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CHMP recommends Novartis’ CAR-T therapy Kymriah for EU approval

July 5, 2018
Sales and Marketing CAR-T, CHMP, EMA, EU, Kymriah, Novartis, pharma

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approve Novartis’ CAR-T …

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Global animal health market set to be worth $44.2 billion by 2020

July 5, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, agriculture, animal, health, meat, pharma

The global animal health market is predicted to reach a value of $44.2 billion dollars by 2020, according to analysts …

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Takeda to sell Osaka site to soften Shire deal’s financial impact

July 5, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Japan, Osaka, Shire, Takeda, acquisition, pharma

It’s one of the biggest acquisitions the industry has seen at a total value of $63 billion and after weeks …

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NICE turns down BMS’ blockbuster Opdivo for urothelial carcinoma

July 5, 2018
Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, NICE, opdivo, pharma, urothelial carcinoma

Just in time for the NHS’ 70th birthday, UK watchdog NICE has announced that it has taken the decision to …

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Abivax drug lowers HIV DNA in blood and tissue, but has the opposite effect for some

July 4, 2018
Research and Development Abivax, HIV, pharma

Biotechnology firm Abivax has lifted the curtain on new Phase 2a data for its HIV therapy ABX464, showing that the …

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Review signals step towards legalisation of medicinal cannabis in UK

July 4, 2018
Research and Development England, cannabis, pharma, review, thc

England’s Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies has concluded that there is “conclusive evidence” that cannabis is medically beneficial for …

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GSK Director indicted in Massachusetts opioid lawsuit

July 4, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

The state of Massachusetts has taken action to sue a board member at GlaxoSmithKline for her alleged role in fuelling …

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The July/August issue of Pharmafocus is now live!

July 4, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bristol-Myers Squibb, Elizabeth Holmes, NHS, Sanofi, Theranos, UK, ambien, manufacturing compliance, opdivo, patient recruitment, patient retention, pharma

The new July/August edition of Pharmafocus is now available to read online.

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Promising new drug slows Parkinson’s progression in mice

July 4, 2018
Research and Development John Hopkins University, Parkinson's diabetes, pharma

Researchers from John Hopkins University have developed an experimental drug that slows the progression of Parkinson’s disease in mice. The …

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Bayer expands Broad Institute partnership to focus on heart failure

July 3, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Bayer, broad institute, collaboration, heart failure, pharma

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has expanded its partnership with Bayer through the launch of the Precision Cardiology …

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Lundbeck appoints new President and CEO

July 3, 2018
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The Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck has announced that the company’s Board of Directors have appointed Dr Deborah Dunshire as Lunbeck’s …

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Cadila scores FDA approval for BMS and Alvogen generics

July 3, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Adolat, Alvogen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cadila, FDA, Questran, generics, pharma

Cadila Healthcare has announced that it has gained FDA final approval to market nifedipine ER tablets in the strengths of …

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Novartis secures US rights to Adamis’ epinephrine auto injector

July 3, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Adamis, Novartis, Symjepi, US, auto injector, pharma

Novartis has penned an agreement with Adamis Pharmaceuticals to commercialise and distribute the latter’s epinephrine auto injector Symjepi in the …

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Unfazed by Trump, Pfizer hikes prices for 100 of its drugs

July 3, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, President trump, Trump, pharma, price hikes

After a campaign full of not-so-veiled threats directed at the pharma industry, and a presidency which has so far failed …

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Sanofi invests €66m in Chinese R&D hub

July 3, 2018
Manufacturing and Production China, Sanofi, chengdu, development, pharma, research

French multinational Sanofi is investing €66 million in a tech-focused operation in China in an effort to increase efficiency and …

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Global manufacturing harmonisation: Towards a worldwide safety network

July 2, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing compliance, feature, manufacturing, manufacturing compliance, pharma

Manufacturing of pharmaceuticals takes place all over the world and the health of patients globally is at stake. Ben Hargreaves …

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EMA approves Cimzia for use in treating plaque psoriasis

July 2, 2018
Sales and Marketing Cimzia, EMA, UCB, indication, pharmaceutical

The Brussels-based pharmaceutical company UCB has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has approved a label extension for Cimzia …

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Roche’s Tecentriq combo gives strong Phase 3 showing in triple negative breast cancer

July 2, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Roche, breast cancer, pharma

Roche has unveiled new Phase 3 data on its immunotherapy drug Tecentriq (atezolizumab) in combination with chemotherapy (Celgene’s Abraxane) as …

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AstraZeneca chalks up double Japanese approval in lung and breast cancer

July 2, 2018
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, Imfinzi, NSCLD, breast cancer, lung cancer, lynparza, pharma

It’s a big step forward for AstraZeneca’s global marketing operations as the company announced that two of its products have …

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Takeda’s Entyvio secures Japanese approval in ulcerative colitis

July 2, 2018
Sales and Marketing Entyvio, Japan, Takeda, pharma, ulcerative colitis

Takeda Pharmaceutical has announced that its monoclonal antibody, Entyvio (vedolizumab), has been approved for the treatment of patients with moderately …

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