08 May 2009
| by David Singleton
Top drugs companies are reshuffling their public affairs teams as they prepare for a likely change...recently strengthened its UK public affairs team by hiring
Royal Bank of Scotland lobbyist Dan Evans ...
with the
hire of Katy Munns as head of public affairs. Munns will move across
from rival pharma firm MSD in June. She will report to director of comms
and public affairs Cressida Ward. Finally, Janssen-Cilag has ...
12 Dec 2008
| by Gemma O'Reilly
Pharma firm Lilly is holding a pitch for its UK public affairs account....The firm's entire public affairs activity is up for grabs and pitches
have been taking place this week. A decision is expected in the New
Year. Lilly currently uses FD for some public affairs work but the new brief
is said to be much wider and FD is believed to have been invited to
repitch. UK government ...
21 Nov 2008
| by Gemma O'Reilly
The six-figure PR account is currently held by Cohn & Wolfe. It is
understood to include issues work and public affairs activity in most
global markets outside the US. GSK's vaccine hit the headlines in June when the Department of Health
chose it over rival Sanofi Pasteur's product for use in a ...
18 Apr 2008
Fleishman-Hillard has scooped the public affairs account for The Royal Pharmaceutical Society...The agency replaces Connect Public Affairs, which held the account for
nine years. The society ...
the account after hiring Charles Willis, a former
director at Burson-Marsteller's public affairs practice, to the new role
of head of public affairs. Willis said: 'Fleishman-Hillard was chosen from a very ...
11 Apr 2008
| by Gemma O'Reilly
negative
trial results on its Seroxat drug. A recent PRWeek poll found that 86 per cent of the public ...
16 Sep 2005
| by Ian Hall
Sorman left pharma giant Sanofi-Aventis, where she was head of brand
policy and public affairs, in May and has joined Amgen as UK director of
corporate affairs, it emerged this week. She is now ...
months prior to her exit. At the former
Aventis, Sorman was policy and public affairs head. Amgen ...
16 Sep 2005
| by Beth Herskovits and Ian Hall
The non-profit drug developer has hired CCA as drug candidates progress
through clinical trials. The agency is briefed to raise awareness of the
alliance and help boost its funding, said Gwynne Oosterbaan, assistant
director of public affairs and advocacy at the New York-based body. Oosterbaan said: 'Most ...
09 Sep 2005
| by Ian Hall
products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and was put forward for an
eight-week public consultation last month ...
05 Aug 2005
Fishburn Hedges as its first public affairs agency as it prepares for the radical shake-up in delivery...to chemists providing more healthcare services.' The hire comes in advance of the Government's 'pharmacy contract', which
comes into effect on 1 October and requires chemists to provide more of
the services traditionally offered by GPs. FH will be expected to raise awareness of the firm's role as service
provider ...
05 Aug 2005
| by Ian Hall
is to create a public access website detailing 'all its dealings
with' patient groups in the UK. Rival firm ...