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Packaging machinery specialist, Sepha Ltd, Wins National Award for Excellence in Innovation

December 3, 2014

The Northern Ireland-based packaging machinery manufacturer, Sepha Ltd. has won the award for Excellence in Innovation from the UK Chamber …

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NICE recommends test to reduce antibiotic use

December 3, 2014
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NICE guidelines say GPs should use point of care blood tests to assess which patients to prescribe antibiotics for bacterial …

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Novartis flu vaccine cleared following safety probe

December 3, 2014
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The Italian drugs safety agency has cleared the Novartis influenza vaccine Fluad, after an investigation found the vaccine was not …

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Hunt sets out plans for expanded NHS budget

December 3, 2014
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Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has laid out his plans for the future of the NHS in a speech to parliament, …

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Otsuka buys Avanir for $3.5 billion

December 3, 2014
Sales and Marketing Abilify, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s, Nuedexta, Otsuka, Parkinson's, Parkinson’s, avanir

Otsuka is to buy Avanir Pharmaceuticals for $3.5 billion as it looks to make up for the imminent patent expiry …

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‘Postcode lottery’ still cause of many lung cancer deaths

December 3, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DoH, Roche, astranzeneca, lung cancer, nlca, oncology, pd-1

Patients are still pointlessly dying of lung cancer due to a ‘postcode lottery’ of services according to new results from …

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EMA discussing executive director post

December 3, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, Guido Rasi, andreas pott

The European Medicines Agency has confirmed that Andreas Pott will remain in charge of the body in place of the …

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MHRA approves Google gene test for UK

December 2, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 23andME, DNA, FDA, MHRA, UK, US, gene, google, test

The MHRA has approved a controversial genetic test for the UK – despite it being banned by the US FDA. …

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Roche buys Ariosa Diagnostics

December 2, 2014
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Roche has purchased the privately-held US company Ariosa Diagnostics for an undisclosed fee as it looks to expand further into …

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FDA clears Sanofi TB drug indication

December 2, 2014
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The FDA has approved Sanofi’s Priftin for a new tuberculosis (TB) indication following a priority review from the regulator. Priftin …

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NICE U-turn on Roche leukaemia drug

December 2, 2014
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NICE has reversed its decision on Roche’s chronic lymphocytic leukaemia (CLL) drug Gazyvaro only two months after rejecting the drug. …

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NuCana appoints GSK oncology head

December 2, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, Paolo Paoletti, biomed, nucana

Edinburgh-based clinical stage biopharma firm NuCana BioMed has appointed Dr Paolo Paoletti to its board of directors.  Paoletti has been …

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AZ and Lilly Alzheimer’s drug enters trials

December 1, 2014
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AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly have begun a Phase II/II trial for their Alzheimer’s treatment AZD3293 as the companies hope to …

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£2 billion government plan to ‘save the NHS’

December 1, 2014
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George Osborne in his Autumn Statement on Wednesday will announce an extra £2 billion funding for the NHS in an attempt …

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CRF Health expands leadership team

December 1, 2014
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Clinical trials e-solutions firm CRF Health has announced two new additions to the company’s executive leadership team. John Blakeley (pictured) …

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George Freeman: UK pharma is vital for our landscape

December 1, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, NHS, UK, WHO, freeman, medicine, stratified

The ABPI says the UK has an opportunity to benefit from stratified medicine, and the body’s 2014 conference held in …

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Boehringer’s lung cancer drug Vargatef sees EU approval

November 28, 2014
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Boehringer Ingelheim’s nintedanib has received its second nod in Europe this month with the European Commission approving it for the …

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New Teva chairman announced

November 28, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Phillip Frost, Teva, Yitzhak Peterburg, barer, generics, israel

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries has confirmed that Professor Yitzhak Peterburg is to serve as its new chairman from January. Peterburg who …

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Bone Therapeutics appoints Pfizer veteran

November 28, 2014

Belgium-based biotech Bone Therapeutics has appointed Dr Guy Heynen as its new chief clinical and regulatory officer. Heynen is a …

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CRUK and AZ collaborate on cancer screening

November 28, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, CRUK, Cambridge, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, MRC

Cancer Research UK (CRUK) scientists are to be given access to drug discovery facilities at AstraZeneca’s Cambridge site as part …

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