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FDA approves first buprenorphine implant for opioid dependence

May 27, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, addiction, buprenorphine, dependence, implant, opioid, probuphine

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Probuphine, which is the first buprenorphine implant for the maintenance treatment …
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AstraZeneca says its Faslodex shows superiority in comparison study for advanced breast cancer

May 27, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, breast cancer, comparision study, drug trial

UK drugmaker AstraZeneca (LSE: AZN) on Friday said late-stage comparison trials for its drug to treat advanced breast cancer showed …
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Sanofi makes move to remove Medivation board; Medivation hits back

May 25, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Medivation, Sanofi, removal of board, takeover

Sanofi (NYSE: SNY) has taken their proposed takeover of Medivation (NASDAQ: MDVN) up several notches, with the French company filing …
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Gilead names Kevin Young new chief operating officer

May 25, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Gilead

Gilead Sciences (NASDAQ: GILD) has announced two new senior appointments, including Kevin Young as its new chief operating officer. Martin …
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Rare disease treatment advocates criticise NHS delays in commissioning

May 24, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, commissioning

Medical professionals are calling on NHS England to speed up access to treatment for patients with a rare genetic disease …
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Biotech firm fined $3.5 million for animal mistreatment

May 23, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing US department of agriculture, animal cruelty, animal mistreatment, antibody, santa cruz biotechnology, usda

A US-based biotechnology company has been fined $3.5 million by the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) for a case related …
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MSF says staff member shot dead in Central African Republic; suspends activity in the area

May 20, 2016 Medical Communications Central African republic, MSF

The medical aid charity Doctors without Borders (MSF) said it is suspending activities in the Central African Republic (CAR) following an …
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Horizon to acquire worldwide rights to Boehringer Ingelheim genetic disease drug

May 20, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer Ingelheim, actimmune, agreement, horizon, interferon gamma-1b, worldwide rights

Horizon Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: HZNP) has entered into a worldwide rights agreement with Boehringer Ingelheim to acquire interferon gamma-1b, which is …
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UK regulators do not back Roche’s breast cancer drug

May 20, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NICE, Perjeta, Roche, breast cancer, recommendation

The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) has provisionally turned down Swiss drugmaker Roche’s (VTX: ROG) breast cancer …
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Chugai partners with Osaka University in £62 million immunology collaboration

May 20, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Chugai, collaboration, immunology, osaka university

Chugai Pharmaceuticals (TOKYO: 4519) has announced a collaboration agreement with Osaka University in advanced immunology research worth up to £62 …
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Celator receives FDA breakthrough therapy designation for leukaemia drug

May 20, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development FDA, Vyxeos, acute myeloid leukaemia, breakthrough therapy, celator

A new treatment for acute myeloid leukaemia and other blood cancers from Celator Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: CPXX) has been granted breakthrough …
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Urgent action needed on antimicrobial resistance, says government report

May 19, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development ABPI, Lord Jim O'Neill, NICE, antimicrobial resistance

A new UK governmental report has warned that the global rise of antimicrobial resistance is set to worsen, with the …
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Relmada Therapeutics appoints new chief financial officer

May 17, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing chief financial officer, relmada

Michael D. Becker has been appointed the new chief financial officer at Relmada Therapeutics. Becker joined the company in 2014 …
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US pass new laws to combat opioid epidemic

May 13, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing US, epidemic, fight back, new laws, opioids, reverse

The US has passed new laws that will seek to combat the current epidemic of opioids across the country. The …
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EU approves Idelvion for haemophilia B treatment

May 13, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development CSL, EU, Idelvion, approval, haemophilia B

The European Commission has approved Idelvion, coagulation Factor IX (recombinant) for the treatment and prophylaxis of bleeding in patients with …
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