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ASCO 2015 roundup: immuno-oncology hits its stride

June 8, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, BMS, CLL, pdl1

One year can make all the difference. The 2014 American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) meeting took place just weeks …

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NICE issues guidance for two prostate cancer drugs

June 5, 2015
Sales and Marketing Bayer, Ferring, NICE, firmagon, xofigo

NICE has published draft guidance for two prostate cancer drugs, recommending a Bayer medicine but rejecting one from Ferring Pharmaceuticals. …

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Merck launches new antibiotic in the UK

June 5, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMR, Antibiotics, MSD, Merck, Sivextro, antimicrobial resistance, cubist, tedizolid phosphate

Merck has launched the first new drug in a class of antibiotics in the UK in almost 15 years, becoming …

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FDA advisors back female sexual disorder drug

June 5, 2015
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

An FDA advisory panel has backed a new drug intended to boost female sex drive, but warned that it must …

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Google advances health data collection initiative

June 5, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, brett wells, google, healthkit, researchkit, studykit

Google is advancing a suite of applications known as ‘Study Kit’ that enable users to collect and share health information …

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inVentiv Health appoints industry veteran

June 5, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Michael McKelvey, inVentiv Health

inVentiv Health has appointed Michael McKelvey as the president of its health clinical division and executive vice president.  McKelvey is …

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NICE U-turn on Janssen arthritis drug

June 4, 2015
Sales and Marketing Janssen, NICE, Stelara, psoriasis, uturn

NICE has performed a U-turn on Janssen’s Stelara and has now recommended the drug for the treatment of psoriatic arthritis. …

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Amgen and Novartis tussle over biosimilar injunction

June 4, 2015
Sales and Marketing Amgen, FDA, Neupogen, Novartis

Novartis has begun its court battle with Amgen over its biosimilar of cancer drug Neupogen, which Amgen is trying to …

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FDA to assess female libido drug

June 4, 2015
Sales and Marketing FDA, Sprout Pharmaceutical, flibanserin, libido

The FDA is inching closer to a historic approval of a drug in the US commonly dubbed ‘Viagra for women’. …

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Astellas spending $760m on autoimmune tie-up

June 4, 2015
Sales and Marketing Astellas, anokion, brett wells, kanyos

Astellas Pharma and Anokion are to collaborate and develop new treatments for type 1 diabetes and celiac disease in a deal that could net …

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Creabilis appoints board chairman

June 4, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Catherine Moukheibiras, creabilis

UK, Canterbury-based dermatology firm Creabilis has appointed Catherine Moukheibiras as the chairman of its board of directors. After an initial career in strategy …

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Featured Interview on Industrial Design of Auto Injectors

June 4, 2015
Sales and Marketing auto injectors, ondrugdelivery, shl group

The necessity for auto injector has been growing rapidly over the years, spurring a variety of innovative designs to meet …

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Shire earns EMA nod for constipation drug

June 3, 2015
Sales and Marketing EMA, Resolor, Shire, constipation

Shire has seen approval from the European Medicines Agency to extend the licence of its constipation drug Resolor for men …

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Merck tests new Keytruda combination

June 3, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck, dynavax, keytruda

Merck is continuing to investigate Keytruda combinations as it signs a deal to test the drug with an immunotherapy from …

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Perrigo buys OTC products from GSK

June 3, 2015
Sales and Marketing GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, Mylan, Perrigo, Teva, brett wells

In an all-cash move with no financial details disclosed Perrigo is buying a portfolio of leading over-the-counter products from GlaxoSmithKline. …

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Clark Health Communications hires three

June 3, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Clark Health Communications

Clark Health Communications (CHC) has announced the hire of three new team members. The UK, London-based firm has recently welcomed …

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NICE: people should be more involved in medical decisions

June 2, 2015
Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, medicines, optimisation

Around 15 million people in England now have at least one long-term condition, but figures suggest that as many as …

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Bayer and Gilead expand in manufacturing

June 2, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Gilead, brett wells, manufacturing

Both Bayer and Gilead are investing heavily into their manufacturing operations with expansion plans being laid down in Indonesia and …

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NICE signs-off Roche’s Gazyvaro for leukaemia

June 2, 2015
Sales and Marketing Allergan, Bayer, CLL, Carole Longson, Eylea, Gazyvaro, NICE, Ozurdex, Roche, diabetic macular edema, leukaemia

NICE has given positive final guidance backing the use of Roche’s Gazyvaro for people with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL). Earlier …

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Mylan tells Teva to ‘stop playing games’ and make firm bid

June 2, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing M&A, MA, Mylan, Teva, generics

Mylan has written another strongly-worded letter to Teva, this time accusing the Israeli firm of ‘playing games’ and violating US …

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