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Perrigo rejects $26 billion hostile Mylan takeover bid

November 13, 2015 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Mylan, Perrigo, mergers and acquisitions

Perrigo has rejected Mylan’s hostile $26 billion bid after a 60% majority of shareholders were unconvinced by the terms by …
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New appointments for AstraZeneca’s Mene Pangalos

November 13, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Dr Mene Pangalos, executive vice president of the IMED Biotech Unit at AstraZeneca UK, has accepted two prestigious appointments that …
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Google and AHA to fund $50m cardiovascular disease project

November 13, 2015 Medical Communications, Research and Development American Heart Association, cardiovascular disease, google, heart disease

The American Heart Association and Google Life Sciences have announced a joint research collaboration to bring ‘unconventional thinking’ to the …
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Patents prompting ‘rebirth’ of innovation in industry

November 13, 2015 Medical Communications innovation, patents, pharma

Seven pharma companies have been rated among the world’s 100 most innovative companies, according to Thomson Reuters.The business intelligence firm …
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Roche manufacturing restructure means EU, US jobs cuts

November 13, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Roche, job cuts, job losses, manufacturing, production, redundancies, restructure

Roche has announced plans to restructure its manufacturing network for small molecules, in a move that will see it mothball …
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Boehringer cuts R&D budget to €11bn to focus on collaborations

November 13, 2015 Medical Communications, Research and Development Boehringer Ingelheim

Boehringer Ingelheim has launched its new research and development strategy, committing €11 billion to R&D over the next five years. …
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The ‘Pharmasaurus’ aims to evolve into a leader in the digital age

November 12, 2015 Medical Communications, Research and Development Bayer, Roche, digital health, pharma

Pharma’s new-found willingness to embrace all aspects of the digital age, and use it both to its advantage and that …
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Antibiotic prescriptions falling across England, but higher in deprived areas

November 12, 2015 Medical Communications Antibiotics, prescribing

New data reveals that while antibiotic prescriptions have fallen across England in the last three years, struggling GP practices in …
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Boehringer announces board changes, chairman’s retirement

November 6, 2015 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing

Boehringer Ingelheim has announced that Professor Andreas Barner will retire as chairman of the Board of Managing Directors on 30 …

UK doctors embracing technology, but not for their patients, survey reveals

November 6, 2015 Medical Communications, Research and Development

A global online survey of doctors released by market research agency Cello Health Insight has indicated that although UK doctors …
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Top 5 pharma companies’ Q3 results

November 6, 2015 Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing financial results, revenue, sales

The leading pharma players have been able to report largely positive financial results to their shareholders in the third quarter …
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AstraZeneca acquires ZS Pharma for $2.7bn, announces Q3 results

November 6, 2015 Medical Communications AstraZeneca, M&A, MA, ZS Pharma, ZS-9, acquisitions, financial results, hyperkalaemia, mergers

AstraZeneca has announced its acquisition of ZS Pharma for an all-cash total of $2.7 billion. In the latest mega-money deal …
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Sanofi buys in new diabetes drug

November 6, 2015 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lexicon Pharma, SGLT2, SGLT2 inhibitors, Sanofi, sotagliflozin

Sanofi has paid an initial $300 million for collaboration and license agreement to develop sotagliflozin, one of a newer class …
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Brandicourt sets out Sanofi’s long-term vision

November 6, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, olivier brandicourt, pharma strategy

Sanofi has pledged to plough the money saved from its business restructure into R&D investment, to bring 18 new products …
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Merck and Pfizer begin new Phase III avelumab trial in lung cancer

November 5, 2015 Medical Communications, Research and Development Merck, Pfizer, avelumab, lung cancer, non-small cell lung cancer

Merck and Pfizer have commenced an international Phase III study of the investigational cancer immunotherapy avelumab in patients with non-small …
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