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Scottish Medicines Consortium approves seven drugs

May 12, 2015
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The Scottish Medicines Consortium has accepted seven new medicines and indications for use on the NHS in Scotland. Two of …

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Pharma reveals its ASCO presentation data

May 12, 2015
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AstraZeneca, Genentech and AbbVie have all revealed which cancer drugs they will show data for at The American Society of …

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Pharma M&A trail continues as Pfizer buys slice of Dutch biotech

May 12, 2015
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Pfizer has acquired a minority equity interest in the biotech firm AM-Pharma, and secured an exclusive option to acquire the …

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Alexion plans big expansion in Ireland

May 12, 2015
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Alexion Pharmaceuticals is significantly expanding its operations in Ireland by building the US firm’s first ever biologics manufacturing facility outside …

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New chief financial officer for Shire

May 12, 2015
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Irish pharma firm Shire has appointed a new chief financial officer and member of its executive committee in Jeff Poulton. …

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Takeda announces new cancer collaboration

May 11, 2015
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Takeda will be teaming up with Japan’s National Cancer Center (NCC) to develop new cancer drugs. The two organisations have …

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GSK launches new HIV research centre

May 11, 2015
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GlaxoSmithKline is boosting its philanthropic efforts in R&D into HIV/AIDS by teaming up with academic researchers to launch a new …

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Novartis invests further into Poland

May 11, 2015
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Sandoz the generics division of Novartis has opened a large packaging centre in Stryków in Poland. Valued at 171 million …

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Ariad founder retires

May 11, 2015
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Dr Harvey Berger the founder of US pharma firm Ariad Pharmaceuticals has announced his decision to retire as chairman and …

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Reputation gains from focussing on the patient

May 11, 2015
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Since being spun-off from GSK and Pfizer, specialist HIV firm ViiV Healthcare has earned the best corporate reputation amongst patients …

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Merck to test Keytruda combinations

May 8, 2015
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Merck will be teaming up with Daiichi Sankyo’s subsidiary Plexxikon to investigate immunotherapy combinations in cancer. A collaborative clinical trial …

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US Court blocks Novartis biosimilar Neupogen

May 8, 2015
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Novartis have been temporarily prevented from marketing its biosimilar version of Amgen’s drug Neupogen in the US. Earlier this year …

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New malaria vaccine found effective in adults

May 8, 2015
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A new malaria vaccine has shown promise in early stage trials, reducing the risk of contracting the disease by two …

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Boardroom shuffles at GSK and Roche

May 8, 2015
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GlaxoSmithKline and Roche have announced the latest changes to its leadership teams as the companies regroup for the year ahead. …

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New app can aid tropical disease treatment

May 8, 2015
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A new smartphone app is able to automatically detect parasites in the blood and may mark a fundamental shift in …

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Havas Lynx Group hires three

May 8, 2015
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Havas Lynx Group has just bolstered its ranks with the arrival of three new senior appointments. Jon Linscott joins Tim …

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Gilead buys EpiTherapeutics for $65 million

May 7, 2015
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Gilead is clearly eyeing a future market involving epigenetics as the US firm buys Danish company EpiTherapeutics for $65 million. …

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J&J hands over compassionate use reviews to academics

May 7, 2015
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Johnson & Johnson has struck a ‘first-of-its-kind partnership’ with academic researchers to review requests for compassionate use of its investigational …

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Alexion makes $8.4 billion Synageva purchase

May 7, 2015
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Rare disease specialist firm Alexion is splashing out $8.4 billion to buy fellow US orphan drug developer Synageva biopharmaceuticals. The …

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Pfizer names new R&D leaders

May 7, 2015
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Pfizer has confirmed two key appointments to lead its worldwide research and development organisation with immediate effect. The firm will …

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