UK must prioritise $17bn medtech sector in face of Brexit, new report urges
May 3, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Institution of Mechanical Engineers, brexit, general election, medtech
A new report from the Institution of Mechanical Engineers (IME) has highlighted the threat Brexit poses to the $17 billion …
BioIndustry Association calls for governmental support ahead of UK general election
May 2, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing BIA, general election
In the run-up to the UK’s general election in June, government spending within the life sciences industry has become a …
Potential blockbuster AZ immunotherapy secures FDA approval
May 2, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, bladder cancer, darzalex
The FDA has granted accelerated approval to AstraZeneca’s (AZ) immunotherapy therapy Imfinzi (durvalumab) for the treatment of locally advanced or …
Researchers control blood sugar levels in mice via smartphone app
May 2, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development diabetes
Scientists at Shanghai’s East China Normal University have been able to regulate blood sugar levels in mice via the use …
Janssen scores EU approval for blood cancer drug Darzalex
May 2, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Europe, European Commission, Janssen, darzalex
Janssen has announced that its CD38-directed monoclonal antibody Darzalex (daratumumab) has expanded its indication with a thumbs-up from the European …
Shire creates 150 jobs with Dublin HQ relocation
May 2, 2017Manufacturing and Production Dublin, Shire
Rare disease specialist Shire has opened the doors of its new headquarters in Dublin, Ireland. The pharma company has leased …
Scott Gottlieb enters final stage of approval for FDA Commissioner role
April 28, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Trump, scotrt gottlieb
Trump’s pick for the top job in the FDA moved one step closer to taking up the job when the …
Cancer Drug Fund roundly criticised as ‘wastage of resources’
April 28, 2017Medical Communications Cancer Drug Fund, Conservative, NHS, NICE, UK
The Cancer Drug Fund (CDF), which has now been absorbed into NICE, previous methods of funding have been fiercely criticised …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
April 28, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing top ten
In response to the announcement of a UK snap election, this week saw the release of the ABPI’s 2017 General …
FDA approves first new drug for liver cancer in decade
April 28, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Stivarga, hepatocellular carcinoma, liver cancer
The FDA has announced that it has approved the first new treatment for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), a type of liver …
The five competencies of continuous regulatory compliance
April 28, 2017Medical Communications pharmafile, regulatory compliance
Look at any country or region with a strong generic pharmaceutical and active ingredient manufacturing sector, and you are sure …
SAB Biotherapeutics moves to bolster board
April 27, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
SAB Biotherapeutics, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical development company, announced that it had appointed Thorkil Kastberg Christensen to its Board of Directors. …
Blood test able to detect cancer a year in advance
April 27, 2017Research and Development Cancer Research UK, Francis Crick Institute, cancer research
A team at the Francis Crick Institute, based in London, has discovered a new way of analysing blood in patients …
Mental health spending to sink by £4.5 million
April 27, 2017Medical Communications NHS, mental health
Here at Pharmafocus, we highlighted the state of mental health research and the alternative paths that are being trod to …
Mental health: Time for a new kind of therapy?
April 27, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing mental health
It’s no secret that mental health is not taken as seriously as its physical counterpart. It has been an uphill …
Cheap drug could prevent thousands of maternal deaths worldwide
April 27, 2017Research and Development postpartum haemorrhage
A drug that has been available to patients for many years may have found a new use to prevent mothers …
Teva has another high profile role to fill
April 27, 2017Sales and Marketing Eyal Desheh, Teva, Teva Pharmaceuticals
Teva’s gaps at the top level of its structure continue to build, as Eyal Desheh is set to leave his …
ABPI calls for a “world-class NHS” with 2017 General Election Manifesto
April 27, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Theresa May, general election
With Theresa May’s announcement of a snap election in earlier this month, the life sciences industry erupted into fiery discourse. …
AZ’s Tagrisso continues successes with EU approval
April 26, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, EU, European Commission, NSCLC, Tagrisso
More good news for AstraZeneca’s Tagrisso (osimertinib), as the company announces that the European Commission has granted the drug full …
FDA condemns 14 companies selling fraudulent cancer ‘cures’ online
April 26, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, FDA
The FDA has struck out against a wave of companies offering cancer treatments online which fraudulently claim to be able …
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