Bristol Myers Squibb announces departure of Chief Commercial Officer
July 24, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bristol-Myers Squibb, bristol myers squibb, commerical executive, marketing, sales
Bristol Myers Squibb has announced that Executive Vice President and Chief Commercial Officer, Murdo Gordon, who has been with the …
Celgene’s Revlimid combo meets Phase 3 goal in relapsed/refractory indolent lymphoma
July 24, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Celgene, Revlimid, lymphoma, pharma
Celgene has lifted the curtain on new Phase 3 data for its combo of Revlimid (lenalidomide) plus rituximab (R2) in …
Employees protest against shutting down of GSK facility in Bangladesh
July 24, 2018Manufacturing and Production Bangladesh, GSK, manufacturing, protest, union
Employees of the British multinational GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have led a protest against the shutting down of manufacturing facilities in Bangladesh. …
Scientists launch free, open access, antibiotics database to tackle AMR
July 24, 2018Manufacturing and Production AMR, Antibiotics, Database, academia, resistance
A team of scientists, led by Professor Laura Piddock from the University of Birmingham, have launched a free, open access, …
AstraZeneca jettisons European heart drug rights for $210m
July 24, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Atacand, Cheplapharm, blood pressure, heart failure, pharma
AstraZeneca has announced its intention to hand over the European commercial rights to its heart failure and blood pressure treatment …
First new treatment for reccurent malaria approved in over 60 years
July 23, 2018Manufacturing and Production FDA, GSK, approval, malaria, p.vivax
The FDA has approved GSK’s Krintafel for the treatment of a recurring form of malaria in patients aged 16 and …
The mission against antimicrobial resistance
July 23, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing antibiotic resistance, antimicrobial resistance, feature, pharma
Two headlines have highlighted the ‘here and now’ of the threat of rising antimicrobial resistance (AMR), writes Dr Peter Jackson.A …
FDA approves Agios’ oral leukaemia treatment Tibsovo
July 23, 2018Sales and Marketing FDA, agios, approval, pharmaceuticals, tibsovo
The oral leukaemia treatment Tibsovo (ivosidenib) produced by Massachusetts-based Agios Pharmaceuticals has been approved for treatment of adult patients with …
US court overturns Allergan’s controversial attempts to avoid Restasis patent review
July 23, 2018Sales and Marketing Allergan, Mylan, Restasis, US, dry eye, pharma
The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has seen fit to authorise a US Patent and Trademark Office …
Roche join Pfizer and others in price freeze while critics pose questions
July 23, 2018Sales and Marketing Donald Trump, Roche, generics, price freezes
Swiss multinational Roche has joined Pfizer and others in halting price hikes. However critics have condemned the move as observers …
FDA approves Pfizer biosimilar version of Amgen’s Neupogen
July 23, 2018Sales and Marketing Amgen, FDA, Neupogen, Nivestym, Pfizer, pharma
The FDA has announced its decision to approve Pfizer’s Nivestym, the firm’s biosimilar version of Amgen’s Neupogen (filgrastim), for use …
Chinese premier slams drug maker after vaccine scandal
July 23, 2018Sales and Marketing CCP, China, biotech, scandal, vaccines
Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has spoken out against drug maker Changsheng Biotechnology after the Chinese firm was found to have …
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July 20, 2018Medical Communications GSK, ICR, J&J, JJ, Novartis, Trump, brexit, top 10
As Brexit negotions have hit a stalemate this week, the United Kingdom’s exit from the European Union has hit the …
Scottish borders-based Ryboquinn acquires viral delivery comany Nanogenics
July 20, 2018Medical Communications M&A, MA, Scotland, acquisitions, gene therapy, nanogenics, ryboquinn
The Scottish biotech company Ryboquinn has acquired English partner Nanogenics Solutions in a deal worth £4.45 million. The Selkirk-based firm …
FDA explores import strategy in effort to reduce price of drugs
July 20, 2018Medical Communications Drug pricing, Trump, borders, import, the donald
The FDA has been directed to explore ways in which medicines could be safely imported from other countries “in the …
Merck joins Pizer and Novartis in reducing drug prices
July 20, 2018Medical Communications Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Trump, Twitter, price hikes
Merck & Co. have joined Pfizer and Novartis in halting price increases on medicines in the United States. The American …
Donald Trump thanks Novartis for halting price hikes
July 20, 2018Medical Communications Novartis, Pfizer, Trump, Twitter, price hikes
Donald Trump has thanked Swiss multinational Novartis for halting price hikes on prescription drugs in the United States. The US …
Novartis buys eczema drug in €95m deal
July 19, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, deal, eczema, experimental, patent
Novartis has agreed to buy the rights for a novel antibody MOR106 from the Belgo-Dutch pharmaceutical research company Galapagos and …
PhRMA take on PBM’s in response to Trump drug price plan
July 19, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
In response to Donald Trump’s plan to lower drug prices in the US, the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America …
MPs vote to stay in EMA after Brexit
July 19, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, UK, brexit, parliament, vote
British MPs have voted for the UK’s continued participation in the regulatory network operated by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) …
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