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Merck hires life sciences business head

April 15, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck, Merck Millipore, Sigma-Aldrich, udit batra

Merck has confirmed that the current chief executive and president of Merck Millipore Dr Udit Batra has been appointed to lead …

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FDA grants AstraZeneca immune drug orphan status

April 15, 2015
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, FDA, Iressa, MEDI4736, MedImmune, NSCLC, US, gefitinib, non-small cell lung cancer, tremelimumab

The US Food and Drug Administration has granted orphan drug designation to AstraZeneca’s anti-CTLA-4 monoclonal antibody tremelimumab for the treatment …

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AZ and Takeda diabetes drugs get FDA safety update

April 15, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, FDA, Nesina, Onglyza, Takeda, alogliptin, cardiovascular, diabetes, saxagliptin

An FDA advisory committee has said that the labels of two type 2 diabetes drugs should be changed to warn …

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J&J strong pharma sales can’t offset Q1 losses

April 15, 2015
Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, Q1, Waldenström's macroglobulinemia, Waldenström’s Macroglobulinemia, Zytiga, abiraterone acetate, financials, ibrutinib, imbruvica

Johnson & Johnson’s pharma division achieved worldwide sales of $7.7 billion in the first quarter of this year – but …

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Vetter confirms new managing director

April 15, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Oliver Albrecht, Vetter

German contract development and manufacturing organisation Vetter has appointed Oliver Albrecht as a managing director. Albrecht replaces Max Horn in …

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World Health Organisation calls for full trial transparency

April 14, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ben Goldacre, EU, WHO, World Health Organisation, alltrials, clinical trials, sense about science, transparency

The World Health Organization has thrown its weight behind clinical trial transparency in a new statement on its position. WHO …

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IBM partners with J&J, Apple and Medtronics ‘to transform healthcare’

April 14, 2015
Sales and Marketing Apple, J&J, JJ, ibm, medtronics

IT firm IBM has teamed up with pharma giants and tech companies to expand its presence in the health and …

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AstraZeneca partners with PatientsLikeMe

April 14, 2015
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Lupus, PatientsLikeMe, Roche, diabetes, oncology, respiratory disease

AstraZeneca has signed a five-year agreement with PatientsLikeMe to give the pharma firm access to the latter’s global network of …

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Sanofi rules out Toujeo discount in diabetes

April 14, 2015
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Sanofi has revealed that it will not discount its new insulin Toujeo more than its current blockbuster Lantus, despite lacking …

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US drug spend soars to all-time high in 2014

April 14, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Lipitor, Obama, UK Health and Social Care Information Centre, US, drug spend, prescribing

The number of prescriptions dispensed in the US rose by 13% in 2014 a new report has shown. The increase …

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Manufacturing woes hit Baxter again

April 14, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, Gemünden, Pfizer, alesse, baxter, manufacturing, recall, vectura group

Baxter is voluntarily recalling several lots of intravenous solutions due to the potential presence of particulate matter.  The news has …

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Ashfield Healthcare names new UK managing director

April 14, 2015
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Ashfield Healthcare has appointed Colin Watson as its managing director for the UK, taking over from Enda Scott who has …

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Cancer Research Technology and Medivir to develop new class of cancer drugs

April 13, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Medivir, UK, adam8, cancer research technology, oncology

Cancer Research Technology and Medivir will join forces to develop a new class of drugs that has shown promise for …

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Most anticipated health wearable lands shortly

April 13, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Apple, digital, research kit, smartwatch, watch, wearable, wearables

Consumers can order Apple’s eagerly anticipated watch now as the industry waits to see just what impact it could have …

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Novartis to highlight Gilenya data at neurology congress

April 13, 2015
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Novartis will be highlighting data for its multiple sclerosis drug Gilenya at this year’s American Academy of Neurology (AAN) annual …

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Drug development showcasing at AACR conference

April 13, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing American Association of Cancer Research, AstraZeneca, Bayer, Genentech, Novartis, aacr

This month’s American Association of Cancer Research conference is set to showcase the latest studies in oncology. Roche’s biotech subsidiary …

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AstraZeneca diabetes drug could ‘significantly’ increase mortality

April 13, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, FDA, Nesina, Onglyza, Takeda, alogliptin, cardiovascular, saxagliptin

AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug Onglyza may lead to a ‘significant increase’ in risk of death according to a new analysis from …

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E-clinical: the rise of new health technologies

April 13, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, NHS, apps, digital, eHealth, eyeforpharma, kelsey, pharma, wearables

In the UK the NHS is generally considered to be traditionally resistant to new technology, but it has been forced …

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Bioinformatics pioneer joins 23andMe from Genentech

April 13, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 23andME, Genentech, Robert Gentleman

California-based personal genetics firm 23andMe has appointed Robert Gentleman to be its vice president of computational biology. The company is …

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Novo Nordisk opens insulin plant in Russia

April 10, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Novo Nordisk, Russia, diabetes, flexpen, insulin, kaluga, penfill

Denmark’s Novo Nordisk has opened a new manufacturing facility in Russia to produce more of its diabetes offerings in the …

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