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Stephen Whitehead: pharma has transformed

February 2, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, CDF, NHS, NICE, PPRS, Stephen Whitehead, lgbt, pharma

According to The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) the dominant issue in 2015 will be the affordability and …

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Packer Forbes Communications hires director

February 2, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Packer Forbes, samantha bremner

Samantha Bremner has joined healthcare comms firm Packer Forbes as an associate director and member of the agency’s leadership team.

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J&J leukaemia drug gets FDA go-ahead

January 30, 2015
Sales and Marketing FDA, J&J, JJ, Janssen, The US Food and Drug Administration has shown Janssen’s leukaemia drug Imbruvica the green light to treat patients with waldenström’s macroglobulinemia (WM) – a rare indol, Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia, ibrutinab, imbruvica, johnson

The US Food and Drug Administration has shown Janssen’s leukaemia drug Imbruvica the green light to treat patients with waldenström’s …

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Government spending on Tamfilu is justified

January 30, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMJ, Lancet, Roche, Tamiflu, alltrials, oseltamivir, transparency

The most thorough analysis of Roche’s Tamiflu to date suggests that the controversial treatment can shorten the duration of flu …

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BMS wins FDA approval for HIV pill

January 30, 2015
Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, FDA, Gilead, Reyataz, atazanavir, cobicistat), evotaz, tybost

Bristol-Myers Squibb has earned FDA approval for its HIV combination treatment Evotaz. The US drugs regulator gave BMS the go-ahead …

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Patients lack data confidence in NHS

January 30, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Astellas, NHS, care data, data, online, privacy

A recent pharma survey has found that a majority of Britons lack confidence in the NHS to keep their personal …

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Google partners with Biogen on multiple sclerosis

January 30, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Biogen, MS, calico, conrad, google, google x, scangos

Google is making further headway into healthcare by teaming up with Biogen Idec in order to study what leads to …

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Gilead makes two senior promotions

January 30, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Gilead, andrew cheng

Gilead Sciences has promoted Dr Andrew Cheng to the position of executive vice president, HIV therapeutics and development operations, and …

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Scientists warn Ebola virus is mutating

January 29, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Africa, Ebola, GAVI, GSK, Institut Pasteur, J&J, JJ, guinea

Researchers in France studying the Ebola epidemic say the virus has mutated making it potentially even more contagious. Scientists based …

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GSK-Novartis mega-deal signed-off by EC

January 29, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Abbott, GSK, Mylan, Novartis, acquisition, etc, merger

The European Commission has approved a GSK-Novartis M&A deal, in which GSK will purchase Novartis’ vaccines unit and Novartis will …

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AstraZeneca dives into gene editing

January 29, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Intellia Therapetics, Novartis, Thermo Fisher Scientific, Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute in Cambridge, Whitehead, broad institute, crispr, the Innovative Genomics Initiative in California

AstraZeneca is looking to harness the power of a pioneering genome-editing tool in a series of new collaborations. The UK …

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Roche oncology sales shine but profits dip

January 29, 2015
Sales and Marketing Kadcyla, Perjeta, Roche, avastin, fourth quarter, oncology, q4

Roche has posted a mixed bag of financial results complemented only by strong growth in its oncology and immunology divisions. …

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Cello Health Consulting hires Astellas head

January 29, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, Cello, cello health, jon gilbert

Healthcare marketing consultancy Cello Health Consulting has appointed pharma marketer Jon Gilbert as a senior consultant. Gilbert joins the agency …

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US Supreme Court backs Teva in Copaxone patent case

January 28, 2015
Sales and Marketing Copaxone, Momenta Pharmaceuticals, Mylan, Natco Pharma, Teva

Teva has won a US Supreme Court judgement allowing it to continue marketing its multiple sclerosis drug Copaxone without challenge …

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Novartis sales below forecast in ‘transformative’ year

January 28, 2015
Sales and Marketing Diovan, Exforge, Gleevec, Jimenez, Novartis, amlodipine, q4, valsartan

Novartis’ fourth quarter sales have faded slightly as growth in pharmaceuticals is beaten back by generic competition, and the firm …

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Pfizer posts fourth-quarter revenue decline

January 28, 2015
Sales and Marketing Eliquis, Lipitor, Lyrica (pregablin), Pfizer, Read, Xeljanz, apixaban, financials, pneumococcal vaccine Prevnar, q4, tofacitinib citrate

Pfizer posted a 3% decline in revenue in the last quarter of 2014, the company’s latest financial results show. The …

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NICE approves world’s most expensive drug

January 28, 2015
Sales and Marketing Alexion, Dillon, NHS, NICE, aHUS, eculizumab, hst, soliris

The world’s most expensive drug has been approved in final guidance from NICE, making it the first drug to pass …

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New FDA commissioner for medical products named

January 28, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Robert Califf

US Food and Drug Administration commissioner Margaret Hamburg has appointed industry veteran Dr Robert Califf as the FDA’s deputy commissioner …

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GSK denies China job cutting rumours

January 27, 2015
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Jobs, Novartis, caixin, pharma

GlaxoSmithKline has told Pharmafile that the news and rumours circulating about 1,000 employees facing the axe in China are not …

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George Freeman – a US blog

January 27, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Cameron, Kaiser Permanente, Obama, george freeman, google, life sciences

It is a privilege to have been appointed as the first ever minister for life sciences.I’m determined to ensure that …

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