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GSK begins £92 million expansion of UK site

March 22, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development GSK, UK

GSK has officially broken ground on the expansion of its site in County Durham. The expanded site will be an …

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Novartis heart failure drug sinks at Phase 3 trials

March 22, 2017
Research and Development Acute heart failure, Novartis, serelaxin

Novartis’ serelaxin was once thought to be the major hope for its cardiovascular pipeline – analysts projected it to become …

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Novartis’ psoriasis drug allows some patients to go into remission

March 21, 2017
Research and Development Cosentyx, Novartis, psoriasis

Novartis released data on patient’s reaction to Cosentyx for the treatment of psoriasis, finding that as many as 21% of …

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Asia-Pacific NSCLC market to more than double to $6.2bn by 2023

March 21, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, Eli Lilly, MSD, NSCLC, Yervoy, keytruda, opdivo

New research from intelligence provider GBI Research has indicated that the non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) market in the Asia-Pacific …

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Lilly’s breast cancer drug meets primary endpoint

March 21, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development CDK 4/6 inhibitors, Eli Lilly, abemaciclib

Eli Lilly has announced that its trial of abemaciclib, in combination with fulvestrant, had met its primary endpoint of progression-free …

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India aims to become “a global innovation hub” for biotechs by 2020

March 21, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development India, biotech

The Indian Government has announced its intention to transform the nation into a hub for global biotech activity via its …

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Biogaran acquires production foothold in Nigeria with Swipha acquisition

March 21, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Biogaran, Swipharma

Biogaran, the French generic manufacturer that is a subsidiary of Servier, has acquired a foothold in Nigeria with a 95% …

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Array BioPharma in disarray over withdrawal of NDA

March 20, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Array Biopharma

Array BioPharma has announced that it has pulled its new drug application (NDA) for its drug, binimetinib, for the treatment …

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Genentech plans second Phase 3 Alzheimer’s trial following endpoint failures

March 20, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Genentech, Roche

Genentech, Roche’s biotech group, has announced its plans to conduct a second Phase 3 study for crenezumab, its anti-Abeta antibody …

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China proposes ways to speed up approval for imported drugs

March 20, 2017
Sales and Marketing China, imported drugs

It can currently take up to three or four years for a new drug to reach market in China, slowing …

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Pakistan’s problem with diabetes – with 7 million diabetics

March 20, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Pakistan, Sanofi, diabetes

Pakistan is facing an increasing problem with people suffering from diabetes. At a recent conference, the 4th International Diabetes Conference, …

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UK biotech Pulmocide secures $30m for inhalable lung disease therapies

March 20, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing pulmocide, pulmonary aspergillosis, respiratory syncytial virus

Pulmocide, a UK biotech run by a former GlaxoSmithKline scientists and based in London, has secured $30.4 million in Series …

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Pregnancy test pill used through 60s & 70s connected with birth defects

March 20, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Primodos

A pregnancy test, named Primodos, which was taken by 1.5 million British mothers and was linked to birth defects, may …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

March 17, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

As another week comes and goes, waves were sent through the industry as Trump announced his pick as the new …

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Enhancing scientific acumen in the pharma boardroom

March 17, 2017
Medical Communications R&D

Dana M. Krueger and Neha Rajdev, of Russell Reynolds, discuss the importance of a scientific background in the boardrooms of …

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FDA warns API manufacturer about river water as ingredient

March 17, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Badrivishal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals, FDA, India

The FDA has issued Badrivishal Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals a warning letter regarding numerous violations of manufacturing codes. The most worrying …

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Ex-Novartis employee found not guilty of deceitful drug advertising

March 17, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Diovan, Novartis, legal

A Tokyo court has ruled finding ex-Novartis employee Nobuo Shirahashi and the company’s Tokyo-based sales arm Novartis Pharma KK not …

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AstraZeneca hit with second blow on $2.7 billion drug

March 17, 2017
Medical Communications AstraZeneca, FDA, hyperkalaemia

AstraZeneca paid $2.7 billion for ZS Pharma, back in 2015, with the desire to get its hands on the company’s …

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Biogen swoops to appoint Ex-Roche Vice President

March 16, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biogen

Biogen have appointed Anirvan Ghosh to the position of Senior Vice President of research and Early Development. Ghosh is slated …

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NICE reverses decision on medication for relapsing multiple sclerosis

March 16, 2017
Sales and Marketing Biogen, zinbryta

The current topic of discussion regarding NICE is how its recent changes will impact patient access to medicine but, away …

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