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ABPI appoints first manufacturing director

December 8, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, James Christie

The Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has appointed James Christie to the newly-created position of project director for …
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Speedy FDA nod for Amgen leukaemia drug

December 5, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing B-cell lymphoblasts, FDA, Kyprolis, blinatumomab, blincyto, leukaemia

The FDA has approved Amgen’s Blincyto (blinatumomab) to treat patients with Philadelphia chromosome-negative precursor B-cell acute lymphoblastic leukaemia (B-cell ALL). …
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IDEA Pharma appoints two vice presidents

December 5, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 90px, IDEA Pharma, kelly, weston

IDEA Pharma has hired both Samantha Weston and Paul Kelly as vice presidents in business development to boost the company’s …
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Merck Ebola vaccine shows promise

December 4, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Ebola, Merck, VSV-ZEBOV, WHO, hug, newlink genetics

Merck and NewLink Genetics’ experimental Ebola vaccine has shown no major side effects in its first trial according to the …
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ABPI director jumps ship to EFPIA

December 4, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, EFPIA, Whitehead, andrew powrie-smith, andrew-powrie-smith

ABPI director Andrew Powrie-Smith is leaving the body to join The European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations (EFPIA) as …
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GSK confirms hundreds of US job cuts

December 3, 2014 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Advair, GSK, Parexel, RTP, anoro, breo, job cuts, respiratory

GlaxoSmithKline has finally confirmed the rumours that it is cutting hundreds of US jobs as the UK firm struggles to …
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Evotec and Sanofi enter pre-clinical deal

December 3, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DiaPep277, Evotec, Sanofi, oncology, priftin, toulouse

Evotec and Sanofi have entered negotiations for a major multi-component strategic alliance worth around €250 million over the next five …
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‘Postcode lottery’ still cause of many lung cancer deaths

December 3, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing DoH, Roche, astranzeneca, lung cancer, nlca, oncology, pd-1

Patients are still pointlessly dying of lung cancer due to a ‘postcode lottery’ of services according to new results from …
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EMA discussing executive director post

December 3, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EMA, Guido Rasi, andreas pott

The European Medicines Agency has confirmed that Andreas Pott will remain in charge of the body in place of the …
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MHRA approves Google gene test for UK

December 2, 2014 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing 23andME, DNA, FDA, MHRA, UK, US, gene, google, test

The MHRA has approved a controversial genetic test for the UK – despite it being banned by the US FDA. …
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Roche buys Ariosa Diagnostics

December 2, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing IPF, IQuum, InterMune, Roche, ariosa, cfdna, diabetes, genia, seragon

Roche has purchased the privately-held US company Ariosa Diagnostics for an undisclosed fee as it looks to expand further into …
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FDA clears Sanofi TB drug indication

December 2, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bedaquiline, FDA, Sanofi, WHO, priftin, rifapentine, sirturo

The FDA has approved Sanofi’s Priftin for a new tuberculosis (TB) indication following a priority review from the regulator. Priftin …
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NuCana appoints GSK oncology head

December 2, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, Paolo Paoletti, biomed, nucana

Edinburgh-based clinical stage biopharma firm NuCana BioMed has appointed Dr Paolo Paoletti to its board of directors.  Paoletti has been …
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AZ and Lilly Alzheimer’s drug enters trials

December 1, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZD3293, Alzheimer's, AstraZeneca, LY3314814, lilly

AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly have begun a Phase II/II trial for their Alzheimer’s treatment AZD3293 as the companies hope to …
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CRF Health expands leadership team

December 1, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing crf health, enbuska, john blakeley

Clinical trials e-solutions firm CRF Health has announced two new additions to the company’s executive leadership team. John Blakeley (pictured) …
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