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BMS says Phase III Opdivo head and neck cancer trial stopped early

January 28, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development

Bristol Myers Squibb has announced a Phase III study of Opdivo (nivolumab) in head and neck cancer patients was stopped early …
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Roche beats estimates with strong 2015 sales

January 28, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Esbriet, Herceptin, Roche, avastin

Roche reported full-year financial results today, beating analysts’ estimates, with the Swiss drugmaker announcing Group sales increases for 2015 in …
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Royal College of Physicians appoints new chief executive

January 27, 2016 Medical Communications Ian Bullock, Royal College of Physicians

Ian Bullock has been appointed chief executive of the Royal College of Physicians.  Prior to his appointment to the interim …

PCI Pharma Services’ Tredegar site celebrates five years accident free

January 27, 2016 Medical Communications PCI Pharma Services

Pharmaceutical outsourcing suppler PCI Pharma Services has reached yet another significant safety milestone this month having operated for five full …
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Alliance Pharmaceuticals appoints new head of international business

January 27, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Alliance Pharmaceuticals

Alliance Pharmaceuticals has appointed Karim Husny as head of international business- a role in which he will support all Alliance …
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The case for leaders with scientific acumen in pharma

January 25, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development research and development

Pharmaceutical companies are currently undergoing fundamental, disruptive changes to conventional research and development models. This is in an attempt to …
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Patients sue J&J for $800m for ‘hiding antibiotic side effects’

January 22, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Janssen, Johnson and Johnson, Levaquin, Margaret Hamburg, lawsuit, levofloxacin

Six users of Johnson & Johnson’s antibiotic Levaquin are to sue the company for up to $870 million, claiming the …
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California hospital becomes first to prescribe digital pill

January 22, 2016 Medical Communications california, digital health, digital pill, ingestible pill, proteus

Proteus Digital Health, the first company to have a ‘digital pill’ approved by the FDA, has signed its first deal …
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FDA approves new Kyprolis combo for multiple myeloma

January 22, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Amgen, FDA, Kyprolis, carfilzomib, multiple myeloma, myeloma

Amgen’s Kyprolis has been given another endorsement by the FDA as a multiple myeloma treatment – its second in six …
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NICE ‘yes’ for BMS skin cancer drug Opdivo

January 22, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, NICE, melanoma, nivolumab, opdivo, skin cancer

NICE has approved Bristol-Myers Squibb’s skin cancer immunotherapy Opdivo (nivolumab) in final draft guidance as monotherapy for NHS patients in England …
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Martin Shkreli subpoenaed in US to testify over drug pricing

January 21, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Daraprim, Howard Schiller, Martin Shkreli, Valeant, turing

Former pharma chief exec Martin Shkreli has been issued with a subpoena by the US House of representatives, compelling him …
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GSK ‘in discussions’ over $1 billion tech deal with Qualcomm

January 21, 2016 Medical Communications GSK, beyond the pill, digital pharma, joint venture, qualcomm

GlaxoSmithKline and telecoms giant Qualcomm are reportedly discussing a joint venture agreement worth as much as $1 billion, as the …
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Merck appoints new executive board members

January 19, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck

Merck has appointed two new members to its executive board: Udit Batra (45), head of the Life Science business sector, …
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MSD sues German Merck for using name in US

January 15, 2016 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing MSD, Merck

MSD says it is filing a lawsuit against the German company Merck “regarding their improper use of the name ‘Merck’ …
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Clinical trial accident leaves six critical, one ‘brain dead’

January 15, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development France, clinical trial

Six patients have been left in a critical condition following a serious accident in a clinical trial at a French …
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