Global Fund seeks £11bn as progress slows in fight against malaria, TB and HIV
January 14, 2019Sales and Marketing Africa, Global Fund, HIV, TB, infectious diseases, malaria, tuberculosis
The Global Fund is seeking £11 billion worth of investment in an attempt to save 16 million lives in the …
Kyowa Hakko Kirin signs drug discovery deal with AI firm InveniAI
January 11, 2019Medical Communications, Research and Development AI, InveniAI, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, artificial intelligence, drug discovery, pharma
Japanese pharma and biotech firm Kyowa Hakko Kirin is joining the growing trend of investing in artificial intelligence to bolster …
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January 11, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Shire, Takeda, bristol myers squibb, death row, pharma, top 10
With the completion of Takeda’s £46 billion acquisition of Shire finally done, another even bigger merger was announced as US …
J&J joins in on industry price hiking; almost 500 drug prices increased in 2019 so far
January 11, 2019Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, Stelara, US, Xarelto, Zytiga, pharma, price hikes
It’s only the second week of the New Year, and Johnson & Johnson has announced plans to hike the prices …
Sanders calls on Trump to support drug pricing bill
January 11, 2019Medical Communications Bernie Sanders, Trump, access, pharma, pricing
Senator Bernie Sanders has called on President Donald Trump to support new legislation aimed at cutting prices on prescription drugs. …
UK-Japan partnership to see collaboration on incurable diseases, green technology and AI
January 11, 2019Medical Communications AI, Japan, MRC, UK, international partnership, medicine, technology
A new partnership between the UK and Japan will see medical researchers and scientists join forces, in advancing research into …
Foundation medicine name Roche SVP as new CEO
January 10, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
Roche subsidiary, Foundation Medicine, today announced the appointment of Roche’s senior vice president in global oncology, Cindy Perettie as the …
AstraZeneca to shut down twin Colorado manufacturing sites, impacting over 200 jobs
January 10, 2019Manufacturing and Production AstraZeneca, US, job cuts, pharma
UK-based drug firm AstraZeneca has revealed it is set to shed more than 200 positions from its operations at two …
Scientists develop treatment for all strains of Ebola
January 10, 2019Research and Development Ebola, primates, research UTMB, texas, zmapp
Scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas have developed a new experimental drug that protects …
NICE rejects Novartis’ Aimovig migraine injection for NHS use
January 10, 2019Sales and Marketing Aimovig, NICE, Novartis, migraine, pharma
It’s disappointing news for Novartis as NICE revealed that it had decided not to recommend Aimovig (erenumab) for routine NHS …
FDA approves record breaking 971 generic drugs in 2018
January 10, 2019Manufacturing and Production FDA, approval, generic drugs, generics, regulation
The FDA approved a record 971 generic drugs in the 2018 fiscal year, giving the go-ahead to 110 generics in …
Commonly used heart and diabetes drugs may improve mental health, study finds
January 10, 2019Research and Development UCL, bipolar, mental health, research, schizophrenia
Commonly used anti-cholesterol drugs, blood pressure drugs and medicines used for diabetes may improve the mental health of those with …
Amgen and UCB’s Evenity approved in Japan for osteoporosis
January 9, 2019Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Japan, UCB Pharma, osteoporosis, pharma
Amgen has revealed that its bone-forming monoclonal antibody Evenity (romosozumab), developed in partnership with UCB Pharma, has been awarded approval …
Death row inmate whose execution was postponed found dead in cell
January 9, 2019Research and Development Alvogen, Scott Dozier, execution, pharma, prison
Scott Dozier, the death row inmate whose execution was stalled by court cases launched by pharmaceutical companies, has been found …
Super gonorrhoea on the rise, health officials warn
January 9, 2019Research and Development STI, gonorrehoea, health, public health, std
Health officials from Public Health England (PHE) have warned that cases of antibiotic resistant strains of the sexually transmitted infection …
Pfizer to shutter two manufacturing plants in India, 1,700 jobs at risk
January 9, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development India, Pfizer, pharma
Pfizer has announced it is to shut down two of its manufacturing facilities in India – a move which could …
Researchers explain link between anti-inflammatories and C. difficile
January 9, 2019Research and Development C diff, C.Diff, Vanderbilt, anti-inflammatory, cdi, nsaids, research
In the past, observational studies have found a link between the use of common nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and increased …
bluebird bio reveals new UK General Manager
January 9, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bluebird Bio, appointment, pharma
bluebird bio, a US-based gene therapy biotech with a focus on cancer and severe genetic conditions, has named Nicola Redfern …
AstraZeneca hire controversial cancer doc to head new Oncology R&D unit
January 8, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, journal, oncology
The Anglo-Swedish multinational AstraZeneca has named Dr José Baselga as the firm’s new head of research and development in oncology.The …
Two biomarkers can aid in atrial fibrillation screening, researchers find
January 8, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development University of Birmingham, atrial fibrillation, biomarkers, pharma
A team of researchers at the University of Birmingham has identified a pair of biomarkers which it says could aid …
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