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New HIV therapy to be fast-tracked
Pfizer's maraviroc is first in class of promising new Aids treatment..(more)

 NICE set to appraise obesity treatment Accomplia
But cost and lack of comparative data could be stumbling blocks ..(more)

 UK pharma and government launch new collaboration
Programme heralded as a way forward in healthcare funding..(more)

 UK biotech consortium wins major grant for cutting-edge gene therapy
Grant awarded after Ark's scientists score top marks for research..(more)

 New anti-clotting antibody enters trials
ThromboGenics and BioInvent collaborate on developemt of TB-402 after EU grant..(more)

 50% drop in UK sales positions reveals fast-changing industry
ABPI reps' exam saw fewest candidates in 2006..(more)

 Novartis set for 'unprecedented' wave of launches
Company hopes to add eight new products to its portfolio..(more)

 Arrow purchase adds another string to AZ's biotech bow
Acquisition adds to company's anti-infectives development ..(more)

 Go-ahead for free prescriptions in Wales despite warnings
Industy concerns over access and waste ignored..(more)

 GlaxoSmithKline plans five launches for 2007
New products mark end of barren period for GSK..(more)

 Cholesterol drugs boost Schering-Plough
Company's fortunes transformed after two years' strong growth..(more)

 Momentum growing at specialists Archimedes as lead enters phase III
Nasalfent will add to company's specialist portfolio..(more)

 3,000 job losses to help AZ maintain profits and invest in R&D
Company aims to streamline its supply chain business..(more)

 Adventis expands into med ed with LeapFrog acquisition
Group forms one of UK's largest integrated healthcare agencies..(more)

 Fast-growing Roche leads pharma sector
Company unveils record-breaking profits for 2006..(more)

 Patient experience survey is discredited says BMA
Doctors say it is in conflict with GPs' contracted hours..(more)

 Packer Forbes scoops GSK Tycerb account
Deal represents agency's first breast cancer brief..(more)

 More than 250 UK jobs axed as Pfizer downsizes
Salesforce sector likely to be the hardest hit..(more)

 Charity to help patients fight on for bowel cancer drugs
Bowel Cancer UK to produce a pack with campaign advice for patients..(more)

 MorphoSys opens UK headquarters in Oxford
New site links UK and German bioclusters..(more)

 GPs praised for dramatic fall in unnecessary referrals
Government says drop is a result of the success of PBC ..(more)

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