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Doctors ‘distrust apps developed by pharma’ – survey

July 31, 2015
Medical Communications France, GPs, Germany, Healthcare Technologies, UK, chronic disease, disease management, healthcare tech

A study of GPs in three European countries show GPs feel there is a role for healthcare technologies in disease …

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Depomed rejects Horizon’s latest takeover bid

July 30, 2015
Sales and Marketing Depomed, horizon, mergers and acquisitions, takeovers

Depomed has rejected Horizon Pharma’s latest bid, stating the proposal is ‘inadequate’ and ’undervalues’ the company. The Irish pharma company …

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Sanofi sales boosted by rare disease and multiple sclerosis drugs

July 30, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Genzyme, Oliver Brandicourt, Sanofi, brandicourt, financial results

Sales at pharma giant Sanofi increased by 5% in the second quarter of 2016 to nearly €10 billion, its latest …

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BMS to trial Opdivo in solid tumours

July 30, 2015
Research and Development BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Poteligeo, mogamulizumab, nivolumab, opdivo, solid tumours

Bristol-Myers Squibb will begin early-phase trials of its immuno-oncology treatment Opdivo with other cancer treatments, to see if the combination …

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NICE restricts access to new hepatitis C treatments

July 29, 2015
Sales and Marketing AbbVie, BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Exviera, Gilead, NICE, daklinza, harvoni, hepatits C

NICE has recommended three new treatment options for hepatitis C in draft guidance – but has been criticised for excluding …

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Takeda oncology

Takeda cancer drug gets EMA boost

July 29, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Takeda, ixazomib, multiple myeloma

The EMA has granted Takeda an accelerated assessment for its multiple myeloma drug, ixazomib. The Agency’s Committee for Medicinal Products …

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David Khougazian announced as president of Sanofi Pasteur MSD

July 29, 2015
Business Services, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MSD, Merck, Sanofi Pasteur

Sanofi Pasteur and Merck have appointed David Khougazian as president of their joint company, Sanofi Pasteur MSD. David Khougazian joined …

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Dr James Shannon joins Immodulon Therapeutics board of directors

July 29, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Immodulon

Dr James Shannon has joined Immodulon as a non-executive director with immediate effect. Bringing with him 30 years’ of experience …

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Mixed Phase 3 results for Sanofi and UCB

July 29, 2015
Research and Development LixiLan, Sanofi, UCB, clinical trials, epratuzumab, insulin, insulin glargine, phase III

Two drugs that pharma companies are pinning hopes on for future success have had mixed outcomes in key late-stage clinical …

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Novartis forms Mereo as UK biotech spin-off

July 29, 2015
Research and Development Mereo, Novartis, biotech, rare diseases

Novartis has formed a new UK biotech company by selling three investigational drugs in exchange for shares in the new …

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Cambridge collaboration to boost precision medicine research

July 29, 2015
Research and Development Brabaham Institute, Cambridge, R&D, collaboration

A new consortium has been launched to act as a ‘match-making’ service between pharma companies and R&D researchers to develop …

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Judge rules pharma has ‘ethical’ transparency obligation – reaction

July 29, 2015
Research and Development Ben Goldacre, Richmond Pharmacology, alltrials, clinical trials, health research authority, hra, sense about science, transparency

Both sides of a bitterly contested legal battle over a major part of the industry’s transparency drive have reacted to …

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Judge backs HRA in transparency legal case

July 28, 2015
Research and Development EU Clinical Trial Regulation, Richmond Pharmacology, alltrials, clinical trial regulation, clinical trials, health research authority, sense about science, transparency

A judge has ruled that there are likely to be no legal grounds to block the Health Research Authority’s plans …

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Lupin buys Gavis to gain first US manufacturing site

July 28, 2015
Manufacturing and Production Gavis, Lupin, manufacturing, production

Indian drug manufacturer Lupin is expanding to the US by purchasing Gavis pharma for $880 million, in a major boost …

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Sanofi and Regeneron in immuno-oncology push

July 28, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, PD-1 inhibitors, Regeneron, Sanofi, collaboration, immuno-oncology, pd-1

Pharma giants Sanofi and Regeneron are extending the partnership that brought new heart drug Praluent to the market, with a …

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Antibiotic resistance

Rising to meet the infectious disease challenge

July 27, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, R&D, antibiotic resistance, infectious disease

Antibiotic-resistant infections gather more headlines than most other infectious disease topics, and have typically been seen as a neglected area …

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FDA and EMA approve heart drug Praluent

July 27, 2015
Sales and Marketing EMA, FDA, PCSK9, Regeneron, Sanofi, high cholesterol, praluent

The FDA and the EMA have both approved Sanofi and Regeneron’s new high cholesterol drug Praluent. Regulators on both sides …

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Novartis Foundation confirms Dr Joerg Reinhard as new chairman

July 27, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Dr Joerg Reinhardt, Novartis

The Novartis Foundation has confirmed several new members of its board of trustees, including a new chairman in Dr Joerg …

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Teva to switch generics focus to Allergan

July 27, 2015
Sales and Marketing Allergan, Teva, generics, mergers and acquisitions, pharma mergers and acquisitions

Teva is in negotiations to buy Allergan’s generics division for upwards of $40 billion, according to reports. The generics firm …

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FDA approves Novartis drug Odomzo

July 27, 2015
Sales and Marketing Novartis, Odomzo, basal cell carcinoma, skin cancer

The FDA has given the Swiss firm the go-ahead to market its drug for skin cancer. Odomzo (sonidegib, formerly LDE225) …

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