Bill Gates backed biotech reveals strategy
June 8, 2018Medical Communications Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
The Bill and Melina Gates Foundation already funnels a large amount of money into aiding public health, particularly by funding …
Cancer Research UK unveil new Chief Business Officer
June 8, 2018Medical Communications Cancer Research UK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Cancer Research UK has appointed Tony Hickson to the position of Chief Business Officer. He arrives to the business from …
Parkinson’s disease: A quest for steadier therapies
June 7, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Parkinson's disease, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
The worrying number of deaths associated with Nuplazid has eyes returning to the pipeline for Parkinson’s disease. Anjali Shukla, a …
J&J looks to trim business with $2.8bn sale
June 7, 2018Sales and Marketing Johnson & Johnson, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Johnson & Johnson continues to look at options to slim down its business, after having received an offer from Fortive …
Pfizer pumps $600m into venture fund, targeting neuroscience
June 7, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, biotech, drugs, neuroscience, pharma, pharmaceutical
Pfizer’s move to dump its neuroscience divisions caused serious ripples through the industry, with many wondering whether it heralded an …
Forty Seven springs out of the blocks ahead of IPO
June 7, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Forty Seven, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Forty Seven, a spinout from Stanford University, has had a busy few days – first announcing that it had filed …
Axovant attempts to rise from ashes with $842m Parkinson’s therapy deal
June 7, 2018Sales and Marketing Axovant, Oxford BioMedica, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical
Axovant’s spectacular crash to Earth, after a soaring IPO that saw its share price hit the heady heights of $26, …
FlyPharma Conference Europe concludes its fourth successful year in Brussels
June 7, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, flypharma, pharma, pharmaceutical
The FlyPharma Conference Europe wrapped up for another year on 6 June, returning with an expanded roster of speakers who …
Allergan mauled by investors in public letter
June 6, 2018Medical Communications, Research and Development Allergan
Last week, Allergan announced that a strategic review of its operations had led to a decision to divest its women’s …
Mylan lands biosimilar sucker punch to Amgen’s blockbuster
June 6, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Biocon, Mylan, Neulasta
Mylan and Biocon have received FDA approval for their biosimilar to Amgen’s Neulasta (pegfilgrastim), setting the companies on track to …
AZ and MSD impress at ASCO with Lynparza combo data in prostate cancer
June 5, 2018Research and Development ASCO, AstraZeneca, Cancer, MSD< pharma, Merck, lynparza, prostate cancer
In another major ASCO reveal, AstraZeneca and partner MSD lifted the curtain at the event on new data for its …
NICE recommends MSD’s Keytruda for advanced PD-L1-positive lung cancer
June 5, 2018Research and Development MSD, Merck, NHS, NICE, keytruda, pharma
UK drug watchdog NICE has chosen to issue final guidance recommending the use of MSD’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) on the NHS …
Eli Lilly’s President of Oncology to retire
June 5, 2018Research and Development Cancer, Eli Lilly, appointment, oncology, pharma
Just as it ramps up its cancer-fighting efforts, Eli Lilly has revealed that its Senior Vice President and President of …
Novartis’ US Oncology head makes leap to become biotech CEO
June 5, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis
The departure of high-level, big pharma executives to tiny biotechs is steadily becoming a constant stream; the latest is Bill …
Celgene bring in new CFO to steady the ship
June 5, 2018Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Celgene
The fact that Celgene is currently sailing through choppy waters is no secret to anyone within the industry, it’s facing …
Axovant snatches Teva and Allergan execs to strengthen management
June 5, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Allergan, Axovant, Teva, appointment, pharma
Axovant has announced reinforcements to its management team with two new additions, snatching up Allergan’s current Chief Medical Officer Dr …
FDA greenlights Lilly’s Olumiant in rheumatoid arthritis, with major caveats
June 5, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Eli Lilly, FDA, Olumiant, pharma
Eli Lilly has announced that its oral JAK inhibitor Olumiant (baricitinib) has received FDA approval for the treatment of moderately-to-severely …
FDA links intragastric balloons to 5 more deaths, bringing total to 12 since 2016
June 5, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, gastric balloon, pharma
Five more deaths have been reported to the FDA in patients using intragastric balloon systems, meaning that 12 total deaths …
“Underwhelming” drug data devastates Nektar, shares fall by 42%
June 5, 2018Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development ASCO, BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Cancer, Nektar, bristol myers-squibb, pharma
Nektar Therapeutics has seen its share price devastated after revealing disappointing trial data for its candidate NKTR-214 in combination with …
Janssen debuts promising new cancer data at ASCO
June 4, 2018Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ASCO, Cancer, J&J, JJ, Jassen, erdafitinib, imbruvica, pharma
Janssen took the opportunity at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) annual event to present promising new Phase 2 …
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