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MSF hits out at ‘astronomical’ vaccine prices

January 20, 2015
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Pharma companies have been named and shamed in a report calling on manufacturers to lower the cost of childhood vaccines …

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Bioscience lab opens up in Cambridge

January 20, 2015
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The UK Bennet Building bioscience laboratory doors have been opened during a ceremony at the Babraham Research Campus in Cambridge …

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Hospira closing US manufacturing plant

January 20, 2015
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US injectable drugs specialist Hospira is to close its Clayton plant in North Carolina affecting 250 workers. Manufacturing of products …

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New vice-chair for Commission on Human Medicines

January 20, 2015
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Dr Angela Thomas has been appointed as vice-chair of the Commission on Human Medicines (CHM).She replaces Professor Ian Weller who …

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Regulators ‘more efficient at approving drugs’

January 19, 2015
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Global regulatory bodies have become faster at approving new drug products more quickly and consistently, according to a new analysis …

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Genentech and Human Longevity ink genomics deal

January 19, 2015
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Genentech is partnering with US genetics firm Human Longevity (HLI) in another 2015 genomics deal to continue its push into …

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Boehringer gains EU approval for Ofev

January 19, 2015
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The European Commission has approved Boehringer Ingelheim’s Ofev as a treatment for idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF). The approval follows the …

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Roche buys French biotech for €470 million

January 19, 2015
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Roche is buying France-based biotech Trophos in a deal worth up to €470 million in order to gain access to …

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Astellas takes senior head from AstraZeneca

January 19, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astellas, AstraZeneca, eric Terhaerdt

Eric Terhaerdt has been named as the senior vice president of global development operations at Astellas Pharma. Terhaerdt, who joins the …

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Interview: Rajeev Venkayya, president of Takeda Vaccine

January 19, 2015
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 Rajeev Venkayya is the president of the global vaccine business unit at Takeda Pharmaceuticals. He has served as special assistant …

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AbbVie Hep C combo pill ready for Europe

January 16, 2015
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The European Commission has approved AbbVie’s Viekirax and Exviera for the treatment of chronic hepatitis C (HCV). Viekirax (ombitasvir/paritaprevir/ritonavir) and …

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GSK double complaint ruled out by PMCPA

January 16, 2015
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Complaints questioning the promotion of two of GlaxoSmithKline’s chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) drugs have been ruled out by a …

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FDA approves novel obesity device

January 16, 2015
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The US Food and Drug Administration has shown the green light to US firm EnteroMedics’ new obesity device VBLOC that …

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MedDay appoints senior head from Sanofi

January 16, 2015
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Paris-based biotech MedDay has appointed Philippe Goupit as an independent non-executive director. Goupit was until recently the vice president of …

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CDF chair: more treatment reviews to come

January 16, 2015
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The chair of NHS England’s cancer drugs fund has said there is likely to be more reviews of affordable treatments …

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Janssen privy to new pricing scheme and see NICE nod

January 16, 2015
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Janssen’s hepatitis C drug Olysio has been approved by NICE whilst also reaching a novel ‘pay if you clear’ pricing …

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NICE approves Sovaldi

January 16, 2015
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NICE has recommended Sovaldi in final draft guidance and extended its scope, despite concerns over the price of the blockbuster …

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Boehringer complaint ruled out by PMCPA

January 15, 2015
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A complaint made by a pharmacist stating that the artwork image for Boehringer Ingelheim’s COPD drug Striverdi is misleading has …

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Sanofi and Boehringer partner on biologics manufacturing

January 15, 2015
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Boehringer Ingelheim will help Sanofi extend its manufacturing capabilities for biologics in a new alliance, the companies have announced. Boehringer’s …

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Sharing trial data should be ‘expected norm’ says US think-tank

January 15, 2015
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Clinical trial data is in the public interest and should be shared no less than 30 days following regulatory approval …

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