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FDA accepts new schizophrenia drug filing

September 24, 2014
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The FDA is reviewing Otsuka and Lundbeck’s brexpiprazole for the treatment of schizophrenia and as an adjunctive therapy for the …

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Boehringer to slash 600 jobs in native Germany

September 24, 2014
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Boehringer Ingelheim is to cut around 600 of its staff in Germany as part of a drive to reduce costs …

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Labour makes NHS central to 2015 election pledge

September 24, 2014
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The Labour Opposition party has set out its plans to ‘save and transform’ the NHS and has made this the key …

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Novella Clinical hires European director

September 24, 2014
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Contract research organisation Novella Clinical has appointed Dr Deepak Dhami as the director of its clinical monitoring unit for Europe.  …

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ABPI and BIA establish new manufacturing partnership

September 23, 2014
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The ABPI and the Bioindustry Association (BIA) have jointly established a new Medicines Manufacturing Industry Partnership (MMIP) to boost medicines …

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NHS launches transparency website

September 23, 2014
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NHS England has launched a new ‘comparison website tool’ that allows health and social care organisations to see how their …

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App may help detect jaundice in newborns

September 23, 2014
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A smartphone application being developed is likely to be able to help healthcare providers and parents detect signs of jaundice …

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Senior J&J head appointed by Synageva

September 23, 2014
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US biopharma firm Synageva has appointed Robert Bazemore as its chief operating officer. Reporting directly to the president and chief …

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Campaigners urge for HPV vaccine to be extended to boys

September 22, 2014
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Public health experts are meeting today to discuss whether boys as well as girls should be offered the HPV jab. …

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Patients struggling to take conventional medicines

September 22, 2014
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A new survey commissioned by Hermes Pharma, which develops easier-to-swallow pills, has found that more than half of those asked …

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Merck KGaA pays out $17 billion for Sigma-Aldrich

September 22, 2014
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Merck KGaA has swooped in and bought US-based Sigma-Aldrich in a deal worth $17 billion (€13.1 billion). The acquisition will …

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Half of cancers diagnosed at late stage

September 22, 2014
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A Cancer Research UK study out today reveals that nearly half of all cancers in England are diagnosed at an …

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Pharmarama International Limited relaunches as Alium Medical

September 22, 2014

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Gilead’s blood cancer pill approved in Europe

September 22, 2014
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Gilead has gained European Commission approval for its new blood cancer pill Zydelig (idelalisib) as it looks to expand further …

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IXICO hires chief financial officer

September 22, 2014
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UK-based medical tech business IXICO has appointed Susan Lowther to its board as a chief financial officer.  Lowther was previously …

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Pharma and Twitter: a happy marriage or time for a divorce?

September 22, 2014
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There has been a phenomenal rise in the use and scale of social media over the past decade, from the …

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GSK fined, executives face jail sentence in Chinese bribery case

September 19, 2014
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China has fined Britain’s largest pharma firm GlaxoSmithKline $490 million (£297m) for corruption after a year-long investigation into claims it …

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Celebrate languages with First Edition Translations special offer!

September 19, 2014

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Boehringer pays $600m for cancer vaccine deal

September 19, 2014
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Boehringer is hoping to expand its oncology pipeline with a new multi-million dollar pact for an investigational cancer vaccine. The …

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‘Angelina effect’ sees BRCA tests soar in UK

September 19, 2014
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Referrals for testing for breast cancer risk more than doubled across the UK, after Oscar-winning American actress Angelina Jolie announced …

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