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Merck elects Isabel De Paoli as CSO

September 27, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CSO, Merck, appointment

German pharma firm Merck has appointed Isabel De Paoli to the position of chief science officer in addition to her …
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Amgen’s Kyprolis disappoints in Phase III trial

September 27, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Amgen, Kyprolis, phase III

Amgen was relying on the results of the trial to justify its $10.4 billion purchase of Onyx Pharmaceuticals, acquiring Kyprolis …
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Kite Pharma flying high after promising Car-T trial

September 27, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, Cart-T, kite pharma

Cart-T cell drugs are made by genetically altering patients’ T-cells to add a component of antibodies that make them better …
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Sanofi secures $43 million government funding for zika vaccine development

September 27, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development BARDA, Sanofi, Zika

The US Department of Health and Human Services approved $43.18 million to fund Sanofi’s development of a zika vaccine, the …
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Johnson & Johnson’s Stelara receives FDA approval

September 27, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Janssen Biotech, Johnson & Johnson, Stelara

The drug is approved for use to treat the skin condition scaly plaque psoriasis and a type of arthritis associated …
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Biogen closes in on bringing muscular atrophy preventing drug to market

September 26, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Biogen, EMA, FDA, Nusinersen

Biogen has applied for Priority Review, which, if granted, would shorten the review period necessary for nusinersen. They also plan …
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CPHI Worldwide: PCI to Share Expertise in Serialization and Safe Handling of Potent Molecules

September 26, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CPhI

Leading pharmaceutical provider PCI Pharma Services will bring its expertise to the stage at CPHI Worldwide (Barcelona, October 4-6 2016) …
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Sanofi and Regeneron’s atopic dermatitis drug secures FDA priority review

September 26, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Regeneron and Sanofi have announced that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted priority review for the pair’s atopic …
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Merck elects Isabel De Paoli as CSO

September 26, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck, appointment

German pharma firm Merck has appointed Isabel De Paoli to the position of chief science officer in addition to her …
News
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Top ten stories in the pharmaceutical industry this week

September 23, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing top ten

It’s Friday (and print day for the Pharmafocus October edition!) and its been a pretty explosive week, from new and …
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Alzheimer’s drug failure sends Lundbeck’s shares crashing

September 23, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Alzheimer's, Lundbeck, cultural failings

Lundbeck’s experimental idalopirdine has failed to meet its primary endpoint in its first Phase III trial in the treatment of …
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Novartis’ Zykadia smashes Phase III target for lung cancer

September 23, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Novartis, lung cancer, zykadia

Novartis has announced that its cancer drug Zykadia (ceritinib) has achieved positive results in its Phase III clinical trial investigating …
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DNA damage response biotech launches with £25m funding

September 22, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, dna damage response, funding

Cambridge-based Artios Pharma has officially launched after raising £25 million in series A financing from US and European life science …
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193 countries sign UN declaration to fight drug-resistant infection

September 22, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Jeremy Hunt, UN, drug-resistant infection

A historic UN declaration to fight drug-resistant infection across the globe has been signed by 193 countries at the United …
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Gilead terminates Phase II/III study for ulcerative colitis antibody

September 22, 2016 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Gilead, ulcerative colitis

Gilead has put the brakes on a Phase II/III study of its anti-MMP9 antibody GS-5745 for the treatment of ulcerative …
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