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Daiichi pulls out of India with closure of 170-strong R&D plant

January 11, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Daiichi Sankyo, Ranbaxy, Sun Pharma

Japanese pharma firm Daiichi Sankyo has announced its intention to close its R&D centre in Gurgaon, India, a step in …

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FDA warns that St. Jude’s heart devices could be hacked

January 11, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Abbott, Muddy waters, St. Jude, medsec

The FDA regulator has publicly announced that there are safety issues with certain of St. Jude’s medical devices, including cardiac …

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Woodley Equipment Company Exhibiting at Summit for Clinical Ops Executives (SCOPE)

January 10, 2017
Medical Equipment Supplier, SCOPE2017

Woodley Equipment Company Exhibiting at Summit for Clinical Ops Executives (SCOPE) Woodley Equipment Company  is exhibiting at Summit for Clinical …

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SHL brings innovation to Pharmapack Europe 2017

January 10, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing auto injector, connectivity, delivery devices, smart packaging

As a forward-looking company with extensive knowledge and experience, SHL delivers solutions for today on the path to tomorrow. This …

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Research finds cancer cells spread even before tumour development

January 10, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer

Studies at the Icahn School of Medicine in New York City and the University of Regensburg in Germany have found …

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Egalet gains FDA approval for difficult to abuse painkiller

January 10, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Arymo ER, Egalet Corp, FDA

Egalet has gained FDA approval for Arymo ER, a long-acting opioid painkiller that is made to be difficult to breakdown. …

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Valeant to sell cancer business to Sanpower for $820m

January 10, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Dendreon, Sanpower, Valeant

Valeant Pharmaceuticals has announced it is to sell its cancer business Dendreon to Chinese firm Sanpower in a deal worth …

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Alzheimer’s drug could point to future of dentistry

January 10, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Alzheimer's drug, Dentistry, dentine, dentist, enamel, teeth

Researchers at King’s College London have discovered a novel use of a drug to treat Alzheimer’s disease, finding that the …

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Takeda to acquire Ariad in $5.2 billion deal

January 9, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Ariad, Takeda

Takeda has acquired US drug maker, Ariad Pharmaceuticals, in a deal worth $5.2 billion. Takeda has been looking to bolster …

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Abbott completes $25 billion deal for St. Jude

January 9, 2017
Sales and Marketing Abbott, St. Jude

It has been announced that the Federal Trade Commission has approved Abbott Laboratories acquisition of St. Jude Medical for $25 …

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Pharmafile.com’s top ten most popular articles of 2016

January 9, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing top ten

Happy New Year from us here at Pharmafocus! As we leave 2016 behind, take a look at ten of its …

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Amgen and Immatics enter $1bn immuno-oncology partnership

January 9, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, immatics, immunotherapy

Amgen has announced it is to join forces with cancer immunotherapy biotech Immatics Biotechnologies in a partnership potentially worth over …

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Merrimack sells off drug for $1 billion and cuts workforce by 80%

January 9, 2017
Sales and Marketing Onivyde, ipsen, merrimack

Ipsen has announced the agreement to acquire oncology assets from Merrimack Pharmaceuticals, most notably the pancreatic cancer drug Onivyde, in …

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Roche’s Tecentriq scores another bladder cancer Priority Review

January 9, 2017
Sales and Marketing Roche, bladder cancer, tecentriq

Roche has announced that its immunotherapy drug Tecenetriq (atezolizumab) has been awarded Priority Review by the FDA for the treatment …

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Targovax promotes new CFO

January 6, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Targovax

Erik Digman Wiklund has been named as the new chief financial officer (CFO) of Norwegian biotech Targovax, replacing Oystein Soug …

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Pfizer announce positive results for Humira biosimilar

January 6, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Humira, Pfizer, biosimilar

Pfizer has released the successful Phase 3 results to its biosimilar to AbbVie’s blockbuster Humira, meeting its primary endpoint in …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

January 6, 2017
Medical Communications biggest news, biggest stories, top 10, top 10 stories, top stories, top ten

The start of 2017 has already had some big stories hit the news, with many companies taking the opportunity to …

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Novartis and Ionis enter $1bn cardiovascular drug deal

January 6, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Akcea, Akcea Therapeutics, Ionis, Ionis Pharmaceuticals, cardiovascular

Ionis Pharmaceuticals and one of its wholly-owned subsidiaries Akcea Therapeutics have entered into a partnership with Novartis worth potentially more …

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Insider interview: Roche discusses the importance of sustainability in pharma manufacturing

January 6, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Roche

Peter Schurrenberger, Chief Safety, Health and Environment Officer at Roche, discusses their recent recognition as a leader for corporate action …

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New research reveals how cancer cells grow and spread through body

January 6, 2017
Medical Communications Cancer, Cancer Research UK, ICR, Institute of Cancer Research, cancer research, cell movement

Research conducted by The Institute of Cancer Research (ICR), co-funded by Cancer Research UK, has discovered how cancer cells are …

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