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NHS searches for healthcare innovators

January 8, 2015
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NHS England and medical director Sir Bruce Keogh have launched an NHS Innovation Accelerator Programme. The initiative will invite healthcare …

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Lilly appoints head of business development

January 8, 2015
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Eli Lilly has promoted Darren Carroll to senior vice president of its corporate business development unit. Carroll has fulfilled the …

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Exclusive: Novartis drug struck off cancer drugs fund

January 8, 2015
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Novartis’ Afinitor (everolimus) will be removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund list when NHS England announces which drugs it can …

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Gilead acquires Phenex liver disease drugs

January 7, 2015
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Gilead Sciences has acquired Phenex Pharmaceuticals’ development programme for the treatment of serious liver diseases. The US biopharma firm will …

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Amgen and Novartis start cancer immunotherapy push

January 7, 2015
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Amgen and Novartis have launched new licensing agreements with biotech companies that they hope will lead to the development of …

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Liberation Unlimited promotes Danielle Guildford-Sharp

January 7, 2015
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UK marketing and communications agency Liberation Unlimited has promoted Danielle Guildford-Sharp to the role of account manager. Since joining Liberation …

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Director General of EFPIA: “Pan-European HTA necessary”

January 6, 2015

London, January 5 2015: Richard Bergström, Director General, EFPIA argued passionately in favour of the homogenisation of European HTA bodies …

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Vectura and J&J shake on asthma/COPD deal

January 6, 2015
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British firm Vectura has entered an agreement with Johnson & Johnson’s pharma unit Janssen to develop therapies for asthma and …

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Pfizer buys vaccine developer Redvax

January 6, 2015
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Adding to its latest string of deals Pfizer has acquired vaccine developer Redvax – the pre-clinical arm of Swiss company …

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BMS launches new fibrosis research collaboration

January 6, 2015
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Bristol-Myers Squibb is entering into an agreement with the California Institute for Biomedical Research to develop new treatments for fibrotic …

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Valeant recalls drug used on hospitalised infants

January 6, 2015
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North American drug firm Valeant Pharmaceuticals has issued a voluntary nationwide recall of Virazole due to microbial contamination. Virazole (ribavirin …

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UK nurse with Ebola in ‘critical condition’

January 6, 2015
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A British nurse that was diagnosed with Ebola last week is said to be in a critical condition at the …

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MRC head joins CPRD as director

January 6, 2015
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The Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) has announced an appointment of a new director for The Clinical Practice …

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Next-generation Cempra antibiotic meets endpoints

January 5, 2015
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Cempra Pharmaceuticals has become the first company to publish results from a Phase III study completed under FDA regulations governing …

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Pharma industry set for bumper 2015

January 5, 2015
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Industry analysts predict 2015 will be another year of growth for the pharma, after approvals of new drugs soared to …

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Medical publishing: can we rely on it?

January 5, 2015
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The explosive proliferation of journals suggests that medical publishing is an attractive business. But it’s not without its critics, as …

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New CFO for Echo Therapeutics

January 5, 2015
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US medical device firm Echo Therapeutics has appointed Alan Schoenbart as its chief financial officer.Schoenbart who has more than 30 …

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Novo Nordisk obesity drug gets FDA nod

December 24, 2014
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The US Food and Drug Administration has shown Novo Nordisk’s obesity drug Saxenda the green light to aid chronic weight …

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NHS plans bashed over cancer and heart disease

December 24, 2014
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Hundreds of healthcare experts have signed an open letter to NHS chief executive Simon Stevens calling for him to scrap …

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Actavis hires senior head from PwC

December 24, 2014
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Jonathon Kellerman has joined Ireland-based speciality pharma firm Actavis as its executive vice president and global chief compliance officer.  Reporting …

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