Research giant GfK said it is acquiring Knowledge Networks, a provider of digital research in the US. The acquisition, terms of which were not disclosed, extends over multiple business units, including healthcare.
Health information site HealthCentral has been acquired by Remedy Health, a multimedia provider of content and tools designed to help people manage disease, the firms announced.
More than eight out of 10 pharma-sponsored clinical trials made it into a peer-reviewed journal, a 23% increase over the 2008 rate, researchers showed.
FDA commissioner Margaret Hamburg’s final decision to rescind Avastin’s indication for metastatic breast cancer came in November. But ad spending to support the brand had dropped sharply more than a year earlier.
Under new ownership, Pri-Med plans to expand its focus
Pri-Med is under new ownership following M|C Holding’s sale of the US assets to closely held Canadian event and media producer Diversified Business Communications.
Ipsen announced plans to reorganize its North American commercial operation by relocating the head office from California to New Jersey and hiring about 100 employees.
As GSK jettisons consumer brands, smaller marketer sees boon
GlaxoSmithKline divested North American OTC drugs worth about $200 million in sales, a portfolio that seemed like a good strategic fit for buyer Prestige Brands Holdings.