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“Ambitious” recruitment plan for mental health staff

July 31, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, biotech, drugs, mental health, pharma, pharmaceutical

Jeremy Hunt has unveiled a plan to boost recruitment of mental health staff by using £1 billion in funds to …

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Research into clinical trial transparency shows huge variation in standards

July 28, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Abbott, GSK, biotech, clinical trials, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, transparency

A study published in the BMJ displayed the large degree of variation and lack of industry-standard when it comes to …

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Shooting for the moon: The National Cancer Institute’s Formulary

July 28, 2017
Medical Communications National Cancer Institute, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Pharmafile spoke to National Cancer Institute’s (NCI) Jason Christofaro and Sherry Ansher regarding the development of an agent formulary and its role …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

July 28, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceutical, top 10

It’s Friday, and it’s been a week characterised by a range of promising research results, particularly into HIV and Duchenne …

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Nine in 10 people unaware they have hepatitis

July 28, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Gilead, biotech, drugs, hepatitis, hepatitis C, pharma, pharmaceutical

The WHO has released a report on the state of hepatitis prevention and treatment to mark World Hepatitis Day, with …

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EMA reveals new clinical trial guidelines to reduce patient risk

July 28, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development EMA, biotech, clinical trials, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The EMA has announced its intention to introduce revised guidelines concerning the use of medicines in first in-human clinical trials …

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US scientists carry out first editing of human embryos

July 28, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development biotech, crispr, drugs, gene editing, gene-editing, pharma, pharmaceutical

In what will be regarded as a watershed moment, scientists working at Oregon Health and Science University have used CRISPR …

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GSK heads down digital path creating specific role for incomer

July 27, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

GSK has created a whole new role to push the company to strengthen its digital, data and analytics strategy, with …

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Department of Health appoints Teva and Sanofi veteran as commercial head

July 27, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Department of Health, Sanofi, Teva, biotech, drugs, government, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceuticals

The UK Government has announced a new appointment within the Department of Health: Steve Oldfield, a former veteran of Teva …

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AZ attempts to clear dust of Mystic trial with $8.5 billion MSD deal

July 27, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, MSD, Merck, biotech, drugs, immunotherapy, mystic, pharma, pharmaceutical

It will be some time before the Mystic catastrophe hoo-ha dies down for AstraZeneca but it made a pre-emptive move …

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New research reveals genetic mutations in smoking-related cancers

July 27, 2017
Research and Development Cancer, biotech, drugs, health, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Researchers at the Wake Forest School of Medicine in the US have made a big discovery which could help explain …

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Essentra packaging facility co-funded by Welsh Government to close

July 27, 2017
Manufacturing and Production Essentra, Wales, Welsh Government, biotech, drugs, packaging, pharma, pharmaceutical

Essentra, a manufacturer of packaging for the pharmaceutical and retail industry, has revealed that it is undergoing a consultation process …

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AZ’s ‘blockbuster’ lung cancer drug fails, Q2 revenue falls

July 27, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, biotech, drugs, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceutical

The long-awaited results for AstraZeneca’s Mystic trial have been revealed and, in a shocking setback for the company, it was …

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Study contradicts widely held belief on length of antibiotics use

July 27, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Antibiotics, antibiotic resistance, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

If you’ve ever taken a course of antibiotics then you will be familiar with the piece of advice that is …

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GSK chief reassured over ‘pragmatic’ Brexit approach

July 26, 2017
Medical Communications Emma Walmsley, GSK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Amongst other announcements at its second quarter statement, GSK’s CEO, Emma Walmsley, gave a hint towards the British-based company’s desires …

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Sanofi Pasteur Korea appoint new General Manager

July 26, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, Sanofi Pasteur, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Sanofi Pasteur Korea has announced that Baptiste de Clarens will be the new General Manager of the unit, after the …

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Breakthrough gene therapy shows promise in Duchenne muscular dystrophy

July 26, 2017
Research and Development DMD, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, University of London, University of Nantes, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

New research, led by teams from AFM-Telethon laboratory in Nantes and the University of London, have developed a gene therapy …

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Roche antibody becomes first of its kind authorised for blood cancer

July 26, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, NICE, drugs, lymphoma, pharma, pharmaceutical Roche

NICE has announced its decision to make Roche’s Gazyvaro available via the Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) in combination with chemotherapy …

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Janssen single tablet regimen shows Phase 3 success in HIV

July 26, 2017
Research and Development HIV, Janssen, biotech, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceuticals

The latest Phase 3 data investigating Janssen’s darunivir in the treatment of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV-1) showed that the drug …

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Celgene agrees one of the largest settlements for false claims on record

July 26, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Celgene, Revlimid, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, thalomid

It has been announced that Celgene has agreed to settle a case after a whistle-blower launched a lawsuit against the …

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