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MSD to cut 148 jobs at Pennsylvania plant

August 16, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development MSD, job cuts, zontivity

MSD is due to cut 148 jobs at its North Wales, Pennsylvania campus effective September 12, according to the company’s …
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Ashfield launches Global Impact On Society Initiative

August 16, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Ashfield, part of UDG Healthcare plc (LON: UDG), a global leader in providing outsourced healthcare services to pharmaceutical, device and …
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13 deaths in Aurinia’s lupus drug trial despite hitting Phase II target

August 16, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Aurinia, Phase II, biotech, patient deaths, voclosporin

Canadian biotech Aurinia Pharmaceuticals has announced the topline Phase IIb trial results of its lupus nephritis (LN) treatment voclosporin, which …
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Vertex stumbles in Phase III cystic fibrosis trials

August 16, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Vertex, cystic fibrosis, phase III

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has provided an update on its ongoing Phase III trials investigating VX-661 in combination with Kalydeco (ivacaftor) in …
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US court rules in favour of UCB in patent dispute, shares jump

August 16, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing UCB, lacosamide, patent, vimpat

UCB has received a major boost after a Delaware district court confirmed the validity of the company’s patents on one …
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FDA finds drug class at centre of French trial tragedy do not pose similar safety risks

August 15, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Bial, Biotrial, FDA, faah, rennes

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has issued a statement following the results of their investigation into the recent …
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UK Government commits to funding EU research projects after Brexit

August 15, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development brexit, research

Chancellor Phillip Hammond has outlined a government commitment to guarantee EU funding for British research projects made before Britain leaves …
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Top ten stories in the pharmaceutical industry this week

August 15, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biggest stories, pharma, pharmafile, stories of the week, top 10

It’s Monday and we’re just getting back to it after a busy week in pharma. Unfortunately, it was mostly bad …
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Acute coronary syndrome market to grow to over $12 billion by 2022

August 15, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GlobalData, acute coronary syndrome

The acute coronary syndrome (ACS) market is forecast to rise from $7.8 billion in 2015 to $12.1 billion by 2022 …
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Sanofi launches dengue immunisation program in Brazil

August 15, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Brazil, Sanofi, Sanofi Pasteur, Vaccine, dengue, immunisation, vaccines

Sanofi has announced that it has initiated the first dengue immunisation public program in the Americas, with 500,000 individuals set …
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Study shows promise for Venclexta in acute myelogenous leukaemia

August 12, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Genentech, Roche, Venclexta, venetoclax

A study published in Cancer Discovery, the journal of the American Association for Cancer Research, suggests that Vencletxa (venetoclax) is …
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Promising results for new type 2 diabetes management procedure

August 12, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Fractyl, Revita, diabetes, type 2 diabetes

Fractyl Laboratories has revealed data from its first-in-human study of Revita duodenal mucosal resurfacing (Revita DMR), a new 60-minute, non-surgical …
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Ashfield publishes a guide to Patient Support Programmes: Ten steps to success

August 12, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

The priorities of Pharma and healthcare organisations are better aligned as a result of the industry’s increased efforts to put …
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Number of babies born with opioid dependence has tripled in US, says CDC report

August 12, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development CDC, addicted, babies, opioid dependence, opioids

A new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has highlighted a sharp increase in the number …
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Novartis admits employees gave kickbacks to doctors in South Korea

August 12, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Novartis, kickbacks, south korea

Novartis has confirmed that six employees in South Korea gave kickbacks to doctors, as the current and former employees face …
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