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Verona’s shares drop 34% on Phase 2 failure of nebulised ensifentrine in COPD

January 15, 2019 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Boehringer, COPD, Stiolto Respimat, pharma, trial failure, verona pharma

Verona Pharma has seen its shares crater following the Phase 2 failure of its nebulised ensifentrine, known as RPL554, in …
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AstraZeneca’s chief medical officer announces resignation amid wave of departures

January 14, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

AstraZeneca’s Sean Bohen has announced he will step down from his role as chief medical officer at the Anglo-Swedish drugmaker …
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Living with Alström syndrome

January 14, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alström syndrome, patient experience, pharma, rare disease

Kay Parkinson lived the tragedy of seeing both of her children born with an ultra-rare condition, and the elusiveness of …
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Kyowa Hakko Kirin signs drug discovery deal with AI firm InveniAI

January 11, 2019 Medical Communications, Research and Development AI, InveniAI, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, artificial intelligence, drug discovery, pharma

Japanese pharma and biotech firm Kyowa Hakko Kirin is joining the growing trend of investing in artificial intelligence to bolster …
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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week!

January 11, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Bristol-Myers Squibb, Shire, Takeda, bristol myers squibb, death row, pharma, top 10

With the completion of Takeda’s £46 billion acquisition of Shire finally done, another even bigger merger was announced as US …
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Foundation medicine name Roche SVP as new CEO

January 10, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Roche subsidiary, Foundation Medicine, today announced the appointment of Roche’s senior vice president in global oncology, Cindy Perettie as the …
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Scientists develop treatment for all strains of Ebola

January 10, 2019 Research and Development Ebola, primates, research UTMB, texas, zmapp

Scientists at the University of Texas Medical Branch (UTMB) in Galveston, Texas have developed a new experimental drug that protects …
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Commonly used heart and diabetes drugs may improve mental health, study finds

January 10, 2019 Research and Development UCL, bipolar, mental health, research, schizophrenia

Commonly used anti-cholesterol drugs, blood pressure drugs and medicines used for diabetes may improve the mental health of those with …
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Amgen and UCB’s Evenity approved in Japan for osteoporosis

January 9, 2019 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Japan, UCB Pharma, osteoporosis, pharma

Amgen has revealed that its bone-forming monoclonal antibody Evenity (romosozumab), developed in partnership with UCB Pharma, has been awarded approval …
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Death row inmate whose execution was postponed found dead in cell

January 9, 2019 Research and Development Alvogen, Scott Dozier, execution, pharma, prison

Scott Dozier, the death row inmate whose execution was stalled by court cases launched by pharmaceutical companies, has been found …
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Super gonorrhoea on the rise, health officials warn

January 9, 2019 Research and Development STI, gonorrehoea, health, public health, std

Health officials from Public Health England (PHE) have warned that cases of antibiotic resistant strains of the sexually transmitted infection …
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Pfizer to shutter two manufacturing plants in India, 1,700 jobs at risk

January 9, 2019 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development India, Pfizer, pharma

Pfizer has announced it is to shut down two of its manufacturing facilities in India – a move which could …
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Researchers explain link between anti-inflammatories and C. difficile

January 9, 2019 Research and Development C diff, C.Diff, Vanderbilt, anti-inflammatory, cdi, nsaids, research

In the past, observational studies have found a link between the use of common nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) and increased …
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bluebird bio reveals new UK General Manager

January 9, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bluebird Bio, appointment, pharma

bluebird bio, a US-based gene therapy biotech with a focus on cancer and severe genetic conditions,  has named Nicola Redfern …
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AstraZeneca hire controversial cancer doc to head new Oncology R&D unit

January 8, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, journal, oncology

The Anglo-Swedish multinational AstraZeneca has named Dr José Baselga as the firm’s new head of research and development in oncology.The …
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