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Researchers find new type of cell membrane which causes cancer cells to explode

February 13, 2019 Research and Development Cancer, FTY720, cell membranes, molecules, oncology

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have discovered a new type of cell membrane complex which causes …
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Clinigen shares soar after $210m Novartis cancer drug deal

February 13, 2019 Research and Development Cancer, Clinigen, Novartis, Proleukin, UK, US, oncology

British company Clinigen has bought the rights to sell Novartis’ cancer drug Proleukin in the United States in a deal …
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Sanofi name current CMO Dr Ameet Nathwani as new Chief Digital Officer

February 12, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

French firm Sanofi has appointed pharma veteran Dr Ameet Nathwani to the position of Chief Digital Officer. In his new …
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Keytruda + Inlyta combo beats Pfizer’s chemotherapy Sutent in renal cell carcinoma

February 12, 2019 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, MSD, Pfizer, inlyta, keytruda, pharma, renal cell carcinoma

New data has been revealed on the efficacy of MSD’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with Pfizer’s Inlyta (axitinib), showing it …
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Solving the drug development problem

February 11, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AI, drug discovery, feature, pharma, pistoia alliance

Excitement is building for the potential of AI in just about every field, but how can it address pharma’s unique …
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Scientists identify alcoholism gene

February 11, 2019 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alcohol misuse, alcoholism, ethanol, oregon, research

Scientists at the Oregon Health & Science University (OSHU) in Portland have identified a gene which may play a fundamental …
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UCB teams up with charity to beat treatment-resistant epilepsy in $2.5m partnership

February 11, 2019 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Epilepsy Society, UCB Pharma, epilepsy, pharma

Belgian firm UCB Pharma has announced a new partnership with the charity Epilepsy Society which will see the pair invest …
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Dame Sally Davis to step down as England’s CMO to become Master of Trinity College, Cambridge

February 8, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Professor Dame Sally Davies is set to step down from her roles as England’s Chief Medical Officer and as the …
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Researchers develop new, more effective method for detection of HIV virus genomes

February 8, 2019 Medical Communications, Research and Development HIV, University of Texas, pharma

A team of researchers have devised a new way to accurately detect residual HIV in the body’s immune cells, allowing …
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Pat Smallcombe appointed chairman of J&J Consumer, EMEA

February 8, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Johnson & Johnson Consumer has appointed Pat Smallcombe to the position of Company Group Chairman, Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA). …
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FDA warns over breast implant cancer risk after nine deaths confirmed

February 8, 2019 Medical Communications, Research and Development Cancer, FDA, breast implants, pharma

The FDA has warned against the link between breast implants and anaplastic large cell lymphoma, noting that at least nine …
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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week!

February 8, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, GSK, Merck, Pfizer, falsified medicines, strike, top 10

The strike in Ireland featured twice in this week’s top 10 after Pfizer employees in County Cork lost a dispute …
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Hansa Biopharma names Donato Spota as new CFO

February 7, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Swedish firm Hansa Biopharma has appointed Donato Spota as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Spota will succeed current …
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Chimerix CEO M. Michelle Berrey to stand down as interim Office of Cheif Executive Officer is formed

February 7, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

The North Carolina-based biopharmaceutical company Chimerex has announced that Dr M. Michelle Berrey has resigned from her role as President …
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Eisai and Purdue reveal positive Phase 3 data in insomnia

February 7, 2019 Research and Development Eisai, Purdue Pharma, insomnia, lemborexant, pharma

Partners Eisai and Purdue Pharma have lifted the curtain on Phase 3 clinical data on their jointly developed therapy lemborexant …
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