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Chimerix CEO M. Michelle Berrey to stand down as interim Office of Cheif Executive Officer is formed

February 7, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

The North Carolina-based biopharmaceutical company Chimerex has announced that Dr M. Michelle Berrey has resigned from her role as President …

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Eisai and Purdue reveal positive Phase 3 data in insomnia

February 7, 2019
Research and Development Eisai, Purdue Pharma, insomnia, lemborexant, pharma

Partners Eisai and Purdue Pharma have lifted the curtain on Phase 3 clinical data on their jointly developed therapy lemborexant …

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Pharma chiefs will testify at Senate hearing on rising drug prices

February 7, 2019
Sales and Marketing CEO, J&J, JJ, Pfizer, Sanofi, Senate, pharma, pricing

The Chief Executives of Pfizer, Sanofi and Bristol-Myers Squibb have said that they will join four other pharma execs in …

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FDA approves first therapy for acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura: Sanofi’s Cablivi

February 7, 2019
Sales and Marketing Calblivi, FDA, Sanofi, acquired thrombotic thrombocytopenic purpura, pharma

Following swiftly on the heels of the previous success with the announcement of positive Phase 3 data for Icaria in …

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HIV drug holds hope for Alzheimer’s after significantly reducing inflammation in mice

February 7, 2019
Research and Development HIV, dementia, inflamation

Lamivudine, a generic drug for HIV, significantly reduces age-related inflammation and other signs of aging in mice, according to a …

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Pfizer ignores strike in Ireland as 900 employees’ pensions affected

February 7, 2019
Business Services Ireland, Labour Court, Pfizer, cork, strike

US multinational Pfizer is going ahead with its decision to transfer 900 of its Irish employees into a new defined …

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NICE joins forces with Canadian peer to offer scientific advice to the pharma industry

February 6, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CADTH, Canada, NICE, UK, pharma

NICE has announced a collaboration with its Canadian counterpart, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technology in Health (CADTH), with …

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Sanofi’s Icaria combo extends progression-free survival in multiple myeloma at Phase 3

February 6, 2019
Research and Development Icaria, Sanofi, multiple myeloma, pharma

Sanofi has continued to make progress in the development of Icaria (isatuximab), with the company announcing that the therapy met …

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Genentech to develop ‘highly active cytokine’ with Xancor in deal worth $300m

February 6, 2019
Research and Development Cancer, Genetech, IL-15 cytokine, Roche, Xancor, oncology

Roche’s Genentech unit has agreed to pay $120 million upfront as part of a research and licensing deal with California-based …

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Takeda ordered to pay Bayer $155.19 million over patent infringement

February 6, 2019
Research and Development Baxalta, Bayer, Nektar Therapeutics, Takeda, adynovate

A US court has ordered Takeda Pharmaceutical’s Baxalta unit to pay German firm Bayer AG $155.19 million for infringement of …

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GSK buys Merck KGaA’s cancer immunotherapy for $4.2 billion

February 6, 2019
Research and Development GSK, M7824, Merck, immunotherapy

British multinational GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to pay up to €3.7 billion ($4.2 billion) for the rights to Merck KGaA’s next …

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Czech biotech SOTIO appoints experienced immune-oncology doc as new CMO

February 5, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Czech biotech SOTIO has announced the appointment of Dr Harald Fricke as the firm’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO). Dr Fricke, …

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Former Ablynx exec joins Kiadis as Chief Scientific Officer

February 5, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ablynx, appointment, kiadis, pharma

Dutch/US firm Kiadis Pharma revealed that Dr Robert Friesen became its new Chief Science Officer (CSO) as January turned into …

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Lilly’s Olumiant impresses in twin Phase 3 atopic dermatitis trials

February 5, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Eli Lilly, Olumiant, atopic dermatitis, pharma

Eli Lilly has unveiled new Phase 3 data from two studies into the oral Janus kinase (JAK) inhibitor Olumiant (baricitinib). …

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AstraZeneca scores accelerated approval in US and Europe for respiratory syncytial virus drug

February 5, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, EMA, FDA, MEDI8897, pharma, respiratory syncytial virus

It’s a double victory for AstraZeneca as the company announced its F monoclonal antibody MEDI8897 has been granted accelerated review …

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More than 200 Xanax-related deaths in UK since 2015

February 5, 2019
Manufacturing and Production Pfizer, UK, benzodiazepines, health, public health, xanax

There have been more than 200 deaths linked to misuse of the anti-anxiety drug Xanax in the UK since 2015. …

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Reformulated OxyContin led to spike in Hepatitis C infections

February 5, 2019
Manufacturing and Production OxyContin, USA, hepatitis C, heroin, infectious diseases, opioids

Efforts to create an “abuse deterrent” OxyContin pill inadvertently led to an increase in the number of Hepatitis C infections, …

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Sanders calls on Catalyst pharma to justify $375,000 price tag for rare disease drug which was once free

February 5, 2019
Manufacturing and Production Catalyst Pharmaceuticals, Jacobus Pharmaceuticals, Sanders, USA, pharma, pricing

Shares in Catalyst Pharmaceuticals plummeted Monday, after US Senator Bernie Sanders sent the firm a letter asking them to justify …

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Alexander Hardy returns to Genentech as new CEO

February 4, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genentech, appointment, pharma

Genetech, the biotech subsidiary of Swiss firm Roche, has named its new CEO, revealing that Alexander Hardy will be returning …

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Positive CHMP recommendation for Sanofi’s atherosclerotic CVD drug Praluent

February 4, 2019
Sales and Marketing Europe, atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, cvd, pharma, praluent

It has been announced that Sanofi’s Praluent (alirocumab) has been awarded a positive recommendation from the European Medicines Agency’s Committee …

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