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Teva funds research to protect fertility in women diagnosed with cancer

March 11, 2016
Business Services, Research and Development Cancer, IVF Worldwide, Teva, fertility, radiotherapy

Israeli generics giant Teva has announced it will support IVF-Worldwide with a research grant to improve knowledge of fertility preservation …

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Alphabet’s life science unit makes device to aid gathering of health data for research

March 11, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development Alphabet, Connectivity Bridge, Verily, google, life sciences

Verily, the life sciences unit of Alphabet, has unveiled Connectivity Bridge, a device designed to sync and collect medical information for …

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Sanofi says its RA drug bested Humira in Phase III study

March 11, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development Humira, Regeneron, Sanofi

Sanofi and its R&D arm Regeneron Pharmaceuticals say their monoclonal antibody sarilumab outperformed AbbVie’s Humira in treating the symptoms of …

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Vericel stock nearly doubles as heart failure drug meets primary endpoint in mid-stage trial

March 11, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development

Shares in US-based biotech firm Vericel nearly doubled on the Nasdaq on Thursday as the company reported its heart failure …

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Novartis to unify Fougera’s US manufacturing plants

March 11, 2016
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Novartis is planning to unify the two manufacturing plants used by Sandoz unit Fougera Pharmaceuticals in the US, expanding and …

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FDA grants approval for first generic version of Viagra

March 10, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Pfizer, Teva, erectile dysfunction, generic, viagra

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval to the first generic version of Pfizer’s blockbuster erectile dysfunction …

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Two-drug combo shown to significantly shrink breast cancer in days

March 10, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development GSK, Herceptin, Novartis, Roche, Tyverb

Results of a clinical trial have revealed that Novartis’ Tyverb (lapatinib), in combination with Roche’s Herceptin (trastuzumab), can significantly shrink …

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Teva issues US recall of amikacin sulfate injection due to glass identified in vials

March 10, 2016
Manufacturing and Production Teva, amikacin sulfate, glass, recall

Teva Pharmaceuticals has announced a voluntary recall of one lot of amikacin sulfate injection USP vials due to the potential …

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New manufacturing boss for MSD

March 10, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications MSD, manufacturing

MSD has appointed Sanat Chattopadhyay president of the Merck Manufacturing Division (MMD) and an executive vice president of the company. …

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Researcher develops strategy to identify antimicrobial drugs that tackle drug-resistant pathogens

March 10, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development anitmicrobial, drug discovery, drug repurposing, mohamed seleem, purdue university

A researcher from Purdue University’s College of Veterinary Medicine has developed a novel method of repurposing drugs to act as …

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Amarin wins case against FDA to promote Vascepa for off-label uses

March 10, 2016
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Amarin has announced a settlement with the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) that resolves the dispute over the Irish-based …

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Lupin completes acquisition of US-based Gavis Pharmaceuticals

March 10, 2016
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Indian drug manufacturer Lupin has announced the completion of its acquisition of New Jersey-based pharmaceutical firm, Gavis, in a deal …

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Survey reveals patient groups’ views on pharma industry

March 10, 2016
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A new report, published by research and consultancy group PatientView, has revealed the attitude of more than 1,000 patient groups …

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Seven quick facts about meldonium – and why it will get Sharapova banned

March 10, 2016
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It’s made world headlines this week, but the drug meldonium would have been unknown to many before it emerged that …

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Engineers create lab-grown heart and liver tissue for drug testing and discovery

March 10, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development 3D, angiochip, artificial heart, drug delivery, innovation, liver, vessels

Researchers at University of Toronto have developed “person-on-a-chip” technology which sees the growing of realistic human tissues outside the body. …

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Genmab Darzalex success triggers second milestone payment

March 10, 2016
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Genmab says it has reached a $5 million milestone in its daratumumab collaboration with Janssen as a result of success …

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Valeant ends controversial litigation with R&O Pharmacy

March 10, 2016
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Valeant has announced that, in conjunction with R&O Pharmacy, its has jointly requested that the Court dismiss the litigation between …

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Tackling Chronic Kidney Disease – early action will aid prevention this World Kidney Day 2016

March 10, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development

Today (10th March) marks World Kidney Day 2016. Now in its 11th year, it is the largest such event focused …

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Sanofi appoints Novartis executive Dr Ameet Nathwani executive VP and CMO

March 10, 2016
Medical Communications

Sanofi has announced the appointment of Dr Ameet Nathwani as a new member of its Executive Committee, and to the …

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Rigel names Anne-Marie Duliege chief medical officer

March 9, 2016
Medical Communications

Biotech firm Rigel Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: RIGL) named Anne-Marie Duliege its chief medical officer, replacing Elliott Grossbard, who is retiring.Dr Grossbard will remain …

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