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ClinTec appoints Rick Farris as executive vice president of North American Operations

September 13, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ClinTec, appointment

Clinical research organisation ClinTec has announced the expansion of its US management team with the selection of Rick Farris as …

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Eisai reveals new long-term seizure control data at ECE 2016

September 13, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Eisai, epilepsy

Eisai has revealed new data on long-term seizure control in different seizure types at the 12th European Congress on Epileptology …

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GSK and J&J file rheumatoid arthritis treatment sirukumab in EU

September 13, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, Johnson & Johnson, rheumatoid arthritis, sarilumab, sirukumab

GlaxoSmithKline and partner Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen Biologics unit have filed for approval of rheumatoid arthritis (RA) treatment sirukumab in …

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Proteomics market to grow to $24.8 billion by 2024

September 13, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Grand View Research, proteomics

The global proteomics market is predicted to grow to exceed $24.8 billion by 2024, according to a new report by …

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Takeda forms “first of its kind” developmental partnership with CRO

September 13, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development PRA Health Services, Takeda, partnership

Takeda and PRA Health Services have announced a new partnership that will see the Japanese pharma giant transfer 300 staffers …

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Horizon buys out Raptor for $800 million

September 13, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Horizon Pharma, Raptor Pharmaceutical, acquisition

Irish biopharmaceutical firm Horizon Pharma has finalised an $800 million deal to buy Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp in a bid to …

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New Sanofi/Alphabet partnership names CEO

September 12, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alphabet, Sanofi, Verily, appointment, google

As part of the news that French drugmaker Sanofi and Google parent Alphabet’s life sciences firm Verily are to join …

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ALS Pharma quadruples Cambridgeshire testing facility in £2m expansion

September 12, 2016
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ALS Pharmaceutical, Microbiology, expansion

UK microbiology and chemical analysis company ALS Pharmaceutical has quadrupled the size of its facility in Ely, Cambridgeshire as part …

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Bayer ponders $1.1 billion portfolio sale to fund Monsanto acquisition

September 12, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Bayer, acquisition, monsanto

In the latest development in the Bayer-Monsanto saga, the German drugmaker has enlisted the aid of global financial services firm …

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GSK sells anaesthetic portfolio to Aspen for up to $372 million

September 12, 2016
Sales and Marketing

GlaxoSmithKline is to sell its portfolio of anaesthetic drugs to South African firm Aspen Pharmacare in a deal worth up …

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Clinton plan “negative for innovation”, says Pfizer CEO

September 12, 2016
Sales and Marketing Hilary Clinton

Democrat presidential candidate Hilary Clinton’s plan to tackle “unjustified price hikes” outlined last week is “very negative for innovation”, according …

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Sanofi and Google forge $500 million diabetes partnership

September 12, 2016
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alphabet, Sanofi, Verily, diabetes, google

Sanofi is set to join forces with Alphabet’s life sciences firm Verily in a $500 million partnership to develop diabetes …

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PCI Pharma Services to Share Expertise at Free Serialization Forum

September 9, 2016
PCI Pharma Services

Leading pharmaceutical outsourcing services provider PCI Pharma Services, in collaboration with Xytnek, Antares, and Healthcare Packaging magazine, will host a …

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Gilead appoints former Roche executive

September 9, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Gilead, Roche, appointment

Gilead Sciences has hired Rogers Luo as vice president and general manager of commercial operations in China. Luo formerly served …

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Kymab demonstrates promising research for HIV vaccine development

September 9, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development HIV, Vaccine, kymab

Cambridge-based antibodies-to-medicines company Kymab has announced publication of research testing the first step in the effort to develop effective vaccines …

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GSK proposes biopreparedness unit to combat global outbreaks

September 9, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development Ebola, GSK, Zika

London-based pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline has proposed the creation of a biopreparedness unit to help avert crises like those we have …

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Top ten stories in the pharmaceutical industry this week

September 9, 2016
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, AstraZeneca, BMS, Celgene, Cloud Computing, Eisai, FDA, GSK, Halaven, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, Roche, Teva, agios, epipen, rheumatoid arthritis

It’s Friday, and that means it’s time for another run-down of the biggest stories on Pharmafile.com over the last week. …

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Pfizer launches legal action to block Xeljanz copies in India

September 9, 2016
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, Sun Pharma, Xeljanz, Zydus Cadila, rheumatoid arthritis

Pfizer has pre-emptively sued a number of India-based drug companies including Sun Pharma and Zydus Cadila to block any attempts …

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FDA approves Dechra’s generic antibiotic

September 9, 2016
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Dechra, Putney, antiobiotic, generic

Dechra has announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved its generic antibiotic. The product will be …

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Apple introduce stricter entry requirements for health apps

September 8, 2016
Medical Communications, Research and Development Apple, Guidelines, apps, iphone, strict

Apple has toughened its stance on health and medical apps that can be bought and downloaded on the iOS App …

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