FDA fast track designation for Biogen’s investigational Alzheimer’s treatment
September 2, 2016Medical Communications, Research and Development Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s, Biogen, FDA, aducanumab, fast track
Biogen has announced that its investigational Alzheimer’s disease treatment aducanumab has been granted fast track designation by the FDA. The …
Amgen’s leukaemia treatment given FDA thumbs up for use in paediatric patients
September 2, 2016Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Amgen, FDA, blincyto, leukaemia
Amgen has announced that the FDA has approved the supplemental Biologics License Application for Blincyto (blinatumomab) in the treatment of …
NICE recommends Bayer’s Xofigo for prostate cancer treatment
September 2, 2016Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Bayer, NICE, approval, prostate cancer, recommendation, xofigo
NICE has issued final draft guidance recommending Bayer’s Xofigo (radium-223 dichloride) for the treatment of prostate cancer. Previously, the drug …
ABPI welcomes Roche back into the fold eight years after suspension
September 1, 2016Medical Communications, Research and Development ABPI, Roche, rejoin, suspension
Less than a decade after the company was suspended, Roche has now successfully re-joined the Association of the British Pharmaceutical …
Sepha is fast packing with a new EZ Blister upgrade.
September 1, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
Packaging Equipment Specialist, Sepha, has released a functional upgrade for one of its original products, EZ Blister, the lab scale …
Cloud on the horizon: Cloud computing and the clinical trial
September 1, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cloud Computing, ICON, clinical trials, ibm
Originally published in the September edition of Pharmafocus, Matt Fellows investigates how cloud computing may just be the answer the …
Eli Lilly elects Jamere Jackson to board of directors
September 1, 2016Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Eli Lilly, appointment
Eli Lilly has elected Jamere Jackson to its board of directors, effective 1 October, where he will serve on the …
Up to 120 jobs set to go as Novartis closes down Cell and Gene Therapies unit
September 1, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development CAR-T, Novartis, cart, cell and gene therapies
News has emerged that Novartis plans to close down its Cell and Gene Therapies unit, with up to 120 workers …
Lars Rebien Sørensen to retire as CEO of Novo Nordisk
September 1, 2016Novo Nordisk, appointment
Novo Nordisk has announced that its president and CEO Lars Rebian Sørensen (pictured) is to retire at the end of …
Roche’s Tecentriq meets primary endpoints in Phase III lung cancer trial
September 1, 2016Research and Development PD-L1, Roche, keytruda, nivolumab, opdivo, phase III, tecentriq
Roche has presented new Phase III data for cancer immunotherapy Tecentriq (atezolizumab), which shows a clinically meaningful improvement in overall …
Pfizer nabs EU approval for Xalkori for certain lung cancers
August 31, 2016Sales and Marketing Pfizer, Xalkori, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer
The European Commission has approved Pfizer’s Xalkori (crizotinib) for the treatment of adults with ROS1-positive advanced non-small cell lung cancer …
Recipharm establishes long term supply agreement with Tillotts Pharma AG
August 31, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing
Recipharm, the contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), announces that it has entered into a long term supply agreement with …
The September issue of Pharmafocus is now live!
August 31, 2016Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bristol-Myer's Squibb, Bristol-Myers Squibb, CDF, Cancer Drugs Fund, Cloud Computing, Pharmafocus, Pharmafocus new issue, brexit, clinical trial transparaency, opdivo
The latest edition of Pharmafocus is available online now. In this issue, we explore the future of the clinical trial …
AstraZeneca to pay £5.52 million to settle bribery probe
August 31, 2016Research and Development AstraZeneca, SEC, misconduct
According to US regulators, AstraZeneca is to pay $5.52 million to resolve a foreign bribery probe investigating payments made to …
FDA approves Novartis Enbrel biosimilar
August 31, 2016Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Enbrel, FDA, Novartis, Sandoz, biosimilar, erzeli
Novartis, through its Sandoz division, has announced that the FDA has approved Erelzi (etanercept-szzs), a biosimilar of Amgen’s blockbuster drug …
Teva to lay off 236 in Pomona, New York
August 30, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Teva, closure
Teva is currently in the process of winding down operations at its manufacturing plant in Pomona, New York as it …
UK asthma spending tops £1.1 billion
August 30, 2016Research and Development asthma, university of edinburgh
The University of Edinburgh has released a report that claims UK health service spending on asthma has reached £1.1 billion …
KaloBios cuts ties with former CEO Martin Shkreli, outlines ‘maniacal’ turnaround plan
August 30, 2016Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Daraprim, KaloBios, Martin Shkreli, Retrophin, benznidazole, turnaround
Two months after small drugmaker KaloBios returns from bankruptcy, controversial industry figure Martin Shkreli is no longer a stakeholder in …
Heart disease drug development is falling
August 30, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development cardiovascular disease, heart disease, research and development
The number of drugs currently in development to combat heart disease has fallen in the last 20 years, it has …
Cipla receives FDA approval for generic version of Valeant antidepressant
August 30, 2016Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Cipla, FDA, Valeant, Wellbutrin
Indian multinational pharma and biotech company Cipla has announced that its US arm InvaGen Pharmaceuticals has received approval from the …
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