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NICE sets out office for market access plans

May 28, 2015
Sales and Marketing ABPI, EMA, NHS, NICE, eams, market access

The UK healthcare watchdog NICE is to set up a new office for market access to advise pharma companies on …

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Kayentis names four committee members

May 28, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Patrizia Paterlini-Brechot, Pierre-Olivier Goineau, Ronan Roussel, Stephen Senn, kayentis

French software solutions provider for clinical trials Kayentis has formed a strategic committee comprising four industry veterans.  Accepting director Guillaume …

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Another Chinese health official arrested for corruption

May 27, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, bribery, huang fenping, wang yu

A Chinese health official has been arrested on accusations of bribery as the country continues to crack down on corruption …

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Novartis reveals ASCO plans

May 27, 2015
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Novartis’ first ASCO conference since buying GlaxoSmithKline’s oncology business will be showcasing drugs from the acquisition. The two firms swapped …

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Amgen cold sore virus drug shows ‘significant’ cancer benefit

May 27, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Cancer, cold sore, t-vec

Amgen is pinning its hopes on investigational viral treatment T-VEC following promising results from a ‘landmark’ skin cancer study. People …

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Eisai epilepsy drug sees EMA nod

May 27, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Eisai, Fycompa, ema. epilepsy

Eisai’s UK subsidiary has received a positive opinion from the European Medicines Agency for using Fycompa for the adjunctive treatment …

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Sanofi appoints external affairs VP

May 27, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, suresh kumar

Sanofi has said Suresh Kumar is to join the French pharma giant on its executive committee and become executive vice …

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PrimeVigilance and Sound Opinion join forces

May 26, 2015
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Ergomed plc, the parent company of PrimeVigilance, has acquired Sound Opinion, one of the UK’s leading Medical Information (MI) service …

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Sanofi prostate cancer drug to remain on CDF

May 26, 2015
Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, NHS, Sanofi, list, prostate

Sanofi has reached an agreement with NHS England to reinstate its prostate cancer drug Jevtana on the Cancer Drugs Fund. …

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Otsuka, ViiV and AstraZeneca named in ABPI code complaints

May 26, 2015
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, AstraZeneca, Otsuka, PMCPA, ViiV

A ‘senior male employee’ of Otsuka Pharmaceuticals “potentially brought the industry into disrepute” by plying a female healthcare professional with …

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Amgen pulls out of psoriasis deal with AstraZeneca

May 26, 2015
Sales and Marketing Amgen, AstraZeneca, psoriasis

Amgen has ended its agreement with AstraZeneca to develop a new biologic for psoriasis, because of the likelihood of ‘restrictive …

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Medicago invests big into plant-based vaccines

May 26, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Canada, Quebec, medicago, vaccines

Canadian biotech Medicago is building a $245 million new production complex in Quebec to make more vaccines and therapeutics based …

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GSK head joins Nabriva as chief medical officer

May 26, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Elyse Seltzer, GSK, Nabriva Therapeutics

Austrian-based clinical stage biopharma firm Nabriva Therapeutics has appointed Dr Elyse Seltzer as its chief medical officer. Seltzer assumes the role …

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After the UK general election, what’s next for pharma?

May 26, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, BIA, election, medcity

In May the UK went to the polls and elected a Conservative government to replace the coalition that had been …

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EMA recommends eight drugs for approval

May 22, 2015
Sales and Marketing Amgen, BMS, EMA, Janssen, Merck, keytruda

The EMA has recommended eight medicines for approval in a round of reviews, including four new cancer indications. Amgen’s Repatha …

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Bayer wins Cancer Drugs Fund appeal

May 22, 2015
Sales and Marketing Bayer, CDF, Cancer Drugs Fund, Eisai, NHS, lilly

Bayer is the only company to win its appeal to NHS England in the latest round of Cancer Drugs Fund …

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Sanofi’s rheumatoid arthritis biologic performs

May 22, 2015
Sales and Marketing Sanofi, rheumatoid arthritis, sarilumab

French pharma giant Sanofi plans to submit its new rheumatoid arthritis biologic for regulatory approval in the US after it …

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Boehringer and Eureka reach cancer antibodies deal

May 22, 2015
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Boehringer Ingelheim and Eureka Therapeutics have entered into a research agreement for the discovery of novel therapeutic antibodies in oncology.No …

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GW Pharma appoints president and moves CEO to US

May 22, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GW Pharmaceuticals, Julian Gangolli

US biopharma firm GW Pharmaceuticals has appointed Julian Gangolli as president of its North American division, and is also relocating its …

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Analysts predict Pfizer to swallow GSK

May 21, 2015
Sales and Marketing AZ, GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, merger

GlaxoSmithKline has been suggested as a potential M&A target for Pfizer, despite the US company backing out of a similar …

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