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Scientists discover ‘Achilles’ heel’ of oesophageal cancer

August 23, 2017 Research and Development ICR, Janssen, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Researchers from The Institute of Cancer Research have potentially found a new use for Imbruvica, after discovering a weakness in …
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Novartis launches first large-scale smartphone-based study in multiple sclerosis

August 23, 2017 Research and Development MS, Novartis, life sciences, multiple sclerosis, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Novartis has launched what it claims is the first large-scale mobile research study which will gather data on multiple sclerosis …
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Ultragenyx stumbles in P3 trial for severe muscle disease

August 23, 2017 Research and Development Ultragenyx, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Ultragenyx has revealed results from a Phase 3 trial into the treatment of GNE myopathy showed that its compound did …
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Research unveils new drug targets for more effective treatment of liver disease

August 22, 2017 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development life sciences, liver, liver cancer, liver disease, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Researchers from KTH The Royal Institute of Technology and Gothenburg University have identified new drug targets in the treatment of …
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AstraZeneca strikes mRNA-based partnership in respiratory disease

August 22, 2017 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Ethris, MedImmune, mrna, pharma, pharmaceuticals

AstraZeneca and MedImmune, the company’s biologics research arm, have forged a five year research partnership with mRNA-based pulmonary disease specialist …
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Taking science and making people feel connected to it

August 21, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, rare diseases

Owen Marks, Country Head for the Rare Disease Unit at Pfizer UK, discusses his career so far and what drives …
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Antibacterial power of mother’s milk revealed

August 21, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Researchers from Vanderbilt University have discovered a previously unknown ability of a compound in mother’s milk to protect new-borns from …
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Samsung Bioepis collaborates to make inroads into original drugs

August 21, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Samsung Bioepis, Takeda, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Thus far, Samsung Bioepis has made its name by being a thorn in the side of the producers of original …
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New study debunks hypothesis that antidepressants are ineffective

August 21, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing SSRIs, anti-depressants, citalopram, life sciences, medicine, paroextine, pharma, pharmaceuticals

A research group at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have released findings rebutting the claim …
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Novartis begins ‘next-generation’ malaria treatment trial

August 21, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing MMV, Novartis, biotech, drugs, malaria, pharma, pharmaceutical

Novartis, alongside Medicines for Malaria Venture (MMV), have revealed that trials into a new antimalarial compound have begun in a …
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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

August 18, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical, top ten

A lot has happened in the world this week, but the pharma industry still found itself on the frontlines of …
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Where will the next cardiovascular breakthrough come from?

August 17, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing British Heart Foundation, cardiovascular disease, heart, heart disease, pharma, pharmaceutical

British Heart Foundation’s Jennifer Mitchell, Research Communications Officer, explains the work they are doing to find the next breakthrough treatment …
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Independent research may change the immunotherapy game

August 17, 2017 Research and Development Cancer, biotech, drugs, immunotherapy, pharma, pharmaceutical

Immunotherapy treatments that focus on the PD-L1 protein have become some of the most exciting to emerge in cancer treatment. …
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Novo diabetes drug outperforms Lilly rival at Phase 3

August 17, 2017 Research and Development Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, diabetes, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical, type 2 diabetes

Novo Nordisk has revealed that its diabetes drug semaglutide managed to outperform Eli Lilly’s own treatment dulaglutide (Trulicity) in controlling …
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Cancer Research UK and NU agree three-year research Astex Pharma deal

August 17, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Astex pharmaceuticals, Cancer Research UK, Newcastle University, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Cancer Research UK and Newcastle University have announced that their existing research collaboration with Astex Pharmaceuticals will be extended for …
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