Postoperative radiation can triple survival in children with brain cancer
March 6, 2019Research and Development brain cancer, children, epndymoma, oncology, paediatric brain cancer, radiation
Radiation immediately following surgery in children with the third most common form of paediatric brain tumour, ependymoma, can triple survival, …
Women scientists receive $41,000 less in funding than men, study shows
March 6, 2019Research and Development NIH, funding, international womens day, management, science, women
Women scientists receive $41,000 less in federal funding than men, according to a study of nearly 54,000 grants to first …
Sunovion CMO Dr Antony Loebel made company’s new CEO
March 5, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CEO, CMO, Japan, medicine, psychiatry, sunovion
Japanese drugmaker Sunovion Pharmaceuticals has made their current Chief Medical Officer (CMO) the company’s new Chief Executive Officer (CEO). Dr …
Akcea and Ionis’ Waylivra nets CHMP approval in ultra-rare familial chylomicronaemia syndrome
March 5, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Akcea, FCS, Ionis, familial chylomicronemia syndrome, pharma, rare disease
Akcea Therapeutics and Ionis Pharmaceuticals have announced that their investigational therapy Waylivra (volanesorsen) has been recommended by the EMA’s Committee …
Novartis set to offer 14 weeks paternity leave
March 5, 2019Manufacturing and Production Novartis, company culture, paternity leave, work
Novartis is planning to offer employees 14 weeks of parental leave, a move which would make the firm one of …
London man becomes second in world to be cured of HIV
March 5, 2019Manufacturing and Production Berlin Patient, CCR5, HIV, He Jiankui, London Patient
A man in Britain has become the second person in the world to be ‘cured’ of HIV, after receiving a …
Novartis’ Cosentyx tops Janssen’s Stelara in moderate-to-severe psoriasis trial
March 5, 2019Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cosentyx, Janssen, Novartis, Stelara, pharma, psoriasis
New data has been revealed in support of Novartis’ Cosentyx (secukinumab) in the treatment of moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis, demonstrating the …
OxyContin drugmaker Purdue Pharma exploring bankruptcy, sources say
March 4, 2019Manufacturing and Production Litigation, Purdue Pharma, bankruptcy, opioid crisis, trials
OxyContin drugmaker Purdue Pharma is exploring the option of filing for bankruptcy. The news comes as the Connecticut-based firm faces …
The cutting edge of cancer research
March 4, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, feature, oncology
While immunotherapies continue to be the darling of the industry, new, innovative and sometimes seemingly fantastical research is emerging that …
AbbVie’s Skyrizi scoops up CHMP recommendation for moderate to severe plaque psoriasis
March 4, 2019Sales and Marketing AbbVie, pharma, psoriasis
AbbVie’s interleukin-23 (IL-23) inhibitor Skyrizi (risankizumab) has secured recommendation from the EMA’s Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP), …
Indian government set to colour code generic medicines
March 4, 2019Sales and Marketing India, Indian health, costs, generic medicines, pricing, sales
As part of an effort to promote low cost medicines, the Indian government has announced plans to colour code generic …
Doctors call on Canadian government to stop funding programme sending homeopaths to Honduras
March 4, 2019Sales and Marketing Canada, Hodnuras, Quebec, TSF, health, homeopathy
Canadian physicians have called on the federal government to review its funding for a programme which sends volunteer homeopaths to …
Biogen boosts ophthalmology portfolio with $800m acquisition of gene therapy firm Nightstar
March 4, 2019Sales and Marketing Biogen, Nightstar, acquisition, pharma
Biogen has announced it has inked an agreement to acquire clinical-stage gene therapy firm Nightstar for a total value of …
NHS chief warns of rise of anti-vaccine ‘fake news’ online
March 4, 2019Sales and Marketing NHS, NHS England, Simon Stevens, anti vaxxer, fake news, vaccines
The head of NHS England has warned that ‘vaccination deniers’ are increasing their influence on social media through ’fake news’. …
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March 1, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GP, Michael Cohen, Novartis, Roche, Sanofi, Senate, UK, crispr, top 10
As the CRISPR twins’ story unfolds, scientists revealed that the Chinese babies were likely altered in a way that improves …
Bernie Sanders calls on FDA to allow generic, low cost versions of Catalyst Pharma’s $375,000 rare disease drug
March 1, 2019Medical Communications Bernie Sanders, Catalyst Pharmaceuticals Jacobus
US Senator Bernie Sanders has called on regulators to allow pharmacies and manufacturers to distribute generic versions of Catalyst Pharmaceuticals’ …
J&J sign deal with Scottish firm AdoRx to develop novel lung cancer treatments
March 1, 2019Medical Communications AdoRx, Cancer, Cancer Immunotherapy, J&J, JJ, immunology, oncology
Edinburgh-based drug discovery firm AdoRx therapeutics has signed a deal with US healthcare conglomerate Johnson & Johnson to develop novel …
Philippines Department of Justice recommends charges against six Sanofi officials
March 1, 2019Medical Communications Philippines, Sanofi, dengue, dengvaxia, vaccines
The Philippine Justice Ministry has said it has found probably cause to charge officials working for French drugmaker Sanofi over …
Nearly half of childhood cancer cases go untreated and undiagnosed
March 1, 2019Medical Communications Cancer, childhood cancer, diagnosis, oncology, pediatric, world
Almost half of all children with cancer are going untreated and undiagnosed, according to research published in Lancet Oncology. While …
Working Life: Nicola Redfern, UK General Manager, bluebird bio
February 28, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bluebird Bio, Interview, Working Life, pharma
How did you find your way into the pharma industry? Was it always an aspiration of yours? My mum worked …
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