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Dr Maritza McIntyre appointed Chief Development Officer at StrideBio

April 8, 2020
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StrideBio have announced the appointment of Maritza McIntyre Ph.D., as its first Chief Development Officer. The newly created role will …

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Sage Therapeutics to halve its total workforce in radical cost-cutting move

April 8, 2020
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Sage Therapeutics has revealed a radical restructuring effort to cut costs and “enable the company to advance its corporate strategy …

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COVID-19 less severe in paediatric patients, according to the CDC

April 8, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) confirms that COVID-19 is less severe in children than adults. The report, …

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Eli Lilly will limit insulin costs to $35 per month for patients in the US due to COVID-19

April 8, 2020
Research and Development Eli Lilly, diabetes, insulin

Eli Lilly announced that it will limit out of pocket costs for insulin to $35 per month to offset the …

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Second Genome to help drive development of Gilead therapies in potential $1.5bn deal

April 8, 2020
Research and Development Gilead, Second Genome, pharma

Gilead and microbiome science specialist Second Genome have announced they are to partner up to advance a selection of the …

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Critics say Trump pushing hydroxychloroquine due to his financial ties to manufacturers

April 8, 2020
Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus, covid 19, hydroxychloroquine

Critics are arguing that President Donald Trump is touting the malaria drug hydroxychloroquine as a COVID-19 treatment because he has …

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Inovio’s coronavirus vaccine, funded by Bill Gates, begins human trials

April 7, 2020
Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, coronavirus, coronavirus vaccine

Inovio’s coronavirus vaccine has entered human trials after the FDA approved its application to begin them under the Investigational New …

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Martin Shkreli asks to be furloughed from prison to work on COVID-19 treatments

April 7, 2020
Manufacturing and Production COVID-19, Pharma Bro, coronavirus

Disgraced biotech entrepreneur Martin Shkreli, also known as the ‘Pharma Bro’, is asking for a brief furlough from prison to …

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Incyte’s ruxolitinib cream formulations look strong in Phase 3 atopic dermatitis

April 7, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Incyte, atopic dermatitis, ruxolitinib

Incyte has lifted the curtain on promising new Phase 3 data for its 0.75% and 1.5% twice daily cream formulations …

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Donald Trump talks of “retaliation” if India does not export hydroxychloroquine to the US

April 7, 2020
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United States President Donald Trump has suggested that the US may retaliate if India did not export the anti-malaria drug …

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Takeda’s Alunbrig outclasses Xalkori to secure EU approval in ALK+ advanced non-small cell lung cancer

April 7, 2020
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The European Commission has ruled to expand the current approved indication of Takeda’s Alunbrig (brigatinib), authorising the drug as a …

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FDA approval for BMS and Acceleron’s Reblozyl to reduce red blood cell transfusion dependence

April 6, 2020
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing BMS, FDA, Reblozyl, pharma

The FDA has given the regulatory thumbs-up in the US of Reblozyl (luspatercept-aamt), the “first and only erythroid maturation agent” …

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British Health Secretary says more patients with COVID-19 are needed for clinical trials

April 6, 2020
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Matt Hancock, the UK’s Health Secretary, has said that more patients with the COVID-19 coronavirus are need in clinical trials …

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European approval for Novo’s Rybelsus to control blood sugar in type 2 diabetes

April 6, 2020
Sales and Marketing Novo Nordisk, Rybelsus, diabetes, pharma

The European Commission has greenlighted Novo Nordisk’s Rybelsus (oral semaglutide) as an adjunct to diet and exercise to improve glycaemic …

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Trump again tells people to take Hydroxychloroquine to treat COVID-19, despite a lack of evidence

April 6, 2020
Sales and Marketing COVID-19, chloroquine, coronavirus, hydrochloroquine, hydroxychloroquine

President Trump continues to push the drug hydroxychloroquine as a potential coronavirus treatment despite a lack of evidence for its …

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Pfizer scores EU approval for MabThera biosimilar Ruxience

April 6, 2020
Sales and Marketing MabThera, Pfizer, Ruxience, biosimilar

The European Commission has moved to authorise Ruxience, Pfizer’s biosimilar version of MabThera (rituximab).  The decision marks the seventh biosimilar …

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Industry veteran Dr David Setboun joins BrainStorm as Executive VP and COO

April 3, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BrainStorm Therapeutics, appointments, pharma

BrainStorm Cell Therapeutics, a firm developing cellular therapies to tackle neurodegenerative diseases, has named industry Big Pharma veteran Dr David …

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Dr John C. McKew promoted to Chief Operating Officer at Lumos Pharma

April 3, 2020
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Lumos Pharma, Inc. has promoted Dr John McKew to the position of Chief Operating Officer effective 1 April 2020. McKew …

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Steven T Gill returns to Alimera as VP, Thought Leader Engagement

April 3, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alimera Sciences, Novartis, pharma

Ophthalmology specialist Alimera Sciences has announced that Steven T Gill is to return to the company in the newly created …

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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

April 3, 2020
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, coronavirus

COVID-19 coronavirus treatments dominate the news as the world looks for a vaccine. Johnson & Johnson announced that it has …

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