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DJM Unlimited makes new director appointment

July 1, 2015
Medical Communications DJM Unlimited, Michael Le Brocq

UK and US based company DJM Unlimited has appointed Michael Le Brocq as board director. Le Brocq has 20 years’ …

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Pfizer partners with NIHR to boosts UK R&D

July 1, 2015
Research and Development Manchester, NIHR, Pfizer, R&D, Sally Davies

Pfizer has signed an agreement with the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network to conduct more clinical research …

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Novartis launches ViaOpta Apple Watch app

July 1, 2015
Medical Communications Novartis, apple watch, apps, visual impairment, wearables

Novartis has launched new features of its ViaOpta app for use with the Apple Watch and other wearable devices. The …

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Boehringer and Vitae Pharma drug fails in mid-stage trial

July 1, 2015
Research and Development BI, Boehringer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Vitae Pharmaceuticals, diabetes, type 2 diabetes

A pipeline diabetes drug co-developed by Vitae Pharma and German giants Boehringer Ingelheim has failed to show benefits in a …

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FDA sued over failure to disclose Sovaldi data

June 30, 2015
Sales and Marketing FDA, Gilead, hepatitis C, sofosbuvir, sovaldi

Two groups that campaign for wider access to medicines have filed a lawsuit against the FDA, in a bid to …

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Celgene enters 10-year $1 billion pact with Juno

June 30, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CAR-T, Celgene, Chimeric Antigen Receptor Technology, Juno, T Cell Receptor, TCR, brett wells

Celgene has invested $1 billion into Juno Therapeutics as part of a 10-year partnership aiming to study cures for cancer …

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BMS’ Opdivo accepted to UK early access scheme

June 30, 2015
Sales and Marketing BMS, Cancer, NSCLC, eams, keytruda, opdivo

Bristol-Myers Squibb has scored another first with its new-generation oncology therapy Opdivo, which has become the first lung cancer drug …

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The Partners hires creative director from InVentive

June 30, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, The International Aids Society, The partners, inventive, peter henshaw

Brand consultancy The Partners has appointed creative director Peter Henshaw to lead its creative offerings for the agency’s health team.  …

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Lilly and Immunocore collaborate on melanoma

June 29, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing LY2157299, LY2801653, brett wells, immunocore, lilly

Eli Lilly is teaming up again with UK biotech Immunocore in order to work together on immunotherapy-based clinical trials. Specifically …

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UK pharma’s ‘Golden Triangle’ faces competition from new challengers

June 29, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BioGateway, Cambridge, London, Oxford

The UK’s medical and scientific base is regarded as one of the world’s best.

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Boehringer scores trial success for Pradaxa antidote

June 29, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Pradaxa, idarucizumab

Bosses at Boehringer Ingelheim say the latest results of a study of idarucizumab, and antidote for its blockbuster blood-thinner Pradaxa, …

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Novartis spends $200m on pain firm Spinifex

June 29, 2015
Sales and Marketing Cosentyx, EMA401, Novartis, Secukinumab, spinifex

Novartis is spending $200 million to increase its presence in pain management through the purchase of US-Australian biotech Spinifex Pharmaceuticals.  …

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Bayer’s Eylea approved in Japan

June 29, 2015
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German firm Bayer has been shown the green light by the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare to market …

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Synexus announces new board

June 29, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Synexus, woler

Following a management buyout Synexus has confirmed who its new board members are to steer the UK recruitment and clinical …

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EMA waves through a raft of drug recommendations

June 26, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Alexion, CHMP, EMA, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, brett wells

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency has recommended several treatments for marketing …

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Valeant looking to buy Zoetis

June 26, 2015
Sales and Marketing Actavis, Allergan, Valeant, Zoetis, brett wells

Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals has made a move to acquire animal health company Zoetis. This is according to the Wall …

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UK Court weighs in on Lilly-Actavis Alimta case

June 26, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Actavis, Alimta, UK, lilly

Actavis will be infringing Lilly’s patent if it were to produce generic versions of Alimta, the UK Court of Appeal …

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Hanover names branding and comms lead

June 26, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Hanover, frances beves

London-based healthcare communications agency Hanover has recruited Frances Beves as a director to join in August.  Beves joins as a …

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Red Door Unlimited hires new director

June 25, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Kimberly Santiago, Paradigm Communications, Porter Novelli, red door unlimited

Red Door Unlimited has appointed a new director in Kimberly Santiago who joins from Porter Novelli’s sister agency Paradigm Communications.  …

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Lilly and Novartis face legal challenges

June 25, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Gleevec, Glivec, Novartis, cymbalta, imatinib, lilly, zyprexa

Judges in California have ruled that Lilly should face claims it failed to fully disclose the extent of post-withdrawal side …

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