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UK government accused of using Brexit to avoid antimicrobial resistance ruling

September 28, 2018
Medical Communications AMR, Antibiotics, UK, WHO, antimicrobial resistance, farming, politics

The British government has been accused of using Brexit to avoid implementing new EU legislation preventing powerful antibiotics from be …

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Percentage of life sciences professionals using blockchain has tripled since 2017

September 27, 2018
Medical Communications blockchain, pharma, pistoia alliance, technology

A survey conducted by The Pistoia Alliance, a not-for-profit coalition of life science companies, vendors, publishers and academic groups, has …

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Novartis joins forces with GARDP for better, accessible infectious disease treatments in the developing world

September 27, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GARDP, Novartis, infectious disease, pharma

Novartis has partnered up with the Global Antibiotic Research & Development Partnership (GARDP) to push for faster development and wider …

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Researchers eliminate mosquito population through CRISPR gene editing technology

September 27, 2018
Research and Development crispr, gene editing, imperial college london, malaria, mosquitoes

Researchers at Imperial College London have been able to wipe out a population of mosquitoes through ‘gene drive’ technology. The …

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Life Sciences Scotland appoints two MSPs to their Industry Leadership Group

September 27, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Life Sciences Scotland, Scotland, economic development, pharma

Life Sciences Scotland, an organisation focused towards developing the life sciences industry in the northernmost constituent country of the United …

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Kenneth Frazier to continue as CEO as MSD rescinds mandatory retirement policy

September 27, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Kenneth Frazier, MSD, pharma

MSD has pitched a curveball with the news that the company has rescinded its policy mandating that Chief Executive Officers …

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EMA says pharma industry now more prepared for Brexit

September 27, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications EMA, EU, brexit, products, qppv

In July of this year the European Medicines Agency (EMA) identified significant gaps in the pharmaceutical industry’s preparedness for Brexit. …

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The October 2018 issue of Pharmafocus is available to read online now!

September 27, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Hurricane Florence, NHS, Pharmafocus, US, biosimilars, market access, mental health, pharma

The October issue of Pharmafocus is available to read in full online now!Hurricane Florence lashed across North America’s Southeast coast …

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Alexion’s Soliris almost entirely eliminates relapses in rare neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder

September 26, 2018
Research and Development Alexion, neuromyelitis optica spectrum disorder, pharma, rare disease, soliris

Alexion has revealed new Phase 3 findings for Soliris (eculizumab), showing the drug met its primary endpoint in the treatment …

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Takeda’s lung cancer treatment Alunbrig proves successful in Phase III trial

September 26, 2018
Research and Development Alunbrig, R&D, Takeda, phase III, research

Japanese pharma firm Takeda have announced that lung cancer treatment Alunbrig has proven successful in reducing the risk of disease …

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Roche’s Tecentriq+chemo combo shows first-line benefit in small cell lung cancer

September 26, 2018
Research and Development Cancer, Combo, Roche, chemotherapy, lung cancer, pharma, tecentriq

Roche has unveiled new Phase 3 data for its cancer immunotherapy Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in combination with carboplatin and etoposide chemotherapy …

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Life expectancy falls in Scotland for first time in 35 years

September 26, 2018
Research and Development Scotland, UK, health, life expectancy, uk politics

Life expectancy has fallen for the first time in 35 years in Scotland, as data released by the National Records …

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AstraZeneca CEO suggests he’s the ‘lowest paid CEO in the whole industry’ as he raises concerns surrounding Brexit

September 25, 2018
Business Services, Research and Development

Pascal Soriot, the Chief Executive Officer of the Anglo-Swedish multinational AstraZeneca, has raised concerns that he is being underpaid, despite …

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NICE decision could limit future development of CAR T therapies; Evelyn Warner comments on NICE’s decision making process

September 25, 2018
Research and Development CAR T, CAR-T, Cancer, Duff and Phelps, Kymriah, access, oncology, pricing

Lack of access to CAR T therapies in the United Kingdom could hinder the development of effective personalised cancer treatments, …

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President Trump pledges to fight drug addiction at UN meeting

September 25, 2018
Manufacturing and Production Trump, UN, drugs, illicit drugs, trafficking

President Donald Trump has pledged to fight “the scourge of drug addiction,” as he outlined his commitment to the fight …

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Roche’s entrectinib shrinks lung tumours with two-year response duration

September 25, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, NSCLC, NSCLC< lung cancer, Roche, entrectinib

Roche was unveiled new Phase 1 and 2 data for entrectinib in the treatment of locally advanced or metastatic ROS1-positive …

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J&J pledges to end global TB pandemic

September 25, 2018
Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, Johnson and Johnson, TB, access, tuberculosis

Johnson and Johnson have announced that they are launching a 10-year initiative aimed at helping to end tuberculosis, the world’s …

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Novartis cuts more than 2500 jobs in Switzerland and the UK

September 25, 2018
Manufacturing and Production Basel, Jobs, Novartis, Switzerland, grimsby, manufacturing

Swiss multinational Novartis are set to cut thousands of jobs across Europe in an effort to boost profitability. The move …

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AstraZeneca chalks up European approval for Imfinzi in locally advanced, unresectable lung cancer

September 25, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, MedImmune, NSCLC, lung cancer, pharma

AstraZeneca and its global biologics R&D arm MedImmune have announced the approval by the European Commission of Imfinzi (durvalumab) as …

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Working Life: Jean-Christophe Tellier, CEO of UCB Pharma

September 24, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing UCB, Working Life, feature

Just as his company announced robust H1 2018 financials, UCB’s Jean-Christophe Tellier spoke to Pharmafocus to share his experiences of …

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