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Sovaldi scores in HIV patients

July 21, 2014
Sales and Marketing Gilead, HIV, JAMA, hep C, hepatitis C, sovaldi

Patients with HIV and hepatitis C virus (HCV) have responded well to a combination of Gilead Sciences’ Sovaldi and ribavirin …

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Social media driving doctor complaints

July 21, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Facebook, GMC, Twitter, doctors, social media

The advent of social media sites such as Twitter and Facebook are fuelling complaints about doctors, according to a new …

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IPF grabs headlines at American Thoracic Society conference

July 21, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing IPF, ats, ats 2014, brett wells, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, san diego, thoracic society

Just prior to landing in San Diego it was somewhat disconcerting to see fire spreading across the terrain and huge …

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AstraZeneca reveals Cambridge plans

July 21, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cambridge, cbc, research, silicon fen

AstraZeneca’s new international HQ on the Cambridge Biomedical Campus (CBC), due to open in two years’ time, will feature an …

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Depomed hires Kyalin chief executive

July 21, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Depomed, Srinivas Rao

California-based speciality pharma firm Depomed has appointed Dr Srinivas Rao as its chief medical officer (CMO) and senior VP. Rao …

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AbbVie agrees to buy Shire for £32bn

July 18, 2014
Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Abbott, Humira, Shire, merger, new abbvie, takeover

Shire has accepted a £32 billion takeover deal from AbbVie after months of rejections and uncertainty. The firm, which is …

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GSK melanoma drugs beat rival in new study

July 18, 2014
Sales and Marketing GSK, Roche, Tafinlar, Yervoy, Zelboraf, mekinist, melanoma

GlaxoSmithKline’s new combination melanoma treatment has bested Roche’s established oncology drug Zelboraf when treating patients with the deadliest form of …

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Mixed bag for Genentech dementia drug

July 18, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Genentech, crenezumab, dementia

A Phase II clinical trial for Genentech’s investigational Alzheimer’s drug failed to meet its primary endpoints – but the company …

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Pfizer to pay $360m for InnoPharma

July 18, 2014
Sales and Marketing Pfizer, injectables, innopharma

Pfizer is to pay as much as $360 million for private pharma development company InnoPharma in a financial arrangement comprising …

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New chairman for Leukemia & Lymphoma Society

July 18, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Leukemia & Lymphoma. jim davis

James Davis has been elected chairman of the national board of directors of The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society (LLS). Davis …

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New drugs see J&J sales rise

July 17, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing J&J, JJ, Q2, hepatitis C, olysio, sovaldi

Johnson & Johnson saw sales rise 9.1% to $19.5 billion year on year on the back of a strong performance …

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Bayer hires litigation head from Pfizer

July 17, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Malini Moorthy, Pfizer

Bayer Healthcare has appointed Malini Moorthy to head up its litigation department in the US.  Moorthy joins the German firm from …

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Lilly signs Immunocore deal

July 17, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Oxford, biotech, immunocore, lilly

Eli Lilly has signed a deal with one of the UK’s most high-profile biotech firms to research and potentially develop …

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Deallus Consulting sees new chief executive

July 17, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Claudio D’Ambrosio, consulting, deallus

Life sciences consultancy firm Deallus Consulting has confirmed its new chief executive is to be Dr Claudio D’Ambrosio.  D’Ambrosio succeeds …

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Migrants must pay more for treatment on NHS

July 16, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, health tourism, migrants

Non-EU citizens will soon have to pay 150% of the cost of treatment on the NHS under new plans announced …

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FDA speedy review for new Avastin licence

July 16, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Roche, avastin, cervical cancer

The FDA has granted priority review status for Roche’s Avastin (bevacizumab) plus chemotherapy in women with persistent, recurrent or metastatic …

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Hikma completes Bedford Laboratories purchase

July 16, 2014
Manufacturing and Production Ben Venue, Boehringer, Hikma, bedford laboratories

Hikma has completed its acquisition of assets of the US generic injectables business Bedford Laboratories from Ben Venue Laboratories, a …

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Chiltern acquires Ockham to help lift status

July 16, 2014
Manufacturing and Production CRO, chiltern, contract research, fsp, ockham

Chiltern has today acquired a full stake in fellow contract research organisation Ockham as both companies look to merge their …

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Novartis makes Alzheimer’s deal

July 16, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Genentech, Novartis, bai, epstein

Novartis is to collaborate with the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute (BAI) to test two of the Swiss company’s investigational anti-amyloid treatments. …

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Merck Serono appoints R&D global head

July 16, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Luciano Rossetti, Merck Serono

Merck Serono the biopharma of division of US firm Merck has confirmed the appointment of Luciano Rossetti as its executive …

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