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Pfizer announce cull of 2% of staff

October 18, 2018
Business Services, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Bourla, Ian Read, Jobs, Pfizer, america, layoffs

US pharma giant Pfizer is offering early retirement to American workers ahead of layoffs scheduled for next year. The company …

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Researchers launch Phase 1 trial of HIV vaccine

October 18, 2018
Research and Development AIDS, HIV, Vaccine, infection, resdearch

Researchers working with the non-profit organisation the International AIDS Vaccine Initiative (IAVI) have announced the launch of a Phase I …

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Samsung and Bioepis launch third Humira biosimilar in Europe

October 17, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Biogen, Humira, Imraldi, Samusng Bioepis, pharma

Hot on the heels of Amgen, Samsung Bioepis and Biogen have announced the launch of their own biosimilar version of …

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Roche signs $1 billion deal with cell therapy firm SQZ biotech

October 17, 2018
Research and Development Roche, SQZ, collaboration, deal, oncology

The Massachusetts-based cell therapy company SQZ Biotech, has announced the expansion of its collaboration with Swiss pharma giant Roche, in …

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Fewer patents being filed for novel infectious diseases and AMR diagnostic technologies; US leads, UK follows

October 17, 2018
Research and Development AMR, IP, intellectual property, patents

Fewer patents are being filed for point-of-care diagnostic technologies aimed at tackling infectious diseases and antimicrobial resistance (AMR), according to …

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FDA approves Pfizer’s Talzenna for breast cancer alongside tool to identify eligible patients

October 17, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, Pfizer, Talzenna, breast cancer, pharma

Pfizer’s Talzenna (talazoparib) has secured FDA approval, it has emerged. The poly (ADP-ribose) polymerase (PARP) inhibitor is now set to …

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Prescription painkillers reclassified amid addiction concerns

October 17, 2018
Research and Development UK, addiction, classification, painkillers, policy

Two commonly prescribed painkillers are set to be put under tighter controls in the United Kingdom after a number of …

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Roche’s Kadcyla beats Herceptin breast cancer disease recurrence and death risk

October 16, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Kadcyla, Roche, breast cancer, pharma

Roche has unveiled new data for its antibody-drug conjugate Kadcyla (trastuzumab emtansine) in the treatment of patients with HER2-positive early …

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Novartis and Bayer seek to oppose High Court ruling over NHS decision to use cheaper drug

October 16, 2018
Manufacturing and Production Bayer, CCG, NHS, Novartis, avastin, wet AMD

Swiss multinational Novartis have joined German pharma firm Bayer in appealing a High Court ruling over 12 NHS clinical commissioning …

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Trump administration propose ruling requiring price transparency on TV ads

October 16, 2018
Manufacturing and Production Alex Azar, Drug pricing, Trump, access, adverts

US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar, has announced a proposal which would require pharma firms to include the …

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Amgen launches first biosimilar of best-selling Humira in Europe

October 16, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Amgevita, Humira, biosimilar, pharma

Amgen has announced the launch of a proprietary biosimilar version of Abbvie’s best-selling drug Humira (adalimumab) across all European markets, …

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AstraZeneca halting UK investment due to Brexit uncertainty

October 15, 2018
Manufacturing and Production AstraZeneca, Le Monde, UK, brexit, no-deal

The Anglo-Swedish pharma firm AstraZeneca has suspended investment into the United Kingdom, due to the uncertainty surrounding Brexit. The firm’s …

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MSD and Samsung Bioepis terminate development of Lantus biosimilar for diabetes

October 15, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lantus, MSD, Samsung Bioepis, Sanofi, biosimilar, diabetes, pharma

MSD has reportedly terminated a previous agreement with Samsung Bioepis which would have seen them collaborate on a biosimilar version …

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AI, big data: Making a case for faster drug discovery

October 15, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AI, Big Data, feature, healthcare, research

They’re two of the biggest buzzwords getting professionals excited across pharma – Anjali Shukla explores the ways in which AI …

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FDA advisory panel approves AcelRx’s opioid pain drug Dsuvia

October 15, 2018
Sales and Marketing FDA, approval, comittee, opioids

An FDA advisory panel voted 10 to 3 to recommend the approval of AcelRx Pharmaceuticals’ opioid pain drug Dsuvia (sufentanil) …

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Digital system may prevent £300m prescription fraud losses for NHS by 2020

October 15, 2018
Sales and Marketing NHS, fraud, government, prescription fraud, uk politics

The British government are launching a new digitised system aimed at cracking down on prescription fraud in the NHS. However …

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BMS’ Opdivo fails to improve overall survival in small-cell lung cancer

October 15, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS< Opdivo, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cancer, lung cancer, pharma

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Opdivo (nivolumab) failed to deliver on its primary endpoint in a Phase 3 study in small-cell lung cancer, …

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Health innovation system is broken and failing patients, new report argues

October 15, 2018
Sales and Marketing IP, industry, intellectual property, priofit, research

The pharmaceutical industry is incentivised to set high prices and deliver short-term returns to shareholders, rather than focusing on riskier, …

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Novo Nordisk’s Fiasp shows strong blood sugar control in under-18 type 1 diabetes patients

October 12, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development Fiasp, Novo Nordisk, Type 1 diabetes, diabetes, pharma

New data unveiled by Novo Nordisk has shown that its insulin injection Fiasp (fast-acting insulin aspart) could provide a better …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

October 12, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing WHO, biosimilars. GSK, manufacturing, pharma, top 10

Politics played a big role in pharma this week after Trump introduced legislation aimed at reducing the price of drugs. …

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