Shionogi reports positive results for cefiderocol in pneumonia

October 14, 2019
Sales and Marketing

Shionogi has reported positive data from a trial of its investigational antibiotic cefiderocol which is already under regulatory review in …

Roche’s Phase 3 Pemphix trial smashes primary endpoint for pemphigus vulgaris

October 14, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MabThera, Rituxan, Roche, pharma

Roche has revealed new Phase 3 data demonstrating that its MabThera/Rituxan (rituximab) therapy Pemphix met its primary endpoint in the …

Three focus areas to accelerate breakthrough drugs to market

October 11, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing veeva

The number of clinical trials taking place each year continues to rise. In fact, in 2018, the FDA approved a …

Biotechnology Innovation Organization Chief to step down after US 2020 elections

October 11, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biotechnology Innovation Organization, US, biotech, pharma

The Biotechnology Innovation Organization (BIO), the largest trade body representing the world’s biotechnology industry, has revealed that its President and …

Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

October 11, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

It’s the end of the week and time for a rundown of our top most popular articles on Pharmafile these …

AbbVie set to receive $330m after exiting Reata deal

October 11, 2019
Medical Communications

AbbVie is to receive $330 million after Reata Pharmaceuticals reacquired development, manufacturing and commercialisation rights to a portfolio of Nrf2 …

Clovis Oncology’s Rubraca now available via the Cancer Drugs Fund for ovarian, peritoneal, fallopian tube cancer

October 11, 2019
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Clovis Oncology, NHS, NICE, Rubraca, fallopian tube cancer, ovarian cancer, peritoneal cancer, pharma

NICE has announced it has made an about-face on its earlier ruling for Clovis Oncology’s Rubraca (rucaparib), revealing that the …

Neurolign secures eye diagnostic tech from Neuro Kinetics

October 11, 2019
Medical Communications

Neurolign Technologies has acquired US-based eye diagnostic technology firm Neuro Kinetics for an undisclosed sum. Neuro Kinetics is based in …

Bayer UK unveils new Artificial Intelligence ‘LifeHub’

October 10, 2019
Research and Development

Bayer has launched LifeHub UK as part of a network of global innovation hubs designed to accelerate and optimise disease …

NICE recommends pentosan polysulfate sodium for NHS treatment of bladder pain syndrome

October 10, 2019
Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, bladder pain syndrome, pentosan polysulfate sodium

NICE has chosen to recommend pentosan polysulfate sodium, it has emerged, for use on the NHS in the treatment of …

Novo Nordisk enters into haemophilia gene therapy collaboration

October 10, 2019
Research and Development

Novo Nordisk and bluebird bio have announced they have entered into a three-year research collaboration to jointly develop next-generation in …

Novartis’ Cosentyx provides sustained resolution of psoriatic arthritis symptoms up to 2 years, data shows

October 10, 2019
Research and Development Cosentyx, Novartis, pharma, psoriatic arthritis

Novartis has unveiled new findings for Cosentyx (secukinumab) which show that the therapy generated “rapid and sustained resolution” of signs …

UCB Pharma to acquire Ra Pharmaceuticals in deal valued at $2.1bn

October 10, 2019
Sales and Marketing

UCB has agreed to acquire US-based Ra Pharmaceuticals for $2.1 billion in a deal that will enable the Belgian drug …

The Lung Ambition Alliance: Stronger together

October 9, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Lung Ambition Alliance, lung cancer, pharma

Following our piece by AstraZeneca’s Patrick Connor introducing the Lung Ambition Alliance, a new cross-functional collaboration which aims to double …

FDA approves Pfenex’s osteoarthritis drug for patients at high risk of fracture

October 9, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Pfenex, osteoporosis, pharma

The FDA has awarded US approval to Pfenex’s drug PF708, it has emerged, as a treatment for osteoporosis in certain …

GSK partners with Lyell Immunopharma to develop cell therapies for cancer

October 9, 2019
Research and Development

GlaxoSmithKline and Lyell Immunopharma have announced a five-year agreement to jointly develop new technologies to improve cell therapies for the …

Novartis’ ligelizumab outperforms Roche’s Xolair in chronic urticaria clearance

October 9, 2019
Research and Development Novartis, legelizumab, pharma, urticaria

Novartis has pulled back the curtain on new Phase 2b data for its IgE/FceR1 pathway-blocking drug ligelizumab, showing that the …

Johnson & Johnson ordered to pay man $8bn over breast growth

October 9, 2019
Research and Development

US pharma giant Johnson & Johnson has been ordered to pay $8 billion in punitive damages to a man over …

FDA approves Clinuvel’s Scenesse for rare genetic disorder

October 9, 2019
Research and Development

The US FDA has approved Clinuvel’s Scenesse (afamelanotide 16mg) as the first ever treatment for a rare genetic metabolic disorder …

Gilead’s CAR-T therapy Yescarta now available via NHS Scotland for two forms of B-cell lymphoma

October 8, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing CAR T, CAR-T, NHS, Scotland, Scottish Medicines Consortium, pharma

News has broken that the Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has chosen to approve the use of Gilead’s chimeric antigen receptor …

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