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Brexit negotiations: Is the public’s health a priority?

June 12, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, brexit, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The Brexit decision has created a huge amount of question marks for many industries and each is vying with each …

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Research casts doubts over CRISPR safety

June 12, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development biotech, crispr, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Research emerging from two studies, published in same issue of Nature, has raised significant questions over just how safe CRISPR …

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Vical terminates genital herpes vaccine after trial failure

June 12, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Vaccine, Vical, herpes, pharma

San Diego-based biopharma firm Vical has announced the disappointing, if unsurprising, news that it has taken the decision to terminate …

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Allergan’s atogepant fulfils primary endpoint in episodic migraine

June 12, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Allergan, atogepant, migraine, pharma

Allergan has made ground in its quest to become “the headache company” with the release of new Phase 2b/3 data …

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Another failure in Alzheimer’s creates bleak outlook for treatment

June 12, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Alzheimer's, AstraZeneca, Eli Lilly, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Finding a treatment for Alzheimer’s disease has been one of the aims of big pharma for last few decades, but …

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Alexion goes back to roots with Complement deal

June 11, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Alexion, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, soliris

Alexion has made a lot of money from investing in the science behind complement inhibitors – C5 inhibitor, Soliris, has …

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AbbVie/Roche gain FDA approval for blockbuster treatment

June 11, 2018
Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Roche, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

AbbVie and Roche have a chalked up a major success, after the FDA gave its approval for Venclexta, in combination …

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Takeda shareholders try to buck Shire deal

June 11, 2018
Sales and Marketing Shire, Takeda, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

A small group of Takeda shareholders have started making a lot of noise over its $62 billion deal for Shire, …

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EU gives nod to expanded label for AZ’s Tagrisso

June 11, 2018
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Tagrisso, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

AstraZeneca has scored another success with Tagrisso in Europe, by receiving an expanded marketing authorisation for Tagrisso in the first-line …

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Ipsen set to relocate North American HQ to Boston

June 11, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, ipsen, pharma, pharmaceutical

Ipsen is set to join the ranks of a number of Boston-based biotechs, by setting up shop in Kendall Square. …

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Rubius Therapeutics brings in new CEO

June 11, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Rubius Therapeutics, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Rubius Therapeutics, a biotech that has ambitions to bring “super blood” to the market, has revealed that it has appointed …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

June 8, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

With ASCO occurring over the weekend, the headlines this week have been dominated by the news of breaking research that …

6.5% pay rise agreed for NHS staff

June 8, 2018
Medical Communications NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

After years of receiving only a 1% annual pay rise, NHS staff have voted to accept a 6.5% pay offer increase …

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Pfizer successfully appeals 2,600% price hiking case

June 8, 2018
Medical Communications Flynn Pharma, Pfizer, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Pfizer and co-defendant Flynn Pharma have won their appeal against a £90 million fine imposed on them by the Competition …

Bill Gates backed biotech reveals strategy

June 8, 2018
Medical Communications Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The Bill and Melina Gates Foundation already funnels a large amount of money into aiding public health, particularly by funding …

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Cancer Research UK unveil new Chief Business Officer

June 8, 2018
Medical Communications Cancer Research UK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Cancer Research UK has appointed Tony Hickson to the position of Chief Business Officer. He arrives to the business from …

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Parkinson’s disease: A quest for steadier therapies

June 7, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Parkinson's disease, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The worrying number of deaths associated with Nuplazid has eyes returning to the pipeline for Parkinson’s disease. Anjali Shukla, a …

J&J looks to trim business with $2.8bn sale

June 7, 2018
Sales and Marketing Johnson & Johnson, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Johnson & Johnson continues to look at options to slim down its business, after having received an offer from Fortive …

Pfizer pumps $600m into venture fund, targeting neuroscience

June 7, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, biotech, drugs, neuroscience, pharma, pharmaceutical

Pfizer’s move to dump its neuroscience divisions caused serious ripples through the industry, with many wondering whether it heralded an …

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Forty Seven springs out of the blocks ahead of IPO

June 7, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Forty Seven, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Forty Seven, a spinout from Stanford University, has had a busy few days – first announcing that it had filed …

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