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Roche’s immunotherapy lucky streak ends with deaths in trial

April 13, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development Exelixis, Roche, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, tecentriq

Roche’s Tecentriq had begun to show signs of reviving its hopes in the competitive PD-1/L1 market, succeeding in two Phase …

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Wickham Labs Announces Upcoming Webinar on Regulatory Changes in Medical Device Development

April 12, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Wickham laboratories

Come join Wickham Laboratories and Patient Guard for this free webinar on May 23rd to discuss Regulatory Changes in Medical …

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Ipsen bolsters executive leadership with two new recruits

April 12, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing appointment, ipsen, pharma

Ipsen is set to expand its executive leadership team with the announcement of two new recruitments: Dr Ivana Magovčević-Liebisch will …

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New hepatitis C combo boasts 97% cure rate for just $300

April 12, 2018
Research and Development AbbVie, DNDi, Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative, Gilead, HCV, Pharco Pharmaceuticals, hepatitis C, pharma, sovaldi

A partnership of the not-for-profit organisation Drugs for Neglected Diseases initiative (DNDi) and Egyptian drug firm Pharco Pharmaceuticals is working …

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EMA announces second-ever public hearing on high-use antibiotics

April 12, 2018
Medical Communications Antibiotics, EMA, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The EMA has announced, following the first-ever public hearing on valproate, that it would hold a second public hearing regarding …

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Working Life: Kris Sterkens, Company Group Chairman, Janssen EMEA

April 12, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, Kris Sterkens, pharma

Pharmafile.com sat down with Kris Sterkens, Company Group Chairman of Janssen’s EMEA operations to discuss nearly three decades at the …

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Alzheimer’s protein treatment that works in human cells

April 12, 2018
Research and Development Alzheimer's disease, Gladstone Institutes, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

One of the major stumbling blocks that science has come up against, when trying to develop potential treatments for Alzheimer’s …

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Sanofi to invest €350m in new Canadian vaccine plant

April 12, 2018
Manufacturing and Production Canada, Sanofi, pharma, vaccines

Sanofi has announced plans to spend €350 million on a new vaccine facility located in Toronto, Canada, a move which, …

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Bayer contraceptive implant public backlash brings results

April 12, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Essure, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Bayer’s permanent contraceptive device, Essure, has been at the centre of a public backlash for a number of years, with …

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Verona Pharma loses Chief Medical Officer

April 11, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing appointment, pharma, verona pharma

Verona Pharma has revealed that it is to part ways with its Chief Medical Officer at the end of the …

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AbbVie’s rheumatoid arthritis drug bests even its own blockbuster Humira at Phase 3

April 11, 2018
Research and Development AbbVie, Humira, pharma, rheumatoid arthritis, upadacitinib

AbbVie posted a strong showing this week from its JAK1 inhibitor upadacitinib, indicating that the drug outperformed even its own …

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Sobi receives expanded EU approval for Kineret

April 11, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Kineret, anti-inflammatory, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, sobi

Joining its current indication as a treatment for rheumatoid arthritis and cryopyrin-associated periodic syndromes, Sobi’s Kineret has been given approval …

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Pfizer shuts down kidney cancer drug trial due to “futility”

April 11, 2018
Research and Development Cancer, Kidney cancer, Pfizer, inlyta, pharma

Pfizer has revealed that it has shut down a trial of its vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitor Inlyta (axitinib) …

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Alexion $855m portfolio boost after Wilson Therapeutics buyout

April 11, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alexion, Wilson's Therapeutics, Wilson's disease, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Alexion Pharmaceuticals is badly in need of alternative revenue streams to Soliris, its mega-blockbuster that could start to face competition …

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Mylan looks to hit Teva where it hurts, eyeing slow-release MS treatment

April 11, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Copaxone, Mapi Pharma, Mylan, Teva, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Mylan has taken several steps recently that seem intended to hit sales of its big rivals on their key products, …

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May announces £75m prostate cancer boost

April 10, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Prostate Cancer UK, UK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, prostate cancer

Prostate cancer has begun to receive more publicity in recent years in the UK, but not for the right reasons. …

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Keytruda scores big as a first-line monotherapy in NSCLC patients with any level of PD-L1 expression

April 10, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, MSD, NSCLC, keytruda, lung cancer, pharma

Closely following the news that Keytruda (pembrolizumab) had failed in the treatment of unresectable or metastatic melanoma as a combination …

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Media reports over Parkinson’s drug risk hit Acadia hard

April 10, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Acadia Pharmaceutical, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Shortly after the Institute for Safe Medication Practices released a report revealing the number of deaths of patients in those …

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Antiepileptic drug use linked to increased risk of Alzheimer’s and dementia

April 10, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Alzheimer's disease, dementia, epilepsy, pharma

A new study conducted at the University of Eastern Finland and the German Center for Neurodegenerative Diseases (DZNE) has revealed …

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Immunomedics’ whirlwind in the C-suite continues

April 10, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications AstraZeneca, Immunomedics, Seattle Genetics, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Immunomedics hasn’t had the most straight forward year, its $2 billion deal with Seattle Genetics was scuppered by activist investors, …

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