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Biogen steal away Pfizer VP to boost R&D plans

August 1, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Biogen, Pfizer, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Pfizer has had a tough time keeping hold of its Vice President’s involved in R&D of late, losing high-profile researcher, …

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AstraZeneca scores second accelerated FDA review in 2 days for blood cancer drug

August 1, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, FDA, acalabrutinib, biotech, drugs, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceutical

It’s been a rollercoaster week for AstraZeneca.

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New Lab-Grade Undercounter Refrigerators Use Redundant Cooling Technology to Maintain Optimal Storage Conditions

August 1, 2017
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Clinical and laboratory personnel with the need to store vaccines, pharmaceuticals and other molecular or biological samples safely can benefit …

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Boehringer Ingelheim break ground on $217 million Fremont facility

August 1, 2017
Manufacturing and Production Boehringer Ingelheim, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Boehringer Ingelheim announced that it had broken ground on its planned $217 million upgrade and expansion of its existing Fermont …

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UK babies to be routinely immunised against hepatitis B

August 1, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production biotech, drugs, hapatitis, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceutical

As of today, all babies born in the UK will be administered with the vaccine for hepatitis B, with the …

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Torbay Pharmaceuticals unveils new manufacturing facility

August 1, 2017
Manufacturing and Production Torbay pharmaceuticals, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Torbay Pharmaceuticals conducted a grand unveiling to open its £26 million pharmaceuticals manufacturing unit – the largest NHS manufacturer of …

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Brexit Health Alliance warns that UK/EU negotiations put patients at risk

August 1, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, BioIndustry Association, Brexit Health Alliance, NHS, brexit, drugs, healthcare, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Last month saw the formation of the Brexit Health Alliance, a partnering of key pharma and life sciences organisations including …

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Pharma companies’ reputations nosediving in the UK, finds report

July 31, 2017
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The reputation of large pharma companies in the UK was revealed to be well below the global average, in PatientView’s …

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Learning to trust the patient’s voice

July 31, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, healthcare, patient centricity, patients, pharma, pharmaceutical

Through digital media and technology, the patient’s voice is only growing in strength and it is of growing importance that …

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HIV-screening by GPs could reduce incidence and cost

July 31, 2017
Sales and Marketing GP, HIV, NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Researchers have found that offering first-time patients a HIV test in an area of high-prevalence could help reduce levels of …

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AZ’s Imfinzi scores FDA breakthrough therapy designation in wake of major trial failure

July 31, 2017
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Imfinzi, drugs, healthcare, mystic, phaarmaceutical, pharma

Still reeling from the public reaction to the flop of its key Mystic trial, where its injectable immunotherapy drug Imfinzi …

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FDA wants to reduce the amount of nicotine in cigarettes

July 31, 2017
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The FDA has reputation worldwide as being a standard bearer when it comes to regulating the safety of products and …

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Strong Q2 growth for Sanofi raises 2017 sales outlook

July 31, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dupixient, Sanofi, biotech, drugs, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Sanofi exuded renewed confidence in its updated forecast for 2017 on the back of a Q2 report which illustrated strong …

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“Ambitious” recruitment plan for mental health staff

July 31, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, biotech, drugs, mental health, pharma, pharmaceutical

Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a plan to boost recruitment of mental health staff by using £1 billion in funds to …

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Research into clinical trial transparency shows huge variation in standards

July 28, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Abbott, GSK, biotech, clinical trials, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, transparency

A study published in the BMJ displayed the large degree of variation and lack of industry-standard when it comes to …

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Shooting for the moon: The National Cancer Institute’s Formulary

July 28, 2017
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Pharmafile spoke to National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Jason Christofaro and Sherry Ansher regarding the development of an agent formulary and its role …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

July 28, 2017
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It’s Friday, and it’s been a week characterised by a range of promising research results, particularly into HIV and Duchenne …

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Nine in 10 people unaware they have hepatitis

July 28, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Gilead, biotech, drugs, hepatitis, hepatitis C, pharma, pharmaceutical

The WHO has released a report on the state of hepatitis prevention and treatment to mark World Hepatitis Day, with …

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EMA reveals new clinical trial guidelines to reduce patient risk

July 28, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development EMA, biotech, clinical trials, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The EMA has announced its intention to introduce revised guidelines concerning the use of medicines in first in-human clinical trials …

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US scientists carry out first editing of human embryos

July 28, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development biotech, crispr, drugs, gene editing, gene-editing, pharma, pharmaceutical

In what will be regarded as a watershed moment, scientists working at Oregon Health and Science University have used CRISPR …

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