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Cancer drug gains first early UK access grant

September 17, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, NICE, UK, keytruda, oncology, pin, promising

A new type of cell therapy for cancer has become the first to be deemed by the UK government as …

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Epic Sciences hires regulatory affairs VP

September 17, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing epic sciences, paul frieberg

San Diego-based cancer diagnostics firm Epic Sciences has appointed Glen Paul Freiberg as its vice president of regulatory affairs and …

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Pfizer partners with MedGenesis on Parkinson’s

September 16, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Canada, Erich Mohr, MedGenesis, Parkinson's, Parkinson’s, Pfizer, neuroscience

Canadian biotech MedGenesis has entered into an agreement with Pfizer to develop potential treatments for Parkinson’s disease. The privately-held biotech …

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Pharma exports in UK help drive the economy

September 16, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing UK, emerging markets, exports, hsbc, imports, pharma

The UK’s pharmaceutical sector is ‘an export success story’, enjoying a competitive advantage and generating a sizeable trade surplus. This …

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Roche should be ‘shamed’ into lowering cancer drug price

September 16, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Kadcyla, Margaret Connolly, Roche, Swiss, breast cancer, trastuzumab emtansine

A public petition to force Roche to lower the cost of its costly new breast cancer drug Kadcyla has been …

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AstraZeneca teams up with rival Lilly for Alzheimer’s

September 16, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZD3293, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s, AstraZeneca, BACE, lilly

AstraZeneca and US rival Lilly have signed an agreement to develop a new and experimental pill for the treatment of …

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Gilead allows generic prices for Sovaldi

September 16, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Gilead, hep C, hepatitis C, sofosbuvir, sovaldi

Gilead will allow Indian generic drug firms to make cheap copies of its new hepatitis C pill Sovaldi in an …

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No silver bullet, but a growing arsenal for pharma comms

September 16, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lundbeck, comms, eyeforpharma, mcm, selincro, tim white

Digital strategies in the pharma industry have predominately been a red herring, focussing too much on the novelty of digital …

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Tiziana appoints Intercept head to its board

September 16, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing roberto pelliccaiari, tiziana

UK biotech firm Tiziana Life Sciences has confirmed that Professor Roberto Pellicciari is joining its scientific advisory board and will …

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UK pharma pays out £150m in drug rebates

September 12, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, PPRS, Roche, emms, rebate

The UK pharma industry has paid £150 million back to the government as part of its rebate to “underwrite the …

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FDA panel backs liraglutide for obesity

September 12, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Arena Pharmaceuticals, Belviq, Novo Nordisk, Qsymia, Victoza, Vivus, diabetes, obesity

An FDA panel has voted 14-1 to allow a form of Novo Nordisk’s type 2 diabetes treatment Victoza to help …

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Google’s Calico takes first steps into research

September 12, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, P7C3, Parkinson's, Parkinson’s, calico, depression, google, motor neurone disease

Google is finally shifting into gear within the health arena as it signs its first research deal to develop a …

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Cerenis announces board chairman

September 12, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cerenis

France and US-based biopharma firm Cerenis Therapeutics has confirmed the appointment of Dr Richard Pasternak as its chairman of the …

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Lilly and Boehringer diabetes biosimilar sees EU approval

September 11, 2014
Sales and Marketing Boehringer, EU, European Commission, Lantus, Sanofi, diabetes, lilly

Lilly and Boehringer Ingelheim’s insulin glargine product has been shown the green light by the European Commission (EC). The copycat …

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FDA approves new indication for Xtandi

September 11, 2014
Sales and Marketing Astellas, FDA, Medivation, Xtandi, Zytiga, prostate

The FDA has approved Astellas Pharma and Medivation’s prostate cancer drug Xtandi (enzalutamide) for use in patients who have not …

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Fourth diet pill makes it to US market

September 11, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Contrave, FDA, Orexigen Therapeutics, diet, obesity

Orexigen Therapeutics has gained FDA approval for its new obesity treatment Contrave to help overweight patients reduce their food intake. …

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90TEN Healthcare appoints comms director

September 11, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 90TEN, Lottie Tupholme, Peter Impey, Steve Ramsey

London comms agency 90TEN Healthcare has hired Peter Impey as its director of international communications, and added two heads to …

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NICE seeks more trial data from pharma

September 10, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing David Haslam, NICE, Tamiflu, alltrials, transparency

NICE is calling on pharma to release more data so it can better assess the costs of new medicines.The watchdog …

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InterMune’s IPF drug shines at ERS Congress

September 10, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, ERS, Esbriet, IPF, InterMune, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, munich, pirfenidone

InterMune has posted positive data for its lung-scarring drug at this year’s European Respiratory Society Annual Congress 2014 (ERS). Pharmafile …

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Apple launches health-centred smartwatch

September 10, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Android, Apple, Jobs, Samsung, apple watch, google, health kit

Apple has finally unveiled its long-rumoured ‘smartwatch’ to the world along with new iPhones and a payment system. At the …

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