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Patient deaths lead Juno Therapeutics to halt trial for second time

November 24, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing acute lymphoblastic leukaemia, clinical trial deaths, juno therapeutics

Juno Therapeutics has been forced to halt a trial investigating the efficacy of its lead experimental CAR-T cancer treatment JCAR015 …

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Lilly forced to abandon Alzheimer’s drug after failed trial

November 24, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, Eli Lilly

Eli Lilly announced that the results of its ‘Expedition 3’ trial for an experimental Alzheimer’s disease drug meant that they would …

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Allergan acquires Chase Pharma in potential $1 billion deal

November 23, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Allergan announced that it has completed the acquisition of Chase Pharmaceutical Corporation in a deal worth a potential $1 billion. …

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Anthony Maddaluna, executive vice president of Pfizer, to retire

November 23, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Anthony J. Maddaluna, who worked at Pfizer for more than 41 years, will retire from his positions of executive vice …

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Sun Pharma makes strategic Russian firm acquisition

November 23, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biosintez, Russia, Sun Pharma

Sun Pharmaceutical, India’s largest pharmaceutical company, has acquired Russian pharmaceutical company JSC Biosintez in a total deal of $60 million. …

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Pfizer set to develop new $200 million site

November 23, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Pfizer, manufacturing and production

Pfizer plans to expand its operations in St. Louis, Missouri, by developing a $200 million facility in Chesterfield. The site …

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Scientists identify an existing drug that could aid in therapy for brain swelling

November 23, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development University of Arkansas, concussion, head injury

A team of biomedical engineering researches, who performed their study at the University of Arkansas, have identified a drug that …

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University of Toronto develops circulating tumour cell monitoring tool

November 22, 2016
Research and Development University of Toronto, circulating cancer cells

Researchers at the University of Toronto have developed a new tool which promises to enable the monitoring and profiling of …

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Thomas Willemson promoted to China Area Head at GSK

November 22, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

GlaxoSmithKline appointed a new area head in Thomas Willemsen to take charge of its China drug business. He succeeds Herve …

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J&J and Genmab’s drug races to second line treatment approval

November 22, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genmab, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, darzalex, multiple myeloma

Janssen, a part of Johnson & Johnson, and Genmab have announced that their multiple myeloma drug Darzalex (daratumumab) has been …

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Mylan ducks call to testify in front of Senate

November 22, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Department of Justice, Mylan, epipen

Mylan has avoided the call to testify in front of the Senate judiciary committee. The hearing will be convened under …

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Sanofi and Novo to face off in diabetes sphere following FDA approvals

November 22, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, Novo Nordisk, Sanofi, Soliqua, Xultophy, diabetes

Sanofi and Novo are set to face off in the diabetes market after the FDA approved combination treatments from the …

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AstraZeneca allowed to recruit for drug trial again

November 22, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AstraZeneca, FDA, clinical trial

AstraZeneca’s clinical trial for head and neck cancer had previously been put on partial hold by the FDA due to …

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Theresa May promises £2 billion a year in funding for R&D

November 21, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Conservative, Theresa May, brexit

The Conservative Party leader has announced a planned raise in funding for research and development for UK business to £2 …

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Acorda forced to stop development of drug

November 21, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Acorda therapeutics, clinical trial, post-stroke

Acorda Therapeutics announced that they were unable to continue development of the drug, dalfampridine, due to lack of efficacy in …

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Pfizer sues Texas agency over leak of drug prices

November 21, 2016
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Drug pricing, Pfizer, US, texas

Pfizer has sued Texas’ Health and Human Services Commission, after it claimed the agency violated state and federal law by …

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China conducts first gene-editing human trial

November 21, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, DNA, cas9, crispr

China has used Crispr/Cas9 gene-editing technology to edit the DNA of a human subject, suffering from metastatic lung cancer. This …

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GSK 18 months ahead of the game with three-drug inhaler

November 21, 2016
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GSK, Innoviva, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

GlaxoSmithKline, alongside its partner Innoviva, have filed a regulatory submission with the FDA for its treatment for chronic obstructive pulmonary …

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Teva’s drug to replace chemotherapy in acute leukaemia

November 21, 2016
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Teva, chemotherapy, first line, first-line, leukaemia

Teva Pharmaceutical announced that their drug Trisenox has been given approval from the European Commission to become the first line …

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Novartis in $665 million deal for Selexys

November 21, 2016
Sales and Marketing Novartis, SelG1, selexys

Novartis have confirmed the acquisition of Selexys Pharmaceuticals, after Selexys received positive results from a Phase II trial. Novartis had …

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