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Novartis and Merck skin cancer drugs move through pipeline

August 20, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck, Novartis, Odomzo, basal cell carcinoma, keytruda, melanoma, pembrolizumab, skin cancer, sonidegib

Both Novartis and Merck have hit regulatory milestones with their skin cancer drugs in the EU and the US. Novartis’ …

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Valeant confirms $1bn deal for ‘female viagra’ creator Sprout

August 20, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Addyi, Sprout, Sprout Pharma, Sprout Pharmaceuticals, Valeant, flibanserin

Canada’s Valeant Pharmaceuticals has confirmed it will pay $1 billion to acquire Sprout Pharmaceuticals, the company behind the female libido …

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Lundbeck sheds 1,000 jobs in £284 million restructure

August 20, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Lundbeck, generics, job losses, patents, redundancies, restructure, restructuring

Lundbeck is cutting a thousand jobs globally as part of a restructuring programme to significantly lower its cost and focus …

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Amgen agrees to $71m settlement over false advertising

August 19, 2015
Sales and Marketing Amgen, Aranesp, Enbrel

Amgen has reached a $71 million settlement with 48 US states and the District of Columbia, to resolve allegations that …

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FDA approves ‘female viagra’

August 19, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Addyi, FDA, HSDD, Sprout, Sprout Pharmaceuticals, flibanserin, hypoactive sexual desire disorder

The FDA has approved Sprout Pharmaceuticals’ Addyi, a controversial libido-enhancing drug for women that has been dubbed the ‘female viagra’. …

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Nottingham receives go ahead for new £30m life science facility

August 19, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development BioCity Nottingham, R&D

Hundreds of pharma jobs are expected to be created in Nottingham after the construction of a new £30 million life …

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Confronting the ‘danger’ of blocking progress on clinical trial transparency

August 19, 2015
Research and Development EMIG, Ethical Medicines Industry Group, Richmond Pharmacology, clinical trial registration, clinical trial transparency, health research authority, hra, sense about science, transparency

The Ethical Medicines Industry Group and Sense About Science – a co-founder of the ALLTrials campaign – have written a …

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HRA must continue ‘progress towards clinical trial transparency’

August 19, 2015
Research and Development EMIG, Ethical Medicines Industry Group, Richmond Pharmacology, clinical trial registration, clinical trial transparency, health research authority, hra, sense about science, transparency

Campaigners and industry leaders have urged the Health Research Authority to ensure that its work to bring about full transparency …

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Kite Pharma says trial death was unrelated to KTE-C19

August 18, 2015
Medical Communications, Research and Development CAR-T, cinical trials, kite pharma, non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, non-Hodgkin’s lymphoma

Kite has confirmed last week’s rumours that a patient had died during its Phase I/II trial for the KTE-C19 non-Hodgkin’s …

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Biogen collaborates with ALSA and Columbia University on genomic-based ALS treatments

August 18, 2015
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Biogen, the ALS Association and Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC) have announced a new collaboration aimed at better understanding the differences …

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Birmingham opens BioHub for life science start-ups

August 18, 2015
Manufacturing and Production Birmingham, Diagnostics, hubs, life sciences, research hubs, start-ups

A £7 million biomedical laboratory has opened in Birmingham to attract life-science researchers and start-ups.  The BioHub is a new …

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New NICE guidelines to tackle antibiotic ‘addiction’

August 18, 2015
Manufacturing and Production AMR, Antibiotics, NICE, antimicrobial resistance, guidance, infections

NICE has published guidance to help health care professionals promote and monitor the sensible use of antibiotics – and support …

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Roche lung cancer therapy succeeds in mid-stage trial

August 17, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genentech, Roche, atezolizumab, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer

Roche’s biotech arm Genentech has scored positive results in a pivotal Phase II study of its investigational cancer immunotherapy atezolizumab. …

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FDA approves limited OxyContin use in children

August 17, 2015
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The FDA has approved the limited use of the strong painkiller Oxycontin for children in the US aged between 11 …

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Google to expand diabetes monitoring technology

August 14, 2015
Medical Communications blood sugar, diabetes, glucose, google, smart technology, wearable tech

Google is teaming up with the diabetes device maker DexCom to build a small and affordable sensor that could help …

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Tamzin Redston joines Wave

August 14, 2015
Medical Communications Tamzin Redston, Wave communications

Tamzin Redston has been appointed programme director at Wave, the specialist medical education company.Tamzin joins Wave with a background of …

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Merck in immuno-oncology collaboration with major cancer research centre

August 14, 2015
Research and Development Cancer, Merck, keytruda, oncology

Merck is teaming up with the University of Texas to evaluate Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, Keytruda, in combination with other treatmentsA team …

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GSK closes Legionella-hit US site

August 14, 2015
Manufacturing and Production GSK, Legionnaire's disease, legionella, manufacturing, production

GSK has temporarily shut down its manufacturing site in North Carolina due to the discovery of the bacteria which causes …

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Bayer’s complaint over ‘misleading’ Novartis eye drug claims upheld

August 14, 2015
Medical Communications Bayer, Eylea, Lucentis, Novartis, PMCPA, code of conduct

The industry’s code of conduct regulator has ruled in favour of Bayer in a dispute claims made by Novartis when …

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Pfizer offers to pay for UK Lyrica switches

August 13, 2015
Lyrica, NHS England, Pfizer, generics, neuropathic pain, patents, pregabalin

Pfizer is to pay the administrative costs of GPs to switch patients to Lyrica from generic versions of pregabalin, as …

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