European biotechs outperform US for investment return, report claims
November 29, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing EU, Europe, US, investment, pharma
A new report from RSA Group has revealed that European biotech companies are “significantly outperforming” their US counterparts in terms …
Human heart patch could repair dead tissue following heart attack
November 29, 2017Research and Development Duke University, heart, heart patch, human heart, pharma
A team of researchers and biomedical engineers at Duke University in North Carolina, US, have revealed that they have developed …
Pfizer’s Viagra Connect becomes first erectile dysfunction drug available over-the-counter in UK
November 29, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MHRA, Pfizer, Viagra Connect, erectile dysfunction, pharma, viagra
Pfizer has revealed that its erectile dysfunction treatment Viagra Connect (sildenafil) will now be available without a prescription through UK …
Gilead launches hep C drug Sovaldi in China at one-fifth of US price
November 29, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, Gilead, hepatitis C, pharma, sovaldi
Gilead has officially launched its hepatitis C drug Sovaldi (sofosbuvir) in the Chinese market, but with one major caveat: it …
FDA unveils guidelines to help generic medical device versions reach the market
November 28, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Mylan, Scott Gottlieb, auto injector, auto-injector, epipen, pharma
The scandal surrounding Mylan’s price-hiking of its flagship EpiPen epinephrine auto-injector was the news of last summer, continuing to grab …
Merck KGaA and Pfizer’s Bavencio fails at Phase 3 in gastric cancer
November 28, 2017Research and Development Bavencio, Cancer, Merck, Pfizer, pharma
Merck KGaA and Pfizer have been rocked by the news that their jointly-developed anti-PD-L1 antibody failed to meet its primary …
Trio, including former Novartis exec, accused of bribery to the tune of over HK$1.5 million
November 28, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Novartis, bribery, illegal
A trio, including a former Senior Medical Representative at Novartis, have been charged over allegedly conspiring to offer and accept …
University of Virginia researchers identify new target in triple-negative breast cancer
November 28, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development University of Virginia, breast cancer, pharma, triple-negative breast cancer
Researchers at the University of Virginia claim they have discovered a new target for triple-negative breast cancer, a notoriously aggressive …
NICE refuses Eisai’s breast cancer drug in new indication
November 28, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Eisai, Halaven, NICE, breast cancer, pharma
NICE has announced that it has rejected Eisai’s Halaven (eribulin) through draft guidance advising not to use the drug in …
Pharmafocus December edition and Pharmafile Autumn 2017 are both available now!
November 28, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pharmafocus, pharma, pharmafile
Pharmafocus December edition is available to read online now!
Intelligent Automation in Pharmacovigilance
November 27, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, pharmacovigilance, primevigilance
PrimeVigilance is pleased to announce their collaboration with the International Society of Pharmacovigilance (ISoP) on the upcoming seminar, organised by …
Regeneron forced to drop Eylea combo, advantage Novartis
November 27, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Eylea, Novartis, Regeneron, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Novartis released Phase 3 data on its leading candidate for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) drug and it caused a …
Recipharm equips a further three facilities for US serialisation
November 27, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Recipharm
Recipharm, a leading contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) has equipped three more of its facilities with serialisation capabilities in …
Veeva European Commercial & Medical Summit
November 27, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, veeva
The Veeva European Commercial & Medical Summit will begin tomorrow, seeing more than 800 industry leaders convene at the Marriot …
The global HIV/AIDS movement
November 27, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AIDS, HIV, International HIV/AIDS Alliance
Increasingly collaborative efforts have seen the threat of HIV recede and brought hope to demographics and communities most vulnerable to …
Bayer’s $175 million pneumonia drug fails at phase 3
November 27, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amikacin, Amikacin Inhale, Bayer, Nektar Therapeutics, pharma
Bayer has been hit by the news that its latest effort in the pneumonia space failed at the Phase 3 …
AstraZeneca continues pivot to east with Chinese collaboration
November 27, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
It’s been a rocky year for AstraZeneca, it has scored some major successes yet its year has been marred by …
Proposed cuts to National Institutes of Health could delay up to 90% of US drug approvals
November 27, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Donald Trump, FDA, NIH, National Institutes of Health, Trump, pharma
President Donald Trump’s budget proposes to cut funding to the National Institutes of Health by $7.2 billion or 21%. Researchers …
UK government unveils pharma research HQ coup
November 27, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing MSD, biotech, drugs, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceutical
The UK government’s Autumn Budget struck a gloomy note for the economy, with figures pointing towards low productivity and the …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
November 24, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing pharma, top ten
As Friday comes round again, this week saw some of the biggest news of the year: Amsterdam is the new …
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