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Crown Bioscience expands portfolio with PreClinOmics acquisition

March 9, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development cardiovascular, collaboration, crown bioscience, metabolic, preclinomics

Crown Bioscience has announced the acquisition of PreClinOmics, which will see the US-based drug discovery solutions company expand its cardiovascular …

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MSD joins charity-industry partnership Dementia Consortium

March 9, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development MSD, alzheimer's society, dementia, dementia consortium

The Dementia Consortium has welcomed MSD into the fold as a new partner in its global venture to accelerate drug …

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AZ drug gets orphan status for rare inflammatory disease

March 9, 2016
Research and Development AstraZeneca, MEDI-551, MedImmune, orphan drug

AstraZeneca’s biologics R&D arm MedImmune has been granted Orphan Drug Designation by the FDA for its investigational anti-CD19 monoclonal antibody, …

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Genmab ends ofatumumab trials for autoimmune conditions; to focus on multiple sclerosis

March 9, 2016
Research and Development Arzerra, GSK

Danish drug-company Genmab (Nasdaq Copenhagen: GEN) said it will discontinue the late-stage trials for Arzerra (ofatumumab) to develop a treatment for …

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Medimmune gets US FDA fast track designation for flu drug

March 9, 2016
Research and Development

UK drug major AstraZeneca (LSE: ANZ) said its biologics R&D unit, MedImmune, has received Fast Track designation from the US …

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Groundbreaking Ceremony of SHL Group New Site

March 9, 2016
Manufacturing and Production

  In Q1 2018, all administrative offices and parts of the production will be relocated to the new site. The ground …

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Bayer to collaborate on new treatments for tuberculosis with Universities of Dundee, Cape Town

March 8, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Bayer, TB, tuberculosis, university of cape town, university of dundee

The pharmaceuticals division at German-based Bayer will collaborate with the renowned medicinal chemistry and biology departments at the Universities of …

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Amgen open to larger M&A deals, says CFO

March 8, 2016
Sales and Marketing Amgen, mergers and acquisitions

Amgen’s chief financial officer has indicated that the company is ready to consider doing larger deals to buy other companies, …

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Sanofi Pasteur and MSD end European vaccines partnership

March 8, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MSD, Sanofi Pasteur, Sanofi pasteur msd, vaccines

Sanofi Pasteur and MSD have announced that they will end their joint vaccines operations in Europe, bringing an end to …

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Kuros Biosciences re-appoints chief medical officer

March 8, 2016
Medical Communications

Kuros Biosciences has announced the appointment of Dr Virginia Jamieson as chief medical officer and member of the executive board …

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Novartis and Microsoft team up for Kinect collab

March 8, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Microsoft, Novartis, multiple sclerosis

Novartis has partnered with technology giant Microsoft; hoping to use its Kinect motion sensor to quantify whether its multiple sclerosis …

Feature

Merck posts 15% rise in Q4 profits driven by Sigma-Aldrich acquisition

March 8, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing

German drug maker Merck on Tuesday said it sees the acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich to aid sales in 2016 and reported …

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Wireless contact lens sensor approved by FDA

March 8, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

The US Food and Drug Administration has allowed the marketing of a contact lens sensor that may help practitioners identify …

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AbbVie pays $595m upfront for experimental Boehringer psoriasis drug

March 8, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, BI 655066, Boehringer Ingelheim, psoriasis

AbbVie is betting big on the future of an experimental psoriasis drug, paying $595m upfront for the rights to Boehringer …

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Shares in Celldex halve in value as it discontinues trial of brain cancer drug

March 8, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, Celldex, research

Shares in Celldex Therapeutics (Nasdaq: CLDX) more than halved in value on the Nasdaq Monday as the company said independent regulators …

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Onconova says Baxalta ends $565 million drug development deal for rigosertib

March 8, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Baxalta, Onconova Therapeutics, drug development, rigosertib

Onconova Therapeutics says Baxalta has terminated its $565 million agreement to jointly develop the company’s lead drug candidate rigosertib. Baxalta …

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Merck says US FDA accepts its sBLA for Keytruda

March 8, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Merck & Co, US FDA, keytruda, melanoma

US pharma giant Merck & Co said the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted for review a new …

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GSK says long-term study for Nucala backs safety profile

March 8, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, Nucala, asthma

UK pharma major GlaxoSmithKline (LSE: GSK) said its asthma drug, Nucala (mepolizumab) showed a similar safety profile in a long-term …

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EMA launches PRIME scheme

March 8, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development EMA, Guido Rasi, PRIME

The European Medicines Agency (EMA) has launched its new PRIME (priority medicines) scheme, which aims to strengthen support to medicines …

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AstraZeneca’s Faslodex gets US FDA nod in combination treatment for breast cancer

March 8, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AstraZeneca, Faslodex, US FDA, palbociclib

UK drug-maker AstraZeneca said the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a new indication expanding the use of …

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