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Gilead makes move in oncology by snaffling Riva from Novartis

January 4, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Gilead, Novartis, oncology

Gilead Sciences have made an ambitious move to boost its oncology business by appointing current head of global oncology development …

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Inotek’s glaucoma lead candidate falls at Phase 3 trial

January 4, 2017
Research and Development Glaucoma, inotek, inotek pharma

Inotek Pharmaceutical announced that its lead candidate, trabodenoson, a drug designed to treat glaucoma, had failed to outperform placebos in …

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Blast at Sun Pharma factory kills two

January 4, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Sun Pharma, factory, fire

A blast at Sun Pharma’s Ahmednagar factory caused the deaths of two workers and injured a further two. The four …

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Amgen’s patent win upheld against Sanofi-Regeneron

January 4, 2017
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In March 2016, Amgen won two major patent cases against Sanofi and Regeneron over their drug, Praleunt, after it was …

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Texas launches lawsuit against FDA over lethal drug shipment

January 4, 2017
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The state of Texas has filed a lawsuit against the FDA to try to force a decision to be made …

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Greek authorities raid Novartis’ offices after bribery allegations

January 4, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Greece, Greek, Novartis, bribery

The investigation into practices by Novartis in its Greek operations has been accelerated after the attempted suicide of a Greek …

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Sanofi and MSD end their joint vaccines partnership

January 3, 2017
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With a new year comes a fresh start, and so it was the case with Sanofi and MSD’s joint vaccine …

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Giovanni Caforio to be made chairman of the board at BMS

January 3, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bristol-Myers Squibb, Giovanni Caforio, bristol myers-squibb

Bristol-Myers Squibb has announced that Giovanni Caforio has been appointed chairman of the board. Caforio will take up the position …

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Biogen’s gains late-year drug approval first for controversially expensive drug

January 3, 2017
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The FDA squeezed in one last approval before the year ended with the first approval for a drug to treat …

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Four die in Seattle Genetics’ drug trial

January 3, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Seattle Genetics, patient deaths, trial hold

Seattle Genetics released that the FDA had placed a hold had been placed on clinical trials involving its experimental cancer …

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Sanofi files lawsuit against Novo Nordisk over ‘false allegations’

January 3, 2017
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Sanofi has sued Novo Nordisk over claims made in an advertising campaign for its drug Tresiba. Sanofi has filed the …

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Sanofi and Boehringer confirm successful exchange of businesses

January 3, 2017
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Sanofi and Boehringer Ingelheim have confirmed the successful completion of the exchange of Sanofi’s animal health business (Merial, based in …

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Mylan ends 2016 with spate of generics

January 3, 2017
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Mylan ended a difficult year for itself by releasing a rash of generics into the market, ending the year strongly …

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Pfizer announces acquisition of small-molecule business from AZ for $550 million

December 23, 2016
Medical Communications AstraZeneca, Pfizer

Pfizer has announced that they have acquired AstraZeneca’s small molecule anti-infectives business for an upfront fee of $550 million. Pfizer …

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French clinical trial tragedy did not check all data

December 23, 2016
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There have been new revelations regarding the fatal French clinical trial that occurred in January of this year. Nature reports …

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Teva hit with record fine $519 million corruption fine

December 23, 2016
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Teva Pharmaceuticals, the world’s largest generics company, has been hit with the largest criminal fine to come from the US …

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2016 Top markets report

December 23, 2016
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2016 Top Markets Report

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this year

December 23, 2016
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As we’re now in the New Year, here at Pharmafocus, we thought we would do a recap of the ten …

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Merrimack’s breast cancer trial stutters to halt

December 22, 2016
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Merrimack Pharmaceuticals announced that it had decided to stop a Phase 2 study of MM-302, a HER2 antibody-targeted liposomal doxorubicin, …

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Impax Laboratories parts with CEO

December 22, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Impax Laboratories

Impax Laboratories announced on 20 December that CEO Frederik Wilkinson has left his position of president and CEO, as well …

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