FDA investigating intragastric obesity treatment linked to five deaths
August 14, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing life sciences, medicine, obesity, pharma, pharmaceutical
The FDA has launched an investigation after five deaths thought to be caused by an obesity treatment surgery in which …
Celgene opts not to acquire Sutro Biopharma for $1bn, reworks existing partnership
August 11, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Celgene, Sutro Biopharma, biotech, healthcare, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical
Celgene has announced that it has chosen not to scoop up Sutro Biopharma, rejecting to take advantage of an option …
Early-stage study gives hope for rare and fatal neurodegenerative condition
August 11, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development biotech, drugs, healthcare, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical
A team of researchers at Washington University School of Medicine (WUSM) in St Louis and the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National …
Ending the era of $100,000 cancer drugs
August 11, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development Cancer, biotech, drugs, healthcare, immunotherapy, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical
Paul Workman, Chief Executive and President of the Institute of Cancer Research, examines the spiralling cost of cancer treatments and …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
August 11, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Merck, NICE, Parkinson's, biotech, diabetes, pharma, pharmaceutical, top ten
Another week, another busy week in pharma. The last seven days have seen some remarkable strides in the diabetes space, …
Heart failure mortality rates fall across England and Wales, national audit finds
August 11, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development cardiovascular, heart, heart disease, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceutical
Great news in the cardiovascular space as results from the National Heart Failure Audit indicate that better treatment has led …
Continuous manufacturing: Upgrading the supply chain to meet rising demand
August 10, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing continuous manufacturing, life sciences, manufacturing, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical
Pharmaceutical production has long been the object of scrutiny to ensure the highest levels of quality and safety are maintained. …
Japanese telecom giant injects $1.1bn into Swiss biotech in largest-ever investment of its kind
August 10, 2017Sales and Marketing Roivant, SoftBank, biotech, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceuticals
In possibly the biggest single biotech investment ever made, Swiss biotech firm Roivant has received a $1.1 billion cash injection …
Bayer’s liver cancer drug availability spreads to UK with NICE approval
August 10, 2017Sales and Marketing Bayer, Cancer, NICE, Nexavar, life sciences, liver cancer, pharma, pharmaceutical
NICE has announced that it has given final appraisal recommending Bayer’s Nexavar (sorafenib) for the treatment of advanced hepatocellular carcinoma …
One in twelve US doctors accepted opioid-related payments from pharma, finds study
August 10, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing US, bribe, drugs, life sciences, medicine, opioids, pharma, pharmaceutical
In the first large-scale study of its kind, a team of researchers at Boston Medical Center’s Grayken Center for Addiction …
Cancer Research UK partners with Biotecnol to deliver experimental solid tumour drug
August 10, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biotecnol, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, drugs, immunotherapy, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) has announced a collaboration with Biotecnol, an immuno-oncology firm focused on the development of multifunctional antibodies …
Pioneering immunotherapy halts progression of type 1 diabetes
August 10, 2017Research and Development Type 1 diabetes, diabetes, drugs, insulin, life sciences, medicines, pharma, pharmaceutical
In a first for the disease area, an immunotherapy treatment for diabetes, developed by researchers at King’s College London and …
Alvotech recruit new CEO from within
August 9, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alvotech, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Alvotech, a biopharmaceutical company focusing on the development and manufacture of based in Reykjavik, Iceland, has replaced outgoing CEO, Eef …
FDA awards orphan status to new brain cancer vaccine
August 9, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, life sciences, orphan drug, pharma, pharmaceuticals
The FDA has announced that it has awarded orphan drug status to the vaccine SurVaxM for patients with glioblastoma, the …
Valeant focused on bringing new products to market, receives CRL
August 9, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Valeant, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
In its second quarter financial reports, Valeant strove to strike a positive note. It revealed that it had paid down …
Chemotherapy can spread breast cancer to lungs, study finds
August 9, 2017Research and Development Cancer, breast cancer, life sciences, lung cancer, pharma, pharmaceutical
Researchers at Ohio State University have discovered that, as well as forming a key part of treatment strategies to fight …
Global shortage of hep B vaccine hits UK
August 9, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development GSK, MSD, biotech, drugs, hep b, hepatitis B, pharma, pharmaceutical
Only last week it was revealed that the UK would administer all babes with the hepatitis B vaccine to reduce …
Study finds that women have more active brains than men
August 8, 2017Research and Development biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
In research that will have many women nodding their brain-boxes, a study has found that analysis of thousands of brains …
Takeda reveals collaboration aimed at bolstering oncology pipeline
August 8, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Molecular Templates, Takeda, biotech, drugs, oncology, pharma, pharmaceutical
It is widely known that Takeda is keen to build its portfolio in oncology and it has made another move …
Merck scores expanded NICE recommendation in head, neck and oral cancer
August 8, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Erbitux, Merck, NICE, biotech, cetuximah, drugs, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceuticals
Merck has announced its approval of NICE’s decision to expand its recommendation of Erbitux (cetuximab) to include its use as …
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