Cost of diabetes treatment in England rises
August 12, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing HSCIC, NHS, diabetes, health and social care information centre, prescribing
As diabetes patients increase in numbers the cost of treating the disease in England has increased to more than £800 …
Orexigen and Takeda reboot Contrave collaboration
August 12, 2015Research and Development Contrave, FDA, Takeda, orexigen, weight loss drugs
Orexigen has agreed to foot the $200 million bill for a new trial to prove its claims that Contrave, the …
FDA warns drugmaker over Kim Kardashian West promo
August 12, 2015Sales and Marketing Diclegis, Duchesnay, FDA, kim kardashian
Model and media personality Kim Kardashian West’s social media promotion of the morning sickness drug Diclegis has landed its producer …
Novavax rides high on crest of RSV vaccine wave
August 12, 2015Research and Development AbbVie, MedImmune, Novavax, RSV, vaccines
The vaccine development company Novavax has announced positive top-line data from a mid-stage clinical trial of its candidate vaccine against …
Gareth Thurston joins Cello Health Consulting
August 12, 2015Medical Communications Cello, Gareth Thurston, cello health
Cello Health has appointed Gareth Thurston as a consultant following his prior experience in pharmaceutical marketing. Gareth has over 20 …
Bristol-Myers Squibb launches Opdivo in the UK for lung cancer
August 12, 2015Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, NSCLC, immunotherapy, lung cancer, non small cell lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer, opdivo
The immuno-oncology drug Opdivo is available in the UK for people with lung cancer, after Bristol-Myers Squibb launched the drug …
Daiichi scores another NICE nod for Lixiana
August 12, 2015Sales and Marketing Daichii Sankyo, Daiichi, Lixiana, atrial fibrillation, edoxaban
NICE has recommended in draft guidance the anti-blood clotting drug Daiichi Sankyo’s Lixiana for preventing stroke and blood clots in …
MedImmune and Inovio collaborate on cancer vaccine
August 11, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AstraZeneca, HPV, Inovio, MedImmune, cancer vaccines, cervical cancer, oncology
MedImmune has entered into a license agreement and collaboration with Inovio, a biotechnology company developing DNA-based immunotherapies for cancer and …
Aprecia boosts 3D printing facilities at new US site
August 11, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals, which scored a world-first by becoming the first manufacturer to gain FDA approval for a three-dimensional printed (3DP) …
Cold chain management and transportation of medicines
August 11, 2015Manufacturing and Production CEIV, IATA, Transport, cold chain, fly pharma, fly pharma conference, logistics, supply chain, transportation, vaccines
Riekert Bruinink, a member of the guideline drafting committee and the Dutch health inspectorate, has a very simple explanation of …
US to lead global contract manufacturing market by 2020
August 11, 2015Manufacturing and Production APIs, United States, manufacturing, production
The global pharmaceutical contract manufacturing market was worth $58 billion in 2014 and is projected to reach $84 billion in 2020, according to a …
UK medical innovation backed with £18m Biomedical Catalyst fund
August 10, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
Life Sciences Minister George Freeman has announced an £18 million fund for the next generation of UK medical advances. Twelve …
Sanofi, Evotec and Apeiron partner on immuno-oncology
August 10, 2015Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Apeiron, Cancer, Evotec, Sanofi, immuno-oncology, immunotherapy, tumours
Sanofi is partnering with biotech companies Evotec and Apeiron to develop new cancer immuno-oncology therapies.The companies say the potential new …
Takeover hostilities resume between Depomed and Horizon
August 10, 2015Sales and Marketing Depomed, horizon, hostile bid, nucynta, takeover, tapentadol
The bitter takeover row between Horizon and Depomed has escalated after Depomed dismissed its suitor’s latest advances, and warned it …
Price tags on medicine packs a “headline grabbing gimmick”
August 7, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Drug pricing, Jeremy Hunt, NHS, adherence, compliance
Plans to include a price tag on prescription medicines in England worth more than £20 have been dismissed as a …
Pharma companies ‘using more in-house digital teams’
August 7, 2015Medical Communications Med Comms, advertising, agencies, branding, communications, medical communications, social media
Fewer pharma companies are moving away from using external agencies for their digital marketing, a US survey has found.A study …
First Apple ResearchKit app launches in the UK
August 7, 2015Medical Communications Apple, clinical trial, heart disease, researchkit, strokes
The first ResearchKit app to be made available to users outside of the US has launched in the UK. The …
Bedrock Healthcare Communications makes new hires
August 6, 2015Medical Communications Bedrock Healthcare Communications
Bedrock Healthcare Communications has made several new additions to the team.Sam Simpson joins as account director, Francesca Worthington as account …
Pfizer and Flynn rapped for overcharging on anti-epilepsy drug
August 6, 2015Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing CMA, Drug pricing, Flynn Pharma, Pfizer, competitions markets authority, epilepsy, generics, phenytoin, pricing
Pharma firms Pfizer and Flynn Pharma have been accused by the UK’s competition watchdog of charging ‘excessive and unfair’ prices …
MedImmune and Mirati to partner on lung cancer combo
August 6, 2015Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cancer, MedImmune, Mirati, Mirati Therapeutics, NSCLC, durvalumab, immuno-oncology, immunotherapy, lung cancer, mocetinostat
MedImmune is entering into an exclusive clinical trial collaboration with US-based Mirati Therapeutics to test a novel immuno-oncology combination in …
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