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Takeda takes senior head from Sanofi

December 19, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, Takeda, andrew plump

Dr Andrew Plump will be joining Takeda in February from Sanofi to lead its global R&D operations as chief medical …

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New Lyrica formulation effective in trials

December 19, 2014
Sales and Marketing HIV, Lyrica, Pfizer, pain, pregabalin, shingles

Pfizer has reported positive Phase III results for a new formulation of its painkiller Lyrica. In the study, a controlled-release …

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Humira biosimilar released in India

December 18, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Humira, India, Zydus Cadila, anti-inflammatory, arthritis, bioscience

Indian firm Zydus Cadila has launched the first biosimilar of AbbVie’s anti-inflammatory medicine Humira, the world’s biggest-selling drug. Used as …

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Government plans £6 billion precision medicine strategy

December 18, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Cell Therapy Catapult, Ebola, George Osborne, UK, government

The government has committed to a £6 billion investment in scientific research and development as part of its science and …

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Lundbeck scraps stroke drug

December 18, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AIS, DIAS, Lundbeck, acute ischemic stroke, desmoteplase, stroke

Lundbeck has stopped development of its investigational stroke drug desmoteplase following disappointing results from its Phase III studies. The DIAS-3 …

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AstraZeneca ovarian cancer drug approved in Europe

December 18, 2014
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The European Commission has approved AstraZeneca’s Lynparza for the treatment of advanced BRCA-mutated ovarian cancer. Lynparza (olaparib) has been approved …

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Roche adds two to its board

December 18, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bernard Poussot, Richard Lift, Roche, Sanofi

Roche intends to grow at its March annual general meeting via the election of Bernard Poussot and Richard Lift who …

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Roche wins drug discovery award for Gazyvaro

December 18, 2014
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Roche has been named the winner of the 2015 Drug Discover of the Year award by the British Pharmacological Society …

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Janssen Healthcare Innovation two-time finalists at eyeforpharma Barcelona Awards

December 17, 2014

Janssen Healthcare Innovation’s Care4Today programme is set to take two of the highest honours at the 2015 eyeforpharma Barcelona Awards …

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PM Society names pharma prize finalists

December 17, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GSK, Mundipharma, Shire, VCCP Health, digital awards, pm society

The finalists for the PM Society Awards have been announced today as pharma and med comms agencies gear up to …

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Lilly’s lung cancer drug sees FDA approval

December 17, 2014
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Eli Lilly’s lung cancer drug Cyramza (ramucirumab) has been shown the green light by the US Food and Drug Administration …

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Apps & Digital Resources vie for top honour at eyeforpharma Barcelona Awards

December 17, 2014

Two thirds of the finalists for the ‘Most Valuable Patient Initiative’ in the 2015 eyeforpharma Barcelona Awards have used interactive …

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Big pharma spent $112 billion on R&D in 2013

December 17, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck, Pfizer, R&D, Roche, data, global data, research

The top 30 pharma companies spent a combined total of $112 billion on research and development last year. Calculated to …

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Adaptive licensing could ‘transform industry’

December 17, 2014
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Drug regulators should switch to adaptive pathways as the preferred approach to bringing future new medicines to patients, according to …

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GSK Ebola vaccine gets EU support

December 17, 2014
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A newly-formed European consortium is to help advance the development of GlaxoSmithKline’s promising Ebola vaccine. The consortium is backed by …

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Cell Therapy Catapult to build £55 million bioscience campus

December 17, 2014
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UK firm The Cell Therapy Catapult has chosen to build a £55 million state-of-the-art cell therapy manufacturing centre in Stevenage. …

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Janssen launches HIV combination pill

December 17, 2014
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Janssen has launched its HIV therapy Rezolsta in the UK, which combines its own Prezista with Gilead’s Tybost. Prezista (darunavir) …

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Gilead secures senior head from Genentech

December 17, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genentech, Gilead, Philippe Bishop

Dr Philippe Bishop is joining the California-based biopharma firm Gilead from Genentech to be the company’s senior vice president of …

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Boehringer gets NICE nod for Pradaxa

December 16, 2014
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NICE has confirmed a recommendation for Boehringer Ingelheim’s controversial anti-blood clotting drug Pradaxa, as a treatment for blood clots in …

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NICE backs Pfizer’s drug for advanced kidney cancer

December 16, 2014
Sales and Marketing NICE, Pfizer, Sutent, Votrient, Zytiga, axitinib, inlyta, xofigo

UK healthcare guidance body NICE has issued final draft guidance recommending Pfizer’s Inlyta for advanced kidney cancer. The draft recommendation …

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