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New Alzheimer’s research edges closer to treatment & prevention

December 7, 2016 Research and Development Alzheimer's

A new study has shed light on the possible prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease thanks to findings centred on …
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AstraZeneca’s Lisa Anson appointed president of ABPI

December 7, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Lisa Anson, current president of AstraZeneca UK & Ireland, has been appointed to the position of president of ABPI. Lisa …
Appointment
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Janssen reveals positive results from longest follow-up of Imbruvica

December 7, 2016 Research and Development AbbVie, Cilag, Janssen, Pharmacyclics, imbruvica

Janssen used the 5th Annual American Society of Hematoly Meeting and Exposition to reveal that a five-year study of Imbruvica …
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Novo pledges single-digit cap on drug price hikes

December 7, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jakob Riis, Novo Nordisk

Novo Nordisk US chief Jakob Riis (pictured) has announced the insulin giant’s commitment to limit its price increases to single-digit …
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Pfizer slapped with record £84.2 million fine for 2,600% price increase

December 7, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development CMA, Flynn Pharma, Pfizer, fine

Pfizer has been hit with a record fine by The Competition and Markets Authority for the increase in the price …
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AZ lung cancer drug cuts disease progression by 70%

December 7, 2016 Research and Development AstraZeneca, Tagrisso

AstraZeneca is touting its cancer drug Tagrisso (osimertinib) as a potential new standard of care for epidermal growth factor receptor …
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Shire given permission for $400 million biologics manufacturing facility

December 6, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Co Meat, Ireland, Shire

Shire has received planning permission for a new state-of-the-art biologics manufacturing facility in Co Meath, Ireland. The plant will be …
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CMO of OncoMed Pharma resigns

December 6, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

OncoMed Pharmaceuticals, a clinical-stage pharmaceutical company, announced that Jakob Dupont has resigned from his positions as the company’s senior vice …
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CEO of Teva’s Generics Medicines Group steps down

December 6, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Teva

Sigurdur Olafsson will step down in the first quarter of 2017 as president and CEO of Teva’s Global Generic Medicines …
Appointment
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Cannabis-based treatment scores Phase 3 successes for GW Pharma

December 6, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development GW Pharma, cannabidiol

UK-based GW Pharmaceuticals, a biopharmaceutical firm focused on the development of novel cannabinoid therapies, has unveiled new efficacy data for …
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Xenetic Biosciences promote Jeffrey Eisenberg from board member to COO

December 5, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Xenetic

Xenetic Biosciences, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, has announced the appointment of Jeffrey Eisenberg as chief operating officer. Mr. Eisenberg has …
Appointment

Mission Therapeutics announces new non-executive chairman

December 5, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Mission Therapeutics, appointment

Drug discovery and development firm Mission Therapeutics has announced that it has appointed Dr Colin Goddard (pictured) as non-executive chairman …
Appointment
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Technology and patient adherence: Putting control of medication directly in patients’ hands

December 5, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing apps, patient adherence, technology

Ben Hargreaves looks at how apps and medical devices could reduce these figures by providing patients new ways of keeping …
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ReNeuron’s stem cell therapy improves motor function in stroke study

December 5, 2016 Research and Development ReNeuron, stem cell, stem cell therapy, stroke

ReNeuron, a UK-based biotechnology company, posted results of its experimental stem cell therapy for patients who had been disabled after …
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New molecular-binding technique promises accelerated drug development

December 5, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Cancer, Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis

Researchers at the School of Science at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) have claimed to have designed a new molecular …
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