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Axim Biotechnologies Inc announces Dr Sergei Svarovsky as Chief Scientific Officer of subsidiary Sapphire Biotech

May 27, 2020
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Axim Biotechnologies has announced that Dr Sergei Svarovsky will be the new Chief Scientific Officer of its subsidiary Sapphire Biotech. …

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FDA approves Sanofi’s Dupixent for children with dermatitis

May 27, 2020
Research and Development Dupixent, Sanofi, atopic eczema

The FDA has approved Sanofi’s Dupixent (dupilumab) for children between ages 6 to 11 with moderate to severe atopic dermatitis. …

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The June 2020 issue of Pharmafocus is available to read free online now!

May 27, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, Vaccine, coronavirus, data management, pharma, rare disease, treatment access

The latest monthly edition of Pharmafocus, the June 2020 issue, is available to read for free online now! The world remains …

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Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up

May 27, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus, coronavirus round up

COVID-19 vaccines and treatments continue to dominate the news, as AstraZeneca is attempting to deliver one billion doses of coronavirus …

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NICE reverses previous stance to recommend Roche’s Tecentriq in extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer

May 27, 2020
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NICE, Roche, lung cancer, tecentriq

NHS patients with treatment-naïve extensive-stage small-cell lung cancer (ES-SCLC) in England and Wales will soon have access to a new …

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Remdesivir available to select COVID-19 patients through the NHS

May 27, 2020
Research and Development coronavirus, covid19

Gilead Sciences Ebola drug remdesivir will be available for selected patients who are suffering from coronavirus through the NHS. The …

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Living with multiple ‘invisible’ conditions

May 26, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing feature, patient experience, rare disease

Darren Taylor lives with a range of conditions including Dercum’s disease, cystic fibrosis, fibromyalgia with chronic fatigue, and Tietze syndrome, …

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Scientists working on UK COVID-19 vaccine say there is now only a 50% chance of success due to falling cases

May 26, 2020
Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, coronavirus

Researchers working on a COVID-19 vaccine are facing a race against time due to falling rates of the virus threatening …

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Hot and humid weather can slow COVID-19 transmission, new study finds

May 26, 2020
Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, coronavirus

A new study from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Harvard, Virginia Tech and the University of Connecticut has shown that …

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FDA approves Takeda’s first-line treatment option for non-small cell lung cancer

May 26, 2020
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The FDA has approved Takeda’s Alunbrig (brigatinib) for adult patients with anaplastic lymphoma kinase-positive (ALK+) metastatic non-small cell lung cancer …

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Cleaning staff excluded from GSK’s £1.5k COVID-19 employee bonus

May 26, 2020
Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, GSK, coronavirus, pharma

UK pharma giant GlaxoSmithKline has pledged to pay a cash bonus of £1,500 to staff continuing to work during the …

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WHO stops hydroxychloroquine trial due to safety concerns

May 26, 2020
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The World Health Organization has announced it will stop a global study into the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine in COVID-19 patients, …

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Harvard study suggests monkeys develop immunity after receiving COVID-19 vaccines

May 21, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, vaccine coronavirus

“The COVID-19 pandemic has made the development of a safe, effective, and deployable vaccine a critical global priority”, said researchers …

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UK begins hydroxychloroquine trial

May 21, 2020
Business Services COVID-19, coronavirus, hydroxychloroquine

A trial investigating the effectiveness of hydroxychloroquine against COVID-19 has begun in the UK. The first participants will be enrolled …

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Two billion people are at high risk of contracting COVID-19 due to poor sanitation

May 21, 2020
Business Services COVID-19, coronavirus, sanitation

About a quarter of the world’s population are at higher risk of catching the COVID-19 coronavirus due to a lack …

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Researchers plan to use machine learning methods to estimate the seasonal cycle of COVID-19 in the US

May 21, 2020
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Scientists at the Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory are launching a project to apply machine learning methods to map the severity, …

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AstraZeneca targets one billion COVID-19 vaccines by September

May 21, 2020
Business Services COVID-19, Vaccine, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine

AstraZeneca is attempting to deliver one billion doses of coronavirus vaccine by September, which is currently being developed in collaboration …

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Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up

May 20, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, Trump, coronavirus

Trump continues to play a key role in the unfolding COVID-19 pandemic, with the US currently coping with the largest …

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MIT-developed algorithm seeks to accelerate drug approvals during COVID-19 pandemic

May 20, 2020
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, MIT, coronavirus, regulatory

A study emerging from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and published in the Harvard Data Science Review has detailed strategies …

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New research outlines guidelines for the ethical use of AI in healthcare

May 20, 2020
Research and Development AI, coronavirus

A new study published in The Lancet has called on the global health community to establish guidelines to develop and …

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