Collaboration on new therapeutic vaccine for HIV shows promise
November 10, 2016Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing HIV, J&J, JJ, Janssen, Johnson & Johnson
Janssen, part of Johnson & Johnson, released details on 9 November of the results of a new study looking into …
Pfizer to shut two out of three manufacturing plants in UK
November 9, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Pfizer, UK, manufacturing, production, sites
Pfizer has announced that it will close two of the three manufacturing plants it still holds in the UK. The …
NICE turns down Amgen’s multiple myeloma drug
November 9, 2016Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Kyprolis, NICE
Amgen has seen its drug Kyprolis (carfilzomib) rejected by NICE for its routine use in the treatment of multiple myeloma …
Valeant’s tough year gets worse with Q3 loss of $1.22 billion
November 9, 2016Research and Development Q3, Valeant, loss
It’s easy to say that Valeant hasn’t had a great year so far. Unfortunately for those concerned, the outlook for …
BenevolentAI announces licensing agreement with Janssen
November 8, 2016Research and Development Janssen, Johnson & Johnson, artificial intelligence
BenevolentAI, a British artificial intelligence company, announced a licensing agreement to develop a select number of drug candidates with Janssen, …
Irina Antonijevic appointed as chief medical officer at vasopharm
November 8, 2016Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
vasopharma, a privately held biopharmaceutical company, announced on 8 November that it had appointed Irina Antonijevic as their chief medical …
Free Pharmacovigilance Webinar: Only one day left to register!
November 8, 2016Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing pharmacovigilance
There is only one more day to register for our free pharmacovigilance webinar on 10 November, in association with PrimeVigilance. …
FDA clears digital sensor for GSK inhaler
November 8, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, GSK, GlaxoSmithKline, Propeller Health, ellipta
The FDA has given 510(k) clearance to a smart inhaler sensor developed by Propeller Health for use with GlaxoSmithKline’s Ellipta …
Coherus knocked back by AbbVie’s Humira patent protection
November 8, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Coherus, Humira
Coherus Biosciences, a developer of biosimilars, has suffered a blow in their petition for Inter Partes Review (IPR) of one …
Teva antihypertensive generic duo gets FDA thumbs up
November 7, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Azor, FDA, Teva, Tribenzor
Teva has received the approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its generic hypertension treatments Tribenzor (olmesartan …
Targovax announce the appointment of CEO
November 7, 2016Oystein Soug was announced as the new CEO of Targovax, a clinical stage immuno-oncology company dedicated to the development of …
Biogen and Ionis’ spinal muscular atrophy drug meets primary endpoint
November 7, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Biogen, Ionis, spinal muscular atrophy
Biogen and Ionis Pharmaceuticals have released news that their investigational treatment for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), Spinraza (nusinersen), met the …
Free Pharmacovigilance Webinar: Just two days left to register!
November 7, 2016Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Webinar, pharmacovigilance, primevigilance
There are only two more days to register for our free pharmacovigilance webinar on 10 November, in association with PrimeVigilance. …
South Korea’s workforce expands 27% in last four years
November 7, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Employment, manufacturing, production, south korea
South Korea’s pharmaceutical workforce has expanded by 27% in the last four years. The growth in jobs is can be …
GSK launches patent infringement action against Pfizer
November 7, 2016Sales and Marketing Bexsero, trumenba
GlaxoSmithKline has filed a patent infringement lawsuit against rival Pfizer over the alleged copying of its popular meningococcal group B …
FDA approves first therapy for paediatric psoriasis treatment
November 7, 2016Sales and Marketing Amgen, Enbrel, paediatric, psoriasis
Amgen’s Enbrel has been given approval by the FDA for expanded use to treat children with chronic moderate-to-severe plaque psoriasis. …
Cancer Research UK enters new oncology partnership
November 7, 2016Sales and Marketing Cancer Research UK, TYG Oncology, oncology
Cancer Research UK (CRUK) and its commercial arm, Cancer Research Technology (CRT), haven entered into an agreement with TYG Oncology …
Nestle backs allergy biotech Aimmune to the tune of $145 million
November 7, 2016Sales and Marketing Aimmune, allergy therapeutics, nestle
Nestle Health Science has invested $145 million in return for a 15% stake in Aimmune Therapeutics. Aimmune pursues food-allergy therapies …
Merck KGaA invests €250 million in production in China
November 4, 2016Manufacturing and Production China, Merck KGaA, Nantong, manufacturing
Merck KGaA inaugurated their Nantong pharmaceutical plant on 4 November. At the same time, Merck also announced that it plans …
Top Ten articles in the pharma industry this week
November 4, 2016Medical Communications November, news, pharmaceutical, top 10, top ten, top ten stories
This week has seen pharmaceutical companies release their third quarter profits, good news for some whilst others have attempted to …
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