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Amgen raises 2016 outlook after Q1 earnings boost

April 29, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Enbrel, etanercept, financial results, financials, sales rise

Amgen (NASDAQ: AMGN) has upgraded their 2016 outlook after posting an increase of 10% in revenues for the first quarter …

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AbbVie expands oncology portfolio with $5.8 billion Stemcentrx acquisition

April 29, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, acquisition, rova-t, stremcentrx, takeover

AbbVie (NYSE: ABBV) has announced the acquisition of Stemcentrx, and its lead late stage, lung cancer candidate Rova-T (rovalpituzumab tesirine), …

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The mutual benefit of becoming one of Britain’s best workplaces

April 28, 2016
Medical Communications great place to work, medical communications, medical communications agency

Imagine a company with a 100%-satisfied workforce. What could a team of such fulfilled employees really deliver to clients?

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Abbott to purchase St Jude Medical in $25 billion deal

April 28, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing $25, 25 billion, Abbott, Medical device, acquisition, purchase, st jude medical

Abbott (NYSE: ABT) has announced an agreement to purchase device manufacturer, St Jude Medical, in a deal worth $25 billion. …

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World Immunisation Week marked by ABPI reception in House of Commons

April 28, 2016
Medical Communications ABPI, immunisations

The ABPI vaccine group joined a host of figures at a parliamentary reception to mark World Immunisation Week. Parliamentarians, policy …

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Sobi profits rise as it rolls out haemophilia drug in Europe

April 28, 2016
Financial, Q1, earnings, results, revenue, sobi

Swedish Orphan Biovitrum (Sobi) (STO: SOBI) nearly doubled its first-quarter profit driven by immediate reimbursements from Germany. The company reported …

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Valeant’s outgoing boss tells Senate committee he “regrets” drug price rises

April 28, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Senate, Valeant, admits, aggressive, committee, drug price, pearson, rises

Outgoing Valeant (NYSE: VRX) boss, Michael Pearson, expressed regret at the way his company conducted operations to a US Senate …

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PTC Therapeutics appoints Tuyen Ong as chief medical officer

April 28, 2016
Business Services, Research and Development

PTC Therapeutics (Nasdaq: PTCT) has named Tuyen Ong chief medical officer.  He succeeds Robert Spiegel who will remain with the company …

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Pfizer to pay $784.6 million fine due to Wyeth Medicaid fraud

April 28, 2016
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing False Claims Act, Medicaid, Pfizer, US, Wyeth, department, fraud, insurer, justice

Pfizer has agreed to pay $784.6 million in a settlement with the US Department of Justice, relating to false and …

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Sanofi makes unsolicited $9.8 billion bid for Medivation

April 28, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing M&A, MA, Medivation, Sanofi, deal, unsolicited offer

French drugmaker Sanofi (Euronext: SAN) on Thursday said it has made an offer to buy Medivation (Nasdaq: MDVN) for about $9.8 …

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SHL at the 2016 Prefillied Syringes Seminar Tokyo

April 28, 2016
Manufacturing and Production

 SHL is glad to announce that it is going to participate in the Prefilled Syringe Seminar 2016 Tokyo, organized by …

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GlaxoSmithKline Q1 earnings up 14% on new product sales

April 27, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, Q1, earnings, results, revenue, sales

GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK) reported a 14% rise in first-quarter earnings driven by demand for new drugs. The UK drug firm …

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New head of R&D at Biogen

April 27, 2016
Research and Development Biogen, Pfizer, R&D, erhlers, michael, michael erhlers, research and development

Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) has announced the appointment of Dr Michael Ehlers as executive vice president, research and development. His role …

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NICE backs BMS’ paclitaxel in ovarian cancer; drops Eli Lilly’s Gemzar, J&J’s Yondelis

April 27, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, Eli Lilly, J&J, JJ, NICE, ovarian cancer, regulation

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has backed Bristol-Myers Squibb’s paclitaxel as a treatment for ovarian cancer. …

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NICE gives green light to Novartis’s heart drug Entresto

April 27, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Entresto, NHS, NICE, Novartis, benefit, heart failure, patients

NICE has published final guidance recommending heart failure drug Entresto (sacubritil/valsartan). The drug, developed by Novartis, has performed well in …

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Remaining in the EU is vital for UK’s cancer research strength, say leading oncologists

April 27, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, EU, Europe, UK, brexit, britain, cancer research, cede, exit, implications, negative, oncology, pharma

Leading UK oncologists have written an article in the May issue of The Lancet, strongly urging Britain to remain in …

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Baxter hikes 2016 earnings view driven by strong Q1 results

April 27, 2016
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Baxter International (NYSE: BAX) reported better-than-expected first-quarter profits and raised its earnings outlook for 2016. The company now sees earnings …

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Eli Lilly Q1 earnings miss estimates, ups FY view; shares drop 2%

April 27, 2016
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Shares in US drugmaker Eli Lilly (NYSE: LLY) dropped to close down over 2% Tuesday after the company posted first-quarter …

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ABPI welcomes recommendations from NHS specialised services report

April 27, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, NHS England, NICE, National Audit Office, report, specialised services

The ABPI has welcomed the findings of a National Audit Office report on the commission of specialised service by NHS …

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Shire to close Hampshire base and relocate jobs, say reports

April 27, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Jobs, Shire, close, factory, hampshire, loss, relocate

Shire is set to cease operations at its site in Basingstoke, Hampshire, by the end of next year and relocate …

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