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AZ and Lilly Alzheimerโ€™s drug enters trials

December 1, 2014
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AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly have begun a Phase II/II trial for their Alzheimerโ€™s treatment AZD3293 as the companies hope to …

ยฃ2 billion government plan to โ€˜save the NHSโ€™

December 1, 2014
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George Osborne in his Autumn Statement on Wednesday will announce an extra ยฃ2 billion funding for the NHS in an attempt …

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CRF Health expands leadership team

December 1, 2014
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Clinical trials e-solutions firm CRF Health has announced two new additions to the company’s executive leadership team. John Blakeley (pictured) …

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George Freeman: UK pharma is vital for our landscape

December 1, 2014
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The ABPI says the UK has an opportunity to benefit from stratified medicine, and the bodyโ€™s 2014 conference held in …

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Boehringerโ€™s lung cancer drug Vargatef sees EU approval

November 28, 2014
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Boehringer Ingelheimโ€™s nintedanib has received its second nod in Europe this month with the European Commission approving it for the …

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New Teva chairman announced

November 28, 2014
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Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has confirmed that Professor Yitzhak Peterburg is to serve as its new chairman from January. Peterburg who …

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Bone Therapeutics appoints Pfizer veteran

November 28, 2014

Belgium-based biotech Bone Therapeutics has appointed Dr Guy Heynen as its new chief clinical and regulatory officer. Heynen is a …

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CRUK and AZ collaborate on cancer screening

November 28, 2014
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Cancer Research UK (CRUK) scientists are to be given access to drug discovery facilities at AstraZenecaโ€™s Cambridge site as part …

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GSK Ebola vaccine โ€˜promisingโ€™ in early trials

November 27, 2014
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The first trial results for GlaxoSmithKlineโ€™s (GSK) Ebola vaccine candidate have shown that the medicine was well-tolerated and produced an …

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Lundbeckโ€™s alcohol pill given NICE approval

November 27, 2014
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NICE has finally approved the use of Selincro (nalmefene) in order to help people who are dependent on alcohol cut …

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NHS to get worldโ€™s most expensive drug

November 27, 2014
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UK health watchdog NICE has recommended Alexionโ€™s Soliris for patients with the rare disease atypical haemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS).  Soliris …

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NHS needs ยฃ2 billion more in funding

November 26, 2014
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Healthcare think tank the Kingโ€™s Fund has called for an additional ยฃ2 billion to be injected into the NHS in …

UK lags behind in healthcare outcomes index

November 26, 2014
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Whilst healthcare outcomes in the UK arguably remain among the best in the world according to recent findings by The …

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Sharp Packaging Services hires MD

November 26, 2014
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Sharp Packaging Services that is a part of UDG Healthcare has announced that Mike Oโ€™Hara has joined the firm as …

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Mental and physical health should be treated equally

November 26, 2014
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The need for a new approach to depression that gives it equal importance to physical health was the focus of …

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Cell Medica gets ยฃ50 million funding

November 26, 2014
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Cellular immunotherapy development firm Cell Medica has confirmed the completion a ยฃ50 million investment round from key backers to progress …

Priority review for Novartis myeloma drug

November 26, 2014
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Novartisโ€™ multiple myeloma treatment Farydak has been given an extended review by the FDA after its future seemed in jeopardy …

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Institute of Cancer Research names chief executive

November 26, 2014
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Professor Paul Workman has been appointed as the chief executive of the Institute of Cancer Research. Workman who also becomes …

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BioMarin to buy Prosensa in $840 million deal

November 25, 2014
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Rare-disease drug firm BioMarin has finalised its purchase of muscular disease specialist Prosensa in a deal worth over $840 million. …

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Lundbeck chief executive resigns amid scandal

November 25, 2014
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Ulf Wiinberg has resigned from his chief executive post at Denmark-based pharma giant Lundbeck following a beach of its rules …

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