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Allergan eyeing Actavis buyout

November 13, 2014
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Allergan is attempting to block a recent Valeant hostile takeover bid by seeking the rumoured alternative merger deal with Actavis, …

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Charity ‘deeply concerned’ on CDF changes

November 13, 2014
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A leading cancer charity has warned that a number of key drugs are at risk of being withdrawn from patients …

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Laser testing could lead to improved asthma therapies

November 13, 2014
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UK scientists have used a laser beam trap to examine how drug particles from asthma inhalers travel through the air …

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GE and Takeda make liver pact

November 13, 2014
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GE Healthcare and Takeda Pharmaceutical have joined forces to develop treatments which target liver conditions including non-alcoholic fatty liver disease …

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VorroHealth hires VP of Care Innovation

November 13, 2014
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VorroHealth the healthcare clinical tech provider firm has appointed Maria Moen to the newly-created position of vice president of Care Innovation. Moen …

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Horizon forms new cancer advisory board

November 12, 2014
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UK biotech Horizon Discovery has formed a new Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) for its diagnostics arm to recommend better cancer …

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Numerous prospects in health technology say analysts

November 12, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing 3D, AstraZeneca, F&S, app, digital, frost and sullivan, fs, wearables

Medical devices and imaging technology have been included in a recent analysis of the top 50 most innovative technologies. Frost …

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Dendreon files for bankruptcy

November 12, 2014
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Dendreon Corporation, the troubled manufacturer of high-cost cancer vaccine Provenge, has filed for bankruptcy as a prelude to restructuring its …

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NHS Better Care Fund lacks guidance, says watchdog

November 12, 2014
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A much-lauded project to reduce unnecessary hospital visits and shift care into the community will fall well short of its …

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Doctors warn of urgent care ‘chaos’

November 12, 2014
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Doctors’ leaders are demanding greater investment in out-of-hours GP services, warning of ‘fragmentation’ and underfunding, and branding the current system …

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Theorem appoints two vice presidents

November 12, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Angela Weston, Kathryn Bohannon, theorem

Contract research organisation Theorem has named Kathryn Bohannon as vice president of its biopharma development unit, and Angela Weston as …

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Eisai: Fycompa decision ‘deeply regrettable’

November 11, 2014
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Eisai has lashed out at a major German health assessment body, calling its stance on first-in-class epilepsy treatment Fycompa ‘deeply …

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FDA decides on format for facility registrations

November 11, 2014
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The US FDA has finalised the details of its registration scheme for pharma manufacturing facilities, which aims to make it …

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GPs to ‘prescribe’ apps

November 11, 2014
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General practitioners in the UK are to begin ‘prescribing’ health apps as part of a move to better monitor issues …

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AstraZeneca diabetes drug approved for use in Scotland

November 11, 2014
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The Scottish Medicines Consortium (SMC) has shown AstraZeneca’s Onglyza (saxagliptin) the green light to be used with insulin in patients …

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inVentiv Health president joins from eBay

November 11, 2014
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Life sciences services company inVentiv Health has announced the appointment of Jeffrey Wilks as the president of its advertising businesses. …

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UCB sells generics business

November 10, 2014
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UCB is to sell its US generics business Kremers Urban to two private equity firms in a $1.5 billion deal. …

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Novartis to present inflammatory data

November 10, 2014
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Novartis is to present data from four pivotal Phase III trials in two debilitating inflammatory diseases at the American College …

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BMS claims advance with hepatitis C regimen

November 10, 2014
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Bristol-Myers Squibb has reported data for its hepatitis C virus cocktail that it says outperforms even newer all-oral therapies in …

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Working Life: Shire’s Mark Rus

November 10, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Shire, Working Life, mark rus, neuroscience

How did you find your way into your current role? After completing an MSc in Economics at the London School …

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