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Director and location of £250 million UK Dementia Research Institute revealed

December 14, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Alzheimer’s Research UK, Medical Research Council, alzheimer's research uk, alzheimer's society

Bart de Strooper has been chosen as the new director of the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI), and University …
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35% of all imported medicine in Guyana is fake, investigation finds

December 14, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Guyana, counterfeit medicine

As much as 35% of medicine imported into Guyana is fake and unsafe for use, according to findings by Allan …
News
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New York in $500 million de Blasio-backed biotech boost

December 14, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development New York, biotech, funding

Mayor of New York, Bill de Blasio, has announced a $500 million initiative to drive the development of the biotech …
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Sanofi eyes Actelion merger as J&J backs down

December 14, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Actelion, Johnson & Johnson, Sanofi

After days of negotiations, Johnson and Johnson has stepped down from its attempts to acquire Swiss blood-pressure specialist Actelion, while …
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Obama seals $6.3 billion 21st Century Cures Act

December 14, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Biden, Obama, US, congress

President Barack Obama put pen to paper on the 21st Century Cures Act on 13 December, which commits to investing …
News

Lilly offers insulin at 40% discount

December 13, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Blink Health, Eli Lilly

Eli Lilly has announced that it will offer its insulin medication, including Humalog, at a 40% discount for eligible patients …
News

Specialist medical education company, Wave, has made six new appointments to reflect the growth in their business over the last 3 months.

December 13, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Becky Robbins, a former Healthcare Analyst at GlobalData, and Lorna Bosdet, formerly Account Executive at Sciterion have joined as Senior …
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Alexion loses CEO & CFO as internal investigation continues

December 13, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alexion

Alexion Pharmaceuticals has revealed that its CEO David Hallal (pictured) and CFO Vikas Sinha have resigned effective immediately in connection …
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Rare challenges: Meeting patient needs and delivering medical innovation in ultra-rare diseases

December 12, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alexion, ultra rare disease, ultra-rare disease

Dr Emma Harvey, ‎senior medical director at Alexion Pharmaceuticals UK, shares her views on the challenges of working in the …
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Phase 3 eye drug combo failure for Novartis

December 12, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, ophthotech

Novartis’ has failed in its attempt to expand the applications of its anti-VEGF eye treatment Lucentis (ranibizumab) after the drug …
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AZ and Lilly come together to battle Alzheimer’s

December 9, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, lilly

Pharma titans Eli Lilly and AstraZeneca have announced they are to join forces to co-develop a potential Alzheimer’s treatment, currently …
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Flickering LEDs could light the way for new Alzheimer’s treatment

December 8, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Alzheimer's, Cognito therapeutics, mice

Research to find a potential new treatment for Alzheimer’s was hit a blow late last month, as Eli Lilly discontinued …
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Teva embroiled in internal bribery investigation

December 8, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Teva, bribery

Israeli pharmaceutical firm Teva has confirmed it is embroiled in an ongoing internal investigation into allegations of bribery, after the …
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Mylan to restructure and slash around 10% of workforce

December 8, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Mylan, epipen, job losses

Mylan has submitted a regulatory filing to the Securities and Exchange Commission to announce that it would be potentially cutting …
News

BMS shares promising Opdivo/Yervoy data for advanced bladder cancer

December 8, 2016 Research and Development BMS, Yervoy, opdivo

BMS has revealed new efficacy data on the combination of its immunotherapies Opdivo (nivolumab) and Yervoy (ipilimumab) for the treatment …
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