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Senescent cell findings provides Parkinson’s treatment clue

January 25, 2018
Research and Development Alzheimer's, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Senescent cells are the dormant state that cells shift to in response to certain stressors, it is thought that they …

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Spark hands over Luxturna rights outside US to Novartis for $170m

January 25, 2018
Sales and Marketing Luxturna, Novartis, Spark Therapeutics, pharma

Novartis has confirmed a deal worth a potential $170 million with Spark Therapeutics to develop and commercialise its gene therapy …

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Amyloid pathway doubts after latest Alzheimer’s failure

January 25, 2018
Research and Development Alzheimer's, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

There has been another drug failure in a large Phase 3 that once again crushes a hope for a possible …

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Trump nominee and ex-Lilly exec confirmed as US Health Secretary by Senate

January 25, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Alex Azar, Eli Lilly, President trump, Trump, US, pharma

Alex Azar, President’s Trump’s controversial pick for Health and Human Services Secretary (HHS), has been confirmed in the role after …

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GW Pharma boasts new positive data, readying for approval

January 25, 2018
Research and Development GW Pharma, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The latest data from GW Pharma is about as conclusively positive as you can usually hope to get with a …

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New vaccine provides universal protection against influenza A, study finds

January 24, 2018
Research and Development Georgia State University, Vaccine, flu, influenza, pharma

Research led by Georgia State University has enabled the development of a universal vaccine for influenza A viruses, proven to …

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US court upholds ruling that J&J’s Remicade patent is invalid

January 24, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, Remicade, biosimilars, infliximab, patent, pharma

The US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit has judged that Johnson & Johnson’s patent for its best-selling arthritis …

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New York City launches $500 million lawsuit against big pharma over opioid crisis

January 24, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing New York City, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma

The administration of New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio has announced its intention to bring legal action against the …

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Eli Lilly’s Taltz get EU approval in psoriatic arthritis subgroup

January 24, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EU, Eli Lilly, Europe, European Commission, Taltz, pharma, psoriatic arthritis

Eli Lilly has revealed that its IgG4 monoclonal antibody Taltz (ixekizumab) has been awarded marketing approval from the European Commission …

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NICE recommends for online and mobile depression programme for trial on NHS

January 24, 2018
Research and Development Deprexis, NHS, NICE, app, depression, pharma

NICE has said that a new online and mobile app should be trialled on the NHS in the treatment of …

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J&J withdraws controversial vaginal mesh from Australian market

January 23, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, lawsuit, pharma, vaginal mesh

Johnson & Johnson has withdrawn its controversial vaginal mesh product from the Australian market after missing a deadline requiring all …

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GSK wins case against Reckitt Benckiser over misleading ad campaign

January 23, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, Nurofen, Panadol, Reckitt Benckiser, ibuprofen, paracetamol, pharma

GlaxoSmithKline is celebrating as it emerges that the UK pharma giant triumphed in its legal battle against Reckitt Benckiser after …

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More woes for Teva as two late-stage asthma studies bomb

January 23, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Teva, asthma, pharma

In yet more bad news for Teva, it has emerged that two of the firm’s late-stage studies in asthma have …

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Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Yervoy scores EU approval in paediatric melanoma

January 23, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, EU, Yervoy, pharma

Bristol-Myers Squibb has revealed that its immunotherapy Yervoy (ipilimumab) has received an expanded indication from the European Commission, approving the …

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Celgene confirms rumours, with $9bn deal for Juno

January 22, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing CAR-T, Celgene, biotech, drugs, juno therapeutics, pharma, pharmaceutical

It seems like 2018 may well be the year for M&A that everyone had expected, as two major deals on …

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The measurement underpinning government goals for UK life sciences

January 22, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Life Sciences Industrial Strategy, brexit, john bell, life sciences, pharma

Michael Adeogun, Head of Life Sciences and Health at National Physical Laboratory, discusses the importance of effective measurement for the …

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Biogen’s Spinraza to go before NICE

January 22, 2018
Sales and Marketing Biogen, Spinraza, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Biogen received marketing approval from the European Commission for Spinraza (nusinersen), its treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), in May …

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Abcam acquires rights to over 700 Roche products in new licensing deal

January 22, 2018
Sales and Marketing Abcam, Roche, partnership, pharma

Roche has entered a licensing agreement Abcam which gives the British biotech exclusive access to the marketing rights for 760 …

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Court fines Dr Reddy’s for improperly packaging products

January 22, 2018
Sales and Marketing Dr Reddy's, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

On 18 December 2017, the District of New Jersey filed a complaint against Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories for failing to comply …

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20,000 left disabled in UK due to sodium valproate use during pregnancy

January 22, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Epilim, Sanofi, Sodium valproate, UK, pharma

Liberal Democrat MP Norman Lamb has drawn attention to what he has called an “extraordinary scandal” in which an estimated …

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