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Regulus cuts workforce by 60%, halts studies in major restructure

July 9, 2018
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California-based biotech Regulus Therapeutics has announced it is to strip away more than half of its total workforce as part …

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Teva to relocate US HQ to New Jersey, affecting over 1,000 jobs

July 6, 2018
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As the Israeli firm presses on with attempts to cut back on costs and streamline operations, Teva has announced plans …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

July 6, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Astrazenaca, Donald Trump, Pfizer, pharma, top ten

As the first week of July comes to an end we take a look over the most popular stories of …

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Zynerba’s cannabis-based transdermal patch fails at Phase 1, shares slide 21%

July 6, 2018
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As public focus on the issue of medicinal cannabis continues to grow, Zynerba Pharmaceuticals has announced that its transdermal tetrahydrocannabinol …

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Missouri appeals court overturns $55m J&J verdict

July 6, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Cancer, J&J, JJ, Litigation, appeal, pharma

A $55 million verdict against the multinational pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson has been overturned by an appeals court in …

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Illegally manufactured fentanyl drives deaths in Ontario

July 5, 2018
Medical Communications Crisis, Ontario, canda, epidemic, fentanyl, opioid

Illicit forms of the powerful opioid fentanyl have been driving increased rates of opioid-related deaths in the Canadian province of …

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Ipsen reveals positive Phase 3 data of Cabometyx in liver cancer

July 5, 2018
Research and Development Cabometyx, Cancer, ipsen, liver cancer, pharma

French pharmaceutical company Ipsen has announced that The New England Journal of Medicine has published the results of a Phase …

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CHMP recommends Novartis’ CAR-T therapy Kymriah for EU approval

July 5, 2018
Sales and Marketing CAR-T, CHMP, EMA, EU, Kymriah, Novartis, pharma

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) approve Novartis’ CAR-T …

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Global animal health market set to be worth $44.2 billion by 2020

July 5, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, agriculture, animal, health, meat, pharma

The global animal health market is predicted to reach a value of $44.2 billion dollars by 2020, according to analysts …

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Takeda to sell Osaka site to soften Shire deal’s financial impact

July 5, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Japan, Osaka, Shire, Takeda, acquisition, pharma

It’s one of the biggest acquisitions the industry has seen at a total value of $63 billion and after weeks …

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NICE turns down BMS’ blockbuster Opdivo for urothelial carcinoma

July 5, 2018
Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, NICE, opdivo, pharma, urothelial carcinoma

Just in time for the NHS’ 70th birthday, UK watchdog NICE has announced that it has taken the decision to …

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Abivax drug lowers HIV DNA in blood and tissue, but has the opposite effect for some

July 4, 2018
Research and Development Abivax, HIV, pharma

Biotechnology firm Abivax has lifted the curtain on new Phase 2a data for its HIV therapy ABX464, showing that the …

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Review signals step towards legalisation of medicinal cannabis in UK

July 4, 2018
Research and Development England, cannabis, pharma, review, thc

England’s Chief Medical Officer Dame Sally Davies has concluded that there is “conclusive evidence” that cannabis is medically beneficial for …

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GSK Director indicted in Massachusetts opioid lawsuit

July 4, 2018
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The state of Massachusetts has taken action to sue a board member at GlaxoSmithKline for her alleged role in fuelling …

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The July/August issue of Pharmafocus is now live!

July 4, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bristol-Myers Squibb, Elizabeth Holmes, NHS, Sanofi, Theranos, UK, ambien, manufacturing compliance, opdivo, patient recruitment, patient retention, pharma

The new July/August edition of Pharmafocus is now available to read online.

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Promising new drug slows Parkinson’s progression in mice

July 4, 2018
Research and Development John Hopkins University, Parkinson's diabetes, pharma

Researchers from John Hopkins University have developed an experimental drug that slows the progression of Parkinson’s disease in mice. The …

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Bayer expands Broad Institute partnership to focus on heart failure

July 3, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Bayer, broad institute, collaboration, heart failure, pharma

The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard has expanded its partnership with Bayer through the launch of the Precision Cardiology …

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Lundbeck appoints new President and CEO

July 3, 2018
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The Danish pharmaceutical company Lundbeck has announced that the company’s Board of Directors have appointed Dr Deborah Dunshire as Lunbeck’s …

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Cadila scores FDA approval for BMS and Alvogen generics

July 3, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Adolat, Alvogen, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cadila, FDA, Questran, generics, pharma

Cadila Healthcare has announced that it has gained FDA final approval to market nifedipine ER tablets in the strengths of …

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Novartis secures US rights to Adamis’ epinephrine auto injector

July 3, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Adamis, Novartis, Symjepi, US, auto injector, pharma

Novartis has penned an agreement with Adamis Pharmaceuticals to commercialise and distribute the latter’s epinephrine auto injector Symjepi in the …

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