Sanofi promotes global head of diabetes to expand role
October 6, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, biotech, diabetes, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Sanofi has promoted Stefan Oelrich to the position of Executive Vice President of Diabetes and Cardiovascular (DCV), giving him a …
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October 6, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
The week has flown by and was packed with a number of shocking stories. With the ongoing uncertainty regarding Brexit, …
AbbVie hit with $140m fine over fraudulent marketing of Androgel
October 6, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, androgel, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
AbbVie has been stung with a $140 million damages award to a man that suffered a heart attack after using …
At least 40% of Afghanistan’s medicine imported illegally, union claims
October 6, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing afghanistan, pharma, pharmaceuticals
New damning allegations have arisen concerning Afghanistan’s pharmaceutical industry, as the Medicine Importers Union claims that at least 40% of …
Bayer forced to halt huge study into key drug
October 6, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development Bayer, Janssen, Xarelto, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Bayer, and development partner Janssen, have been forced to stop a Phase 3 trial looking at expanding the indication of …
South Africa’s over-charging case against Aspen dissolves, remains against big names
October 6, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Genentech, Pfizer, Roche, aspen, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
South Africa’s Competition Commission has admitted that there is no case to be heard against Aspen and Equity, in regards …
Merck KGaA promotes from within new MEA head
October 5, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck KGaA, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Merck KGaA has installed a new head of its healthcare business for the Middle East, Africa and Turkey (MEA) region, …
UK High Court rejects ABPI’s challenge to new NICE cost curbs
October 5, 2017Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, NHS England, NICE, legal, pharma, pharmaceutical
The ABPI has been knocked back by the UK High Court in its legal challenge to NICE over new drug …
Gonorrhoea is just the tip of the antimicrobial resistance iceberg
October 5, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NovaBiotics, biotech, drugs, gonorrhoea, pharma, pharmaceutical
Dr Deborah O’Neil, Chief Executive and Scientific Officer at NovaBiotics, discusses the WHO-recognised threat of ‘super gonorrhoea’ and the antimicrobial …
KSQ Therapeutics emerges from shadows, with former Genzyme CEO at helm
October 5, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing David Meeker, KSQ Therapeutics, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
KSQ Therapeutics has been known of for the last two years, when it was originally founded, but now it has …
England set to adopt opt-out organ donation
October 5, 2017Medical Communications biotech, drugs, organ donation, pharma, pharmaceutical
In a major change for the healthcare system in England, admittedly one that was easy to be lost among the …
Gilead completes £11.9 billion Kite Pharma acquisition
October 5, 2017Sales and Marketing CAR T, CAR-T, Gilead, Kite, acquisition, pharma, pharmaceuticals
Gilead has announced that it has completed its acquisition of Kite Pharma after the deal was announced on 28 August …
57% of cancer drugs uses approved by EMA show no benefit
October 5, 2017Sales and Marketing EMA, biotech, drugs, oncology, pharma, pharmaceutical
A new study conducted by King’s College London and LSE has found that of 48 treatments approved between 2009 and …
Mylan receives shock approval of Teva blockbuster
October 5, 2017Sales and Marketing Copaxone, Mylan, Teva, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Mylan had been knocked back by the FDA in its quest to have its generic version of Copaxone approved earlier …
AbbVie adds biologic production capability to Singapore facility
October 4, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AbbVie, Singapore, biologics, pharma, pharmaceuticals
AbbVie has expanded the operational capability of its facility located at the Tuas Biomedical Park in Singapore with the addition …
CytomX scores deal with Amgen worth potential $1.5bn
October 4, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, biotech, cytomx, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
CytomX Therapeutics and Amgen have signed a deal that could be worth a potential $1.5 billion. The agreement will see …
Police raid French HQ of Merck KGaA over thyroid drug scandal
October 4, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Levothyrox, Merck KGaA, hyperthyroidism, pharma, pharmaceuticals
Police have raided the French headquarters of German drug manufacturer Merck KGaA over a scandal concerning its thyroid treatment Levothyrox, …
Global campaign to reduce cholera deaths by 90%
October 4, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development Cholera, WHO, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
A new campaign, launched by the WHO, has begun today to reduce deaths from cholera by 90% through to 2030. …
Shire takes fight to Allergan over dry-eye drug
October 4, 2017Research and Development Allergan, Restasis, Shire, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
It’s not long since Allergan was in the headlines over its dry-eye drug, Restasis, after an eye-catching attempt to avoid …
NIH funds research into infant opioid withdrawal syndrome treatment
October 3, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development NIH, National Institutes of Health, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma, pharmaceuticals
As the US continues to be plagued by its opioid crisis, which is claiming the lives of more than 100 …
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