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COMPANY PROFILE: The secrets of that Merck rebrand

October 23, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Merck, branding, communications, corporate logo, reputation

Merck’s recent rebrand may have left many scratching their heads, as the company moved away from the clinical professionalism of …

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Gilead presents Phase III results for Genvoya in HIV

October 22, 2015
Medical Communications, Research and Development Genvoya, Gilead Sciences, HIV

Gilead Sciences has today announced 96-week results from two Phase III studies evaluating its investigational once-daily single tablet regimen (STR), …

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NICE recommends four treatments for arthritis in children

October 22, 2015
Medical Communications, Research and Development NICE, arthritis, jia

 UK Healthcare guidance body NICE has today published final draft guidance recommending four drugs for the treatment of juvenile ideopathic …

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NICE recommends four treatments for arthritis in children

October 22, 2015
Medical Communications, Research and Development NICE, arthritis, jia

 UK Healthcare guidance body NICE has today published final draft guidance recommending four drugs for the treatment of juvenile ideopathic …

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UK and China sign £2 billion in healthcare trade and investment deals

October 22, 2015
Research and Development

More than £2 billion of healthcare trade deals and collaborations have been signed between Chinese and UK companies, universities, and …

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Physicians Interactive acquires Univadis portal

October 22, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Merck, Physicians Interactive, Univadis

Digital marketing firm Physicians Interactive (PI) has acquired the Univadis medical information platform, in a move which it says creates …

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Executive vice president Tony Kingsley leaves Biogen

October 22, 2015
Biogen, John Cox, Tony Kingsley

Biogen has begun the search for a replacement for Tony Kingsley, former executive vice president of global commercial operations.Kingsley will …

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Roche buoyed by 6% sales growth

October 22, 2015
Sales and Marketing Roche, financial results

Roche has reported strong sales growth for the first nine months of 2015 and revised its sales outlook to reflect …

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World’s largest clinical trial of aspirin in cancer launches in UK

October 22, 2015
Research and Development CRUK, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, aspirin, clinical trial, phase III

The world’s largest ever clinical trial has been launched across the UK today, to discover whether taking aspirin every day …

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Revenues up at Biogen – but job losses planned

October 22, 2015
Biogen, financial results, job losses, redundancies

Despite lower than predicted sales of its top-selling products, Biogen has achieved $2.8 billion in revenues in the third quarter …

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Biogen’s natalizumab fails Phase III endpoints

October 21, 2015
Biogen, multiple sclerosis

Biogen’s natalizumab has failed to achieve clinical endpoints in a late-stage study to prove the drug’s potential in patients with …

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Stelera

Encouraging late-stage results for Stelara in Crohn’s disease

October 21, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Crohn’s disease, Janssen, Stelera, crohn's disease, ustekinumab

Janssen is planning new regulatory submissions for Stelera after Phase III data found it improved responses and remission rates in …

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DNA expands in London, appointing Heather Grant to lead new division

October 21, 2015
Medical Communications

DNA’s well-established medical communications practice will now offer fully integrated healthcare communications to its clients. Neil Flash remains DNA’s managing …

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DNA expands in London, appointing Heather Grant to lead new division

October 21, 2015
Medical Communications

DNA’s well-established medical communications practice will now offer fully integrated healthcare communications to its clients. Neil Flash remains DNA’s managing …

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Featured Market Report – Kidney Disease Global Clinical Trials Review

October 21, 2015
Research and Development

GlobalData’s “Kidney Disease Global Clinical Trials Review, H2, 2015″ gives invaluable insight into the current state of clinical trials in …

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Global warning for governments to step up R&D spending

October 21, 2015
Research and Development

Countries should step up their investment in long-term R&D to develop disruptive technologies that will reshape industry, healthcare and communications, …

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NICE issues draft guidance for MSD’s Ezetrol

October 21, 2015
Sales and Marketing MSD, NICE, cardiovascular disease, ezetimibie, ezetrol, high cholesterol

NICE has published draft guidance recommending MSD’s Ezetrol as an option for some adults with high cholesterol.  The guidance updates …

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Future Focus: The industry’s top five biggest drug patent expirations in 2016

October 21, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development biosimilars, blockbuster, generics, patent cliff, patents

From Humira to Cubicin, some multi-billion dollar drugs are set to be hit hard by patent expiries next year, and …

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Novartis acquires Admune Therapeutics

October 21, 2015
Research and Development Admune Therapeutics, Cancer, Novartis, Palobiofarma, immunotherapy

Novartis is broadening its portfolio of cancer immunotherapies with the acquisition of Admune Therapeutics, and signing licensing agreements with Palobiofarma …

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NHS research activity on the rise

October 21, 2015
Research and Development

NHS England has achieved a significant increase in clinical research over the last year, according to new data from The …

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