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ADC Therapeutics brings in $200 million of financing

October 24, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing ADC Therapeutics, AstraZeneca, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

ADC Therapeutics has won some serious financial support after its latest financing round managed to net the company $200 million. …

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The November 2017 issue of Pharmafocus is now live!

October 23, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CAR-T, EMA, NHS, Pharmafocus, Trump, brexit, clinical trial transparency, pharma

The November edition of Pharmafocus is now live and available to read online here!

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Recipharm equips Lisbon facility for US and European serialisation

October 23, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Recipharm

Recipharm, a leading contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) has equipped its sixth facility with serialisation capabilities ahead of the …

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Securing the cold chain with new solutions

October 23, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing cold chain, manufacturing, supply chain

Ben Hargreaves examines the emerging practical and technological solutions that are aiming to improve patients’ access to medicines in a …

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Pharma companies accused of charging NHS twice for treatments

October 23, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

A new report published by STOP AIDS and Global Justice Now takes aim at three pharmaceutical companies who have taken …

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Public Health England sounds warning against overuse of antibiotics

October 23, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Public Health England (PHE) has unveiled the findings from its English surveillance programme for antimicrobial utilisation and resistance report, suggesting …

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GSK’s shingles vaccine scores US approval

October 23, 2017
Sales and Marketing FDA, GSK, Shingrix, pharma, shingles

GlaxoSmithKline has announced that its shingles vaccine Shingrix (Zoster Vaccine Recombinant, Adjuvanted) has been awarded FDA approval for the prevention …

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MSD cuts 1,800 jobs in US operations restructure

October 23, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing MSD, Merck, job cuts, pharma

MSD has revealed its intention to cut 1,800 sales positions from its workforce in the US. Across the total number, …

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$417 million case against J&J thrown out

October 23, 2017
Sales and Marketing Johnson & Johnson, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, talc

A judge in California has thrown out the lawsuit made by a woman who had alleged that Johnson & Johnson’s …

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Report reveals impact of pollution, with 9m deaths worldwide

October 20, 2017
Medical Communications biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, pollution

A new report published in The Lancet has revealed that all forms of pollution are linked with 9 million deaths …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

October 20, 2017
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Another week gone, and it’s deadline day here at Pharmafocus, meaning you can look forward to our November issue next …

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Small number of mutations driving most cancers

October 20, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Cancer, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Research from scientists at the Wellcome Trust Sanger Institute has found that only between one and 10 genetic mutations are …

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Teva under investigation over illegal rebate offers to Ontario pharmacies

October 20, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Teva, fentanyl, opioids, oxycodone

Israeli drugmaker Teva has again become embroiled in a scandal investigated by the Ontario government for allegedly bribing pharmacies to …

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Celgene drops $710m drug, shares nosedive 7%

October 20, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Celgene, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Celgene took a gamble when it spent $710 million up-front on an inflammatory disorder treatment, but it now looks likely …

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Worrying number of organ donations blocked by families

October 19, 2017
Medical Communications biotech, drugs, organ donation, pharma, pharmaceutical

A report from the BBC has found that 505 registered organ donors had their decision blocked by relatives, over the …

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Access to Innovation: Beyond a ‘pharma-only’ approach

October 19, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, ecco, oncology

Peter Naredi, of ECCO, explores how a multi-dimensional approach is necessary to ensure that patients receive access to the most …

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Lilly teams up with CureVac in $1.8 billion cancer vaccine partnership

October 19, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, CureVac, Eli Lilly, Vaccine

Eli Lilly has announced it is to partner up with CureVac to leverage its proprietary RNActive technology in order to …

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Vir Biotech blasts out of the blocks, with $500m in bank

October 19, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Vir Biotechnology, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

All has been quiet since former Biogen CEO, George Scangos, departed the company and then set up Vir Biotechnology in …

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Novo’s diabetes treatment semaglutide gets unanimous FDA backing

October 19, 2017
Sales and Marketing Novo Nordisk, diabetes, semaglutide

Novo Nordisk is celebrating the news that its diabetes drug semaglutide has won the favour of FDA experts, with one …

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Gilead gets FDA nod for revolutionary blood cancer treatment

October 19, 2017
Sales and Marketing CAR-T, Gilead, Yescarta, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Only weeks after Gilead announced the completion of Kite, it got the news it was hoping for with the FDA’s …

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