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Dr John McHutchinson steps down from Gilead with $1.1 million goodbye

July 18, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Gilead has said that Dr John McHutchison is stepping down after nine years at the firm. Gilead’s Chief Scientific Officer …

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“Little to no progress” made in achieving gender representation within top pharma firms, report says

July 18, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications female representation, gender equality, pharma

The release of Women Count 2019, an annual report funded by The Pipeline, has revealed that “little to no progress” …

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FDA approves MSD’s combo therapy Recarbrio for urinary tract and intra-abdominal infections

July 18, 2019
Sales and Marketing FDA, MSD, Recarbrio, US, pharma, urinary tract

MSD has announced the approval from the FDA of its combination therapy Recarbrio (imipenem, cilastatin and relebactam) in the treatment …

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Novartis CEO sets aside $700 million to settle bribery lawsuit

July 18, 2019
Business Services, Sales and Marketing Novartis, bribery, lawsuit, pharma, sales

Vas Narasimhan, Novartis’ CEO, has set aside $700 million to settle a bribery lawsuit in the United States. Speaking in …

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WHO declares global public health emergency over Ebola outbreak in Congo

July 18, 2019
Medical Communications DRC, Democratic Republic of Congo, Ebola, WHO, pharma

The World Health Organization (WHO) has said the Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) is a global …

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Louvre takes down all references to Purdue-owning Sackler family

July 17, 2019
Medical Communications Art, Louvre, PR, Purdue Pharma, Sacklers, donations

The Louvre taken down references to the Sacklers, the billionaire owners of Purdue Pharma. The largest art gallery in the …

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Autonomous drone successfully delivers temperature-controlled drugs in test programme

July 17, 2019
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Drones, humanitarian aid, pharma

A humanitarian consortium has successfully completed a testing programme for the delivery of temperature-controlled medicines via the use of unmanned …

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NICE greenlights Novartis Kisqali combo in HR+/HER2- advanced breast cancer

July 17, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development Cancer, Kisqali, NICE, Novartis, UK, breast cancer, pharma

Novartis’ Kisqali (ribociclib) has secured recommendation from NICE in combination with fulvestrant, meaning the cyclin-dependent kinase 4 and 6 (CDK4/6) …

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Roche signs deal with Skyhawk over molecules that modulate RNA splicing

July 17, 2019
Research and Development Genentech, Roche, Skyhawk, drug development, rna splicing

Roche’s Genentech unit has signed a deal with Massachusetts-based firm Skyhawk Therapeutics to develop and commercialise small molecules that modulate …

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Genentech signs $1 billion deal with Sosei over GCPRs

July 17, 2019
Research and Development Genentech, Roche, gcprs, pharma, sosei

Roche’s Genentech has entered into a partnership with Sosei Heptares to develop small molecules and biologics that G protein-coupled receptor …

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AstraZeneca to switch entire fleet to electric vehicles by 2030

July 17, 2019
Research and Development AstraZeneca, EV100, electric vehicles, environmentalism, pharma, renewables

AstraZeneca has revealed plans to use only electric vehicles by 2030. In joining the EV100 group, AstraZeneca will transfer the …

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Bayer’s Gadavist becomes first FDA-approved drug for MRI in coronary artery disease patients

July 16, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Bayer, FDA, Gadavist, coronary artery disease, pharma

The FDA has awarded approval to Bayer’s Gadavist (gadobutrol) injection, the company confirmed.

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Capricor’s share price rockets up by 150% on Phase 2 Duchenne muscular dystrophy success

July 16, 2019
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development CAP-1002, Capricor Therapeutics, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, pharma

Capricor Therapeutics has unveiled impactful new Phase 2 data for its investigational allogeneic cardiosphere-derived cell therapy CAP-1002 in the treatment …

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Oklahoma lawyers say J&J is kingpin of pharmaceutical cartel

July 16, 2019
Manufacturing and Production J&J, JJ, Oklahoma, opioid crisis, opioids, pharma

Lawyers representing the State of Oklahoma described Johnson & Johnson as the ‘kingpin’ in a ‘pharmaceutical cartel’ as they accused …

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GSK teams up with Strathclyde and University of Nottingham

July 16, 2019
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GlaxoSmithKline has teamed up with the University of Nottingham and the University of Strathclyde for a five-year partnership aimed at …

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Boehringer buys cancer vaccine company AMAL Therapeutics for €325 million

July 16, 2019
Manufacturing and Production AMAL Therapeutics, Boehringer Ingelheim, Geneva, cancer vaccines, oncology

Boehringer Ingelheim has bought Swiss biotech AMAL Therapeutics, a company focused on cancer immunotherapy and cancer vaccines. AMAL’s lead candidate, …

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Darius Hughes, Head of Vaccines Business Unit UK, Pfizer

July 15, 2019
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Darius Hughes, Pfizer, Working Life, biotech, pharma, vaccines

“Vaccines provide a unique opportunity to have a positive effect on hundreds of thousands of people” – Darius Hughes, Head …

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FDA and EMA fully implement mutual recognition agreement between US and EU

July 15, 2019
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The FDA has recognised Slovakia’s ability to carry out inspections of manufacturing facilties. The recognition of Slovakia marks the full …

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AstraZeneca’s Farxiga fails to get FDA approval for patients with Type 1 diabetes

July 15, 2019
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The FDA had said it will not approve AstraZeneca’s diabetes drug Farxiga for use as a supplement to insulin in …

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GSK’s Zejula meets primary endpoint in Phase 3 trial of patients with ovarian cancer

July 15, 2019
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British multinational GlaxoSmithKline has said ovarian cancer drug Zejula (niraparib) met its primary endpoint in a Phase 3 trial. Zejula …

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