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Merck KGaA and Pfizer team up with Debiopharm in lung cancer treatment

October 21, 2016
Medical Communications Debiopharm, Merck KGaA, NSCLC, Pfizer, lung cancer

Debiopharm International, the Swiss-based global biopharmaceutical group of five companies, announced that it would be entering into an agreement with …

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Gilead’s drug boosted by positive Phase II trials and aims to move forward

October 21, 2016
Medical Communications Gilead, Gilead Sciences, clinical trials, fatty liver disease

Gilead Sciences has announced positive results from three Phase II studies upon their drug GS-4997, otherwise known as selonsertib. The …

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UK Government announces deep cuts to pharmacy funding

October 21, 2016
Medical Communications Conservative, NHS, UK, government, pharmacy

The Department Health announced that it wanted to reduce the £2.8 billion a year funding for pharmacies by 7%, leading …

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FDA advisory committee approves of Allergan’s night-time urination medicine

October 20, 2016
Medical Communications Allergan, FDA, Night-time urination, sleep, urination

The FDA’s advisory committee ruled, in a 14-4 vote, that Allergan’s experimental nocturnal urination medication, SER120, in favour of the …

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Eli Lilly gains accelerated approval from FDA for soft tissue sarcoma drug

October 20, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Eli Lilly, FDA, US, soft tissue sarcoma

Eli Lilly received the positive news that their drug, Lartruvo, has been granted accelerated approval for use in conjunction with …

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The Pharmafocus guide to the US presidential election 2016

October 20, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing US election, feature

The US presidential election is mere weeks away, and the pharmaceutical industry and drug pricing have occupied quite a large …

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Novartis in collaboration deal worth potential $1.2 billion with Cerulean

October 20, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cerulean, NDC, Novartis

Novartis has signed an agreement with Cerulean Pharma, worth a potential $1.2 billion depending on milestones met, to co-develop nanoparticle-drug …

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Celgene’s Otezla approved by NICE for chronic plaque psoriasis

October 20, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Celgene, NICE, apremilast, otezla

NICE has given its approval to another indication for Celgene’s Otezla (apremilast), meaning NHS patients now have access to the …

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MSD’s antiviral drug hits endpoint targets in Phase III trials

October 20, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AiCuris, MSD, Merck, bone marrow, letermovir, transplant

MSD, known as Merck in the US, released news of the successful meeting of its primary endpoints in its Phase …

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Oxford Genetics boosts cell/gene therapy R&D with new facility

October 20, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Oxford Genetics, expansion

Oxford Genetics has moved its operations to the Medawar centre in the city, upscaling its infrastructure and staff to keep …

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Specialist Clinical Trials Equipment Supplier Woodley Equipment Company Exhibiting at OCT Southern California

October 19, 2016

Woodley Equipment is exhibiting at Outsourcing in Clinical Trials Southern California taking place on 26th and 27th October 2016 at …

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Sun Pharma partners with ICGEB to develop dengue vaccine

October 19, 2016
Research and Development Vaccine, dengue, icgeb, sun pharmaceutical

Indian drug firm Sun Pharma is set to join forces with the International Centre for Generic Engineering and Biotechnology (ICGEB) …

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Lilly announces plan to expand global access to health care

October 19, 2016
Research and Development Eli Lilly, Lilly 30x30, global health

Eli Lilly has announced a project, known as Lilly 30×30, which is a five-year, $90 million investment to improve access …

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Roche’s immunotherapy cancer drug given FDA approval

October 19, 2016
Research and Development Cancer, FDA, Genentech, Roche, immunotherapy, lung cancer

Coming off the back of earlier positive news this month, Roche has revealed that their drug, Tecentriq, has been given …

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Recipharm to open largest Nordic GLP bioanalysis lab

October 19, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Recipharm, Sweden, expansion

Contract development and manufacturing firm Recipharm has announced plans to invest five million Swedish Krona (SEK) in a new GLP-compliant …

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FDA grants $23 million to boost research on rare diseases

October 19, 2016
Research and Development Cancer, FDA, clinical trials, oncology

The FDA has continued their push to provide funding for experimental clinical trials into treatments of rare diseases. The FDA, …

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Quark to set up “largest biotechnology fund in Canada” for $500m

October 18, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Canada, Quark Venture, Vancouver, fund

Canadian venture capital firm Quark Venture is to partner up with China’s GF Securities to launch a “largest of its …

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Research suggests that anti-inflammatory drugs may offer alternative to anti-depressants

October 18, 2016
Manufacturing and Production University of Cambridge, anti-cytokine, anti-inflammatory, depression

Researchers at the University of Cambridge analysed data from 20 clinical trials involving anti-cytokine drugs, which are commonly used to …

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IBM and Quest forge precision cancer treatment partnership

October 18, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Cancer, Precision Medicine, Quest, ibm, oncology

IBM has revealed it is to join forces with clinical laboratory service provider Quest Diagnostics in a bid to utilise …

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Pfizer sets release date for rival to J&J’s blockbuster drug

October 18, 2016
Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, Pfizer, Remicade, inflectra

Pfizer have announced that they will begin shipping their rival to Johnson & Johnson’s Remicade by the end of November. …

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