Novartis joins forces with GARDP for better, accessible infectious disease treatments in the developing world
September 27, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GARDP, Novartis, infectious disease, pharma
Novartis has partnered up with the Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP) to push for faster development and wider …
Researchers eliminate mosquito population through CRISPR gene editing technology
September 27, 2018Research and Development crispr, gene editing, imperial college london, malaria, mosquitoes
Researchers at Imperial College London have been able to wipe out a population of mosquitoes through ‘gene drive’ technology. The …
Life Sciences Scotland appoints two MSPs to their Industry Leadership Group
September 27, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Life Sciences Scotland, Scotland, economic development, pharma
Life Sciences Scotland, an organisation focused towards developing the life sciences industry in the northernmost constituent country of the United …
Kenneth Frazier to continue as CEO as MSD rescinds mandatory retirement policy
September 27, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Kenneth Frazier, MSD, pharma
MSD has pitched a curveball with the news that the company has rescinded its policy mandating that Chief Executive Officers …
EMA says pharma industry now more prepared for Brexit
September 27, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications EMA, EU, brexit, products, qppv
In July of this year the European Medicines Agency (EMA) identified significant gaps in the pharmaceutical industry’s preparedness for Brexit. …
The October 2018 issue of Pharmafocus is available to read online now!
September 27, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Hurricane Florence, NHS, Pharmafocus, US, biosimilars, market access, mental health, pharma
The October issue of Pharmafocus is available to read in full online now!Hurricane Florence lashed across North America’s Southeast coast …
Alexion’s Soliris almost entirely eliminates relapses in rare neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder
September 26, 2018Research and Development Alexion, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, pharma, rare disease, soliris
Alexion has revealed new Phase 3 findings for Soliris (eculizumab), showing the drug met its primary endpoint in the treatment …
Takeda’s lung cancer treatment Alunbrig proves successful in Phase III trial
September 26, 2018Research and Development Alunbrig, R&D, Takeda, phase III, research
Japanese pharma firm Takeda have announced that lung cancer treatment Alunbrig has proven successful in reducing the risk of disease …
Roche’s Tecentriq+chemo combo shows first-line benefit in small cell lung cancer
September 26, 2018Research and Development Cancer, Combo, Roche, chemotherapy, lung cancer, pharma, tecentriq
Roche has unveiled new Phase 3 data for its cancer immunotherapy Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in combination with carboplatin and etoposide chemotherapy …
Life expectancy falls in Scotland for first time in 35 years
September 26, 2018Research and Development Scotland, UK, health, life expectancy, uk politics
Life expectancy has fallen for the first time in 35 years in Scotland, as data released by the National Records …
AstraZeneca CEO suggests he’s the ‘lowest paid CEO in the whole industry’ as he raises concerns surrounding Brexit
September 25, 2018Business Services, Research and Development
Pascal Soriot, the Chief Executive Officer of the Anglo-Swedish multinational AstraZeneca, has raised concerns that he is being underpaid, despite …
NICE decision could limit future development of CAR T therapies; Evelyn Warner comments on NICE’s decision making process
September 25, 2018Research and Development CAR T, CAR-T, Cancer, Duff and Phelps, Kymriah, access, oncology, pricing
Lack of access to CAR T therapies in the United Kingdom could hinder the development of effective personalised cancer treatments, …
President Trump pledges to fight drug addiction at UN meeting
September 25, 2018Manufacturing and Production Trump, UN, drugs, illicit drugs, trafficking
President Donald Trump has pledged to fight “the scourge of drug addiction,” as he outlined his commitment to the fight …
Roche’s entrectinib shrinks lung tumours with two-year response duration
September 25, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, NSCLC, NSCLC< lung cancer, Roche, entrectinib
Roche was unveiled new Phase 1 and 2 data for entrectinib in the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive …
J&J pledges to end global TB pandemic
September 25, 2018Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, Johnson and Johnson, TB, access, tuberculosis
Johnson and Johnson have announced that they are launching a 10-year initiative aimed at helping to end tuberculosis, the world’s …
Novartis cuts more than 2500 jobs in Switzerland and the UK
September 25, 2018Manufacturing and Production Basel, Jobs, Novartis, Switzerland, grimsby, manufacturing
Swiss multinational Novartis are set to cut thousands of jobs across Europe in an effort to boost profitability. The move …
AstraZeneca chalks up European approval for Imfinzi in locally advanced, unresectable lung cancer
September 25, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, MedImmune, NSCLC, lung cancer, pharma
AstraZeneca and its global biologics R&D arm MedImmune have announced the approval by the European Commission of Imfinzi (durvalumab) as …
Working Life: Jean-Christophe Tellier, CEO of UCB Pharma
September 24, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing UCB, Working Life, feature
Just as his company announced robust H1 2018 financials, UCB’s Jean-Christophe Tellier spoke to Pharmafocus to share his experiences of …
HIV on the rise among straight men in Australia
September 24, 2018Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AIDS, Aboriginal, Australia, HIV, Kirby Institute
The number of new HIV diagnoses is on the rise among heterosexual men in Australia, according to a new report …
Sarepta’s Exondys 51 hit with negative CHMP opinion in Duchenne muscular dystrophy
September 24, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CHMP, Duchenne Muscular Dystophy, EMA, Europe, Exondys 51, pharma, sarepta
Sarepta Therapeutics has been rocked by a hurdle in its pursuit of regulatory approval in Europe, as the company revealed …
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