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US doctor infected with Ebola as disease spreads

July 28, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Ebola, WHO

An American doctor working with Ebola patients in Liberia has been infected with the virus as health officials struggle to …

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Google hopes DNA search will yield health results

July 27, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DNA, calico, google, smart lens

Google is to collect samples of human tissue from thousands of people as part of an experiment that could help …

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Europe warned over cancer research risk

July 27, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ESMO, EU, Macmillan, data

A leading European doctors’ group is warning that new data protection rules could make cancer research ‘impossible’ whilst also adding …

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EMA approvals for rival blood cancer drugs

July 27, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CLL, Gilead, Janssen, chronic lymphocytic leukaemia, imbruvica, zydelig

Gilead and Janssen are set to face off in Europe after the CHMP recommended both of their rival blood cancer …

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NHS England’s Sovaldi fund: opening the floodgates?

July 26, 2014
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDG, NICE, Professor David Haslam, hep C, sovaldi

Whilst seemingly more and more barriers are being erected to slow down the adoption of new medicines, there is a …

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GSK seeks regulatory review of first malaria vaccine

July 26, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, GSK, malaria, rts, s

GSK has submitted a regulatory application to the European Medicines Agency for its malaria vaccine candidate RTS,S and hopes it …

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More action needed on antibiotic resistance

July 25, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMR, Antibiotics, AstraZeneca, GSK, HIV, MRC, WHO, walsh

Pharma and governments need to put their heads together urgently in order to tackle the threat of antimicrobial resistance (AMR), …

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New director for Quest Diagnostics

July 25, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing quest diagnostics, vicky gregg

Diagnostic information services firm Quest Diagnostics has confirmed that Vicky Gregg is to serve as a director on its board. Gregg …

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NICE extends recommendation for Efient

July 24, 2014
Sales and Marketing ACS, Efient, NICE, Plavix, longs ton, prasugrel

In updated guidance NICE has extended its recommendation of Efient (prasugrel) in combination with aspirin for preventing blood clots in …

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FDA approves Gilead’s blood cancer drug

July 24, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA, Gilead, blood, follicular lymphoma and small lymphocytic lymphoma, lymphocytic leukaemia, sovaldi, zydelig

The Food and Drug Administration has approved Gilead Sciences new treatment Zydelig (idelalisib) to treat three types of blood cancer.  …

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New president for Mental Health Foundation

July 24, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dr Dinesh Bhugra, Mental Health Foundation

Dr Dinesh Bhugra who has served as chair of the Mental Health Foundation for three years has been appointed as …

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BMJ investigation raises new concerns over Pradaxa

July 24, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMJ, Boehringer, Channel 4, Pradaxa, blood, warfarin

An investigation by The BMJ has raised fresh concerns about Boehringer’s top-selling blood thinner Pradaxa (dabigatran) and the regulatory decisions …

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Another major drop in sales for GSK

July 23, 2014
Sales and Marketing China, GSK, Q2, Witty, bribery, sales, scandal, sex

GlaxoSmithKline posted a 4% slide in revenue for the second quarter today as its recovery from a slew of patent …

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Wireless tech cannot substitute nurses

July 23, 2014
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Brighton, NHS, RCN, hospital, nursing, wireless tech

The Royal College of Nursing says that whilst a new wireless diagnostic patch is certainly innovative, they are concerned that …

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NICE ‘yes’ for cancer drugs

July 23, 2014
Sales and Marketing Astellas, BMS, Cancer, NICE, Xtandi, Yervoy

Two big-name oncology brands, Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Yervoy and Astellas Pharma’s Xtandi, have been given the nod by drug costs watchdog …

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Agena Bioscience hires Life Technologies president

July 23, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing agena bioscience, peter dansky

Clinical diagnostics firm Agena Bioscience has confirmed that Peter Dansky has joined the company as its chief executive and will …

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Allergan slashes 1,500 jobs

July 22, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Allergan, Botox, Jobs, cuts, valiant

Allergan is to cut 1,500 jobs as part of a restructure which it believes will make pre-tax savings of around …

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MedImmune to work with biotech Advaxis on cancer

July 22, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Advaxis, AstraZeneca, Cancer, MEDI4736, MedImmune, oncology, pd1

AZ’s MedImmune has entered into a clinical trial collaboration with US biotech firm Advaxis to help develop new cancer immunotherapies. …

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Pharma firms give researchers access

July 22, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Janssen R&D, MRC, Pfizer, Takeda, UCB, lilly, research, virtual library

 UK researchers are to gain access to compounds from seven pharma companies in a partnership with the Medical Research Council …

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More directors for Cello Health Insight

July 22, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Directors, Sunil Sharma, Zahidah Ahmad, cello health insight

Healthcare research agency Cello Health Insight has made two director-level appointments on the back of a wave of new hires.

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