licensing and collaboration agreement with SBI Biotech Co Ltd to develop and commercialize the company’s anti-ILT7 protein http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/AstraZeneca-unit-buys-global-rights-to-SBI-drug_7664.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/AstraZeneca-unit-buys-global-rights-to-SBI-drug_7664.aspx Fri, 12 Sep 2008 09:10:44 GMT Healthcare Digital GlaxoSmithKline has signed a deal worth up to £854 million with Cellzome Inc to discover, develop and market new therapeutics to treat inflammatory diseases http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/GlaxoSmithKline--Cellzome-sign--850m-alliance_7642.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/GlaxoSmithKline--Cellzome-sign--850m-alliance_7642.aspx Thu, 11 Sep 2008 08:59:09 GMT Healthcare Digital Abcam plc said that annual sales and adjusted pretax profits rose almost 50 percent, helped by strong demand, and said it expected similar growth in coming years http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Abcam-profit-beats-forecasts_7613.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/Abcam-profit-beats-forecasts_7613.aspx Wed, 10 Sep 2008 08:57:37 GMT Healthcare Digital Chris Viehbacher, Executive Director and President North American Pharmaceuticals, is to leave the British-based drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline plc on December 1 http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/GSK-directorate-change--top-US-executive-to-leave-_7569.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/GSK-directorate-change--top-US-executive-to-leave-_7569.aspx Tue, 09 Sep 2008 09:33:43 GMT Healthcare Digital GW Pharmaceuticals plc announced on Monday, September 8, that a study of its cannabis-based pain killer Sativex has shown long-term efficacy in the treatment of MS neuropathic pain http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/GW-Pharmaceuticals-confirms-positive-Sativex-study_7543.aspx http://www.execdigital.co.uk/Healthcare/GW-Pharmaceuticals-confirms-positive-Sativex-study_7543.aspx Mon, 08 Sep 2008 09:01:37 GMT Healthcare Digital