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AZ oncology head leaves to become Innate Pharma chairman

December 21, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Innate Pharma

French firm Innate Pharma has announced that the current-AstraZeneca head of oncology is joining the company as chairman of the …
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Treatment using light and deep-sea bacteria kills cancer cells

December 20, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy

A technique called vascular-targeted photodynamic therapy (VTP) has been developed that sent 49% of patients suffering from prostate cancer into …
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Japan announces measure to crack down on drug pricing

December 20, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Japan, Shinzo Abe, opdivo

Japan has committed to annual drug price reviews whilst also expanding the scope by which the prices are deemed to …
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Robert Ross joins Surface Oncology as chief medical officer

December 19, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Surface Oncology, bluebirdbio

Surface Oncology, an immuno-oncology company developing immunotherapies that target the tumour microenvironment, has announced the appointment of Robert Ross as …
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Insider interview: NICE discusses its planned ‘fast-track’ appraisal process

December 19, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, UK, approval

Jenniffer Prescott, associate director of planning, operations and topic selection, answers questions on NICE’s recent plans for a ‘fast-track’ appraisal …
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FDA removes black box warning on Pfizer’s anti-smoking medication

December 19, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing GlaxoSmithKline, Pfizer, anti-smoking, nicotine, smoking

The FDA has decided to remove the “black box” warning upon Pfizer’s anti-smoking drug, Chantix, basing its decision upon the …
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Genentech announces Bill Anderson as new CEO

December 16, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bill Anderson, Genentech, Roche

Genentech, the biotech subsidiary of Roche, has announced that Genentech veteran, Ian Clark, will retire as CEO on 1 January. …
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MSD-Gilead patent squabble ends in $2.54 billion verdict

December 16, 2016 Medical Communications

A patent lawsuit between Gilead Sciences and MSD, known as Merck in the US, has resulted in MSD being awarded …
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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

December 16, 2016 Medical Communications biggest news, biggest stories, top 10, top 10 stories, top stories, top ten

Christmas is nearly here, but there isn’t much Christmas cheer to be had in the pharmaceutical industry. It’s been a …
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Six generics companies hit by 20-state-strong lawsuit

December 16, 2016 Medical Communications Heritage, Mylan, Teva

Following hot on the heels of yesterday’s news that a former CEO and president of Heritage Pharmaceuticals had been charged …
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Actavis UK overcharged NHS with 12,000% price hike, watchdog says

December 16, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Actavis, CMA, NHS

Actavis UK has been accused by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) of overcharging the NHS by selling its hydrocortisone …
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Insider interview: NICE discusses its planned ‘fast-track’ appraisal process

December 16, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NICE

Jenniffer Prescott, associate director of planning, operations and topic selection, answers questions on NICE’s recent plans for a ‘fast-track’ appraisal …
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First human trial of tau-targeting Alzheimer’s vaccine shows promise

December 15, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Alzheimer's

The latest in a succession of promising announcements surrounding Alzheimer’s R&D, researchers at the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm, Sweden have …
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GSK opens state-of-the-art global vaccine centre

December 15, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications

GlaxoSmithKline has opened its new global vaccines R&D centre in Rockville, Maryland, to add to its two existing facilities in …
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Pfizer’s next blockbuster given FDA approval

December 15, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, atopic dermatitis, eczema

Pfizer announced that it had received approval for its eczema treatment, Eucrisa, for patients of two years of age and …
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