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US to lead global contract manufacturing market by 2020

August 11, 2015 Manufacturing 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 …
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Price tags on medicine packs a “headline grabbing gimmick”

August 7, 2015 Manufacturing 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 …

Pfizer and Flynn rapped for overcharging on anti-epilepsy drug

August 6, 2015 Manufacturing 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 …
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AstraZeneca buys rights to Heptares experimental cancer treatment

August 6, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, HTL-1071, immuno-oncology

AstraZeneca has entered into a licensing agreement with Heptares for the global rights to the experimental cancer treatment HTL-1071. The …
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First 3D-printed drug approved by FDA

August 4, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development 3d printing, FDA, manufacturing, production

The world of medicine saw a new pharma milestone this week, with the first approval by the FDA of a …
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Sanofi launches new insulin Toujeo in the UK

August 4, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Lantus, Sanofi, biosimilars, diabetes, hypoglycaemia, insulin, toujeo

Sanofi’s new insulin Toujeo is now available for clinicians to prescribe in the UK. The French firm is looking to …
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Teva buys majority stake in genomic analysis firm

August 4, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CNS, Immuneering, Teva, central nervous system, genetic analysis

Teva has agreed to by a 51% equity share of genomic-analysis company Immuneering to advance treatments for diseases of the …
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Shire in $300m Foresight acquisition

August 4, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FST-100, Foresight Biotherapeutics, Shire, conjunctivitis, dry eye, lifitegrast, pink eye

Shire has acquired Foresight Biotherapeutics for $300 million, as it looks to build its presence in eye diseases. The acquisition …

CSL completes $275m Novartis vaccines acquisition

August 3, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing CSL, Novartis, acquisitions, asset swap, vaccines

CSL Limited has finalised its transaction to acquire Novartis’s global influenza vaccine business for $275 million. The move means Novartis …
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AstraZeneca and Isis Pharma in $65m drugs collaboration

August 3, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AstraZeneca, Isis Pharma, Isis Pharmaceuticals, antisense, drug R&D

Isis Pharmaceuticals and AstraZeneca have announced a strategic collaboration to discover and develop antisense therapies for cardiovascular, metabolic and renal …
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Sanofi sales boosted by rare disease and multiple sclerosis drugs

July 30, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Genzyme, Oliver Brandicourt, Sanofi, brandicourt, financial results

Sales at pharma giant Sanofi increased by 5% in the second quarter of 2016 to nearly €10 billion, its latest …
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Lupin buys Gavis to gain first US manufacturing site

July 28, 2015 Manufacturing and Production Gavis, Lupin, manufacturing, production

Indian drug manufacturer Lupin is expanding to the US by purchasing Gavis pharma for $880 million, in a major boost …
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Sanofi and Regeneron in immuno-oncology push

July 28, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, PD-1 inhibitors, Regeneron, Sanofi, collaboration, immuno-oncology, pd-1

Pharma giants Sanofi and Regeneron are extending the partnership that brought new heart drug Praluent to the market, with a …
Antibiotic resistance

Rising to meet the infectious disease challenge

July 27, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Antibiotics, R&D, antibiotic resistance, infectious disease

Antibiotic-resistant infections gather more headlines than most other infectious disease topics, and have typically been seen as a neglected area …
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Novartis Foundation confirms Dr Joerg Reinhard as new chairman

July 27, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Dr Joerg Reinhardt, Novartis

The Novartis Foundation has confirmed several new members of its board of trustees, including a new chairman in Dr Joerg …
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