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Shire given permission for $400 million biologics manufacturing facility

December 6, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Co Meat, Ireland, Shire

Shire has received planning permission for a new state-of-the-art biologics manufacturing facility in Co Meath, Ireland. The plant will be …

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CMO of OncoMed Pharma resigns

December 6, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, announced that Jakob Dupont has resigned from his positions as the company’s senior vice …

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CEO of Teva’s Generics Medicines Group steps down

December 6, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Teva

Sigurdur Olafsson will step down in the first quarter of 2017 as president and CEO of Teva’s Global Generic Medicines …

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Cannabis-based treatment scores Phase 3 successes for GW Pharma

December 6, 2016
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UK-based GW Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical firm focused on the development of novel cannabinoid therapies, has unveiled new efficacy data for …

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CEO of Teva’s Generics Medicines Group steps down

December 6, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Teva, generics

Sigurdur Olafsson will step down in the first quarter of 2017 as president and CEO of Teva’s Global Generic Medicines …

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Xenetic Biosciences promote Jeffrey Eisenberg from board member to COO

December 5, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Xenetic

Xenetic Biosciences, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has announced the appointment of Jeffrey Eisenberg as chief operating officer. Mr. Eisenberg has …

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Merck and Roche extend distribution ties

December 5, 2016
Manufacturing and Production Merck, Roche, distribution

Merck KGaA and Roche have announced that they will further increase the distribution links between the two companies by having …

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Takeda to invest €40m in Dublin operations expansion

December 5, 2016
Manufacturing and Production Dublin, Ireland, Nanlarotm, Takeda

Takeda has announced it is to invest $40 million in a new facility in Dublin, adding a new facility and …

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Mission Therapeutics announces new non-executive chairman

December 5, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Mission Therapeutics, appointment

Drug discovery and development firm Mission Therapeutics has announced that it has appointed Dr Colin Goddard (pictured) as non-executive chairman …

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Scientists create ‘map of drugs’ to aid further development

December 5, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications

Researchers at The Institute of Cancer Research have used drugs licensed through the FDA to create a map of all …

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Veeva announces Veeva CRM Engage Meeting at European Commercial Summit

December 5, 2016
Medical Communications Big Data, CRM, veeva

Veeva, a cloud software company, concluded its annual European Commercial Summit last week, held this year in Madrid. The conference …

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FDA approves another indication for Lilly/Boehringer diabetes treatment

December 5, 2016
Sales and Marketing Boehringer Ingelheim, Eli Lilly, FDA, jardiance

Jardiance (empagliflozin), an oral SGLT02 inhibitor developed by Eli Lilly and distributed by Boehringer Ingelheim, has been approved by the …

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Technology and patient adherence: Putting control of medication directly in patients’ hands

December 5, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing apps, patient adherence, technology

Ben Hargreaves looks at how apps and medical devices could reduce these figures by providing patients new ways of keeping …

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ReNeuron’s stem cell therapy improves motor function in stroke study

December 5, 2016
Research and Development ReNeuron, stem cell, stem cell therapy, stroke

ReNeuron, a UK-based biotechnology company, posted results of its experimental stem cell therapy for patients who had been disabled after …

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Ablynx secures first €1m milestone payment from Novo Nordisk

December 5, 2016
Sales and Marketing Ablynx, Novo Nordisk, nanobody

Ablynx has secured €1 million from Novo Nordisk as it hits its first discovery milestone for its multi-specific nanobody construct, …

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New molecular-binding technique promises accelerated drug development

December 5, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Cancer, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Researchers at the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) have claimed to have designed a new molecular …

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Novartis posts 82% remission rate in CAR T paediatric study

December 5, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CAR T, CAR-T, Novartis, leukaemia, paediatric

Novartis has released the results of its global, paediatric study of the treatment of leukaemia in children and young adults …

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Pfizer teams up with IBM Watson Health in immuno-oncology

December 2, 2016
Medical Communications Pfizer, Watson, Watson Health, drug discovery, ibm

Pfizer and IBM Watson Health have announced a joint venture to accelerate research in immuno-oncology. Pfizer will use IBM’s Watson …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile this week

December 2, 2016
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This week has been an interesting one for pharmaceutical innovation. A number of stories and studies have arisen about trialling …

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Looking back at the biggest deal of 2016: Bayer-Monsanto

December 2, 2016
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The industry followed Bayer’s attempts to acquire US agricultural firm Monsanto with fevered anticipation; the takeover eventually closed in September …

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