Sun Pharma issues recall of its generic diabetes drug in US market
October 12, 2020Sales and Marketing FDA, diabetes, recall
Sun Pharma is recalling 747 bottles of its generic diabetes drug Riomet ER in the US.This is due to an …
Dr Kevin Eggan named as Group Vice President, Head of Research and Early Development at BioMarin
October 9, 2020Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Kevin Eggan, appointments
BioMarin Pharmaceutical has welcomed Dr Kevin Eggan as its new Group Vice President, Head of Research and Early Development. He …
Dr Sarah Noonberg appointed Chief Medical Officer of Maze Therapeutics
October 9, 2020Medical Communications
Maze Therapeutics has appointed Dr Sarah Noonberg as its Chief Financial Officer. Noonberg is a physician-scientist with expertise in global …
Takeda and Arrowhead Pharma join forces in $1m rare liver disease drug development pact
October 9, 2020Medical Communications, Research and Development Arrowhead, Takeda, pharma
A new partnership has been struck between Takeda and Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals, with both companies coming together to co-develop and license …
Amgen and Cytokinetics’ drug falls short in heart failure despite hitting primary goal
October 9, 2020Medical Communications Amgen, cytokines, heart failure, pharma
New Phase 3 data has come to light on Amgen and Cytokinetics’ cardiac myosin activator therapy omecamtiv mecarbil fell short …
US Supreme Court refuses Trump administration’s request to restrict delivery of abortion medication
October 9, 2020Medical Communications abortion, abortion pill
The US Supreme Court has struck down a request from the Trump administration to restrict delivery of abortion medicine during …
European Commission agrees deal with Janssen for 200 million doses of its COVID-19 vaccine
October 9, 2020Medical Communications AZ, AstraZeneca, Janssen
The European Commission has approved an agreement with Johnson & Johnson for the supply of 200 million doses of Janssen’s …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
October 9, 2020Medical Communications coronavirus, news
The top ten news stories this week focus on clinical trial data, as Amgen and Novartis have revealed new five-year …
Allergan R&D Chief named as Chairman of Exscientia’s Board of Directors
October 8, 2020Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Allergan, Exscientia, appointment
Artificial intelligence-driven drug discovery firm Exscientia has named industry veteran Dr David Nicholson, current Executive Vice President and Chief R&D …
Dr Nick Johnson appointed as Chief Strategy and Impact Officer of CGT Catapult
October 8, 2020Business Services
Dr Nick Johnson has been appointed the Chief Strategy and Impact Officer of the Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult. Johnson …
Eli Lilly’s antibody COVID-19 therapy reduces virus levels and hospitalisations
October 8, 2020Manufacturing and Production Eli Lilly, FDA
Eli Lilly is seeking Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA after releasing interim data based on early trial results.
34 reported coronavirus infections in White House-linked staff
October 8, 2020Medical Communications COVID, Trump, US, white house
The coronavirus outbreak that has infected notable figures of the Trump administration has spread to 34 White House Staffers and …
COVID-19 has caused over three times more deaths than flu or pneumonia in England and Wales
October 8, 2020Medical Communications, Research and Development COVID-19, UK, flu
Newly released data has revealed that COVID-19 has resulted in many more deaths than influenza or pneumonia in England and …
Regeneron applies for FDA Emergency Use Authorization for COVID-19 antibody treatment given to Trump
October 8, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID, Trump, coronavirus
Regeneron has announced that it has applied for an Emergency Use Authorization from the FDA for its experimental antibody therapy …
Gilead to meet rising remdesivir demand in Europe with new supply deal
October 8, 2020Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, Europe, Gilead
The European Commission (EC) has signed a new joint procurement agreement (JPA) with pharma firm Gilead to improve access to …
GSK tells UK staff to turn off NHS COVID-19 tracking app while at work
October 7, 2020Research and Development COVID, GSK, covid app
GlaxoSmithKline has told its employees to turn off the new NHS coronavirus tracking app at work as it could be …
Johnson & Johnson to spend over $100m to settle 1,000 talc powder lawsuits
October 7, 2020Research and Development
Johnson & Johnson have agreed to pay over $100 million to settle more than 1,000 lawsuits that blame the company’s …
FDA greenlights Glenmark’s generic version of Biogen’s Tecfidera in relapsing multiple sclerosis
October 7, 2020Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biogen, Glenmark, generic, multiple sclerosis
Glenmark Pharma will be celebrating after it secured FDA approval in the US to market dimethyl fumarate, a generic version …
EMA launches rolling regulatory review of Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID-19 vaccine
October 7, 2020Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BioNTech, COVID-19, EMA, Pfizer, Vaccine
European Medicines Agency has launched a “rolling review” of the promising COVID-19 vaccine candidate BNT162b2 currently in development from BioNTech …
Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up
October 7, 2020Research and Development COVID, COVID-19, corornavirus
The coronavirus news this week focuses on treatments, with Enlivex Therapeutics releasing positive data for its therapy Allocetra as a …
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