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Takeda secures $38 million grant to develop affordable polio vaccine

May 10, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, Gates Foundation, Takeda, Vaccine, access, developing countries, grant, polio

Takeda Pharmaceuticals has received a $38 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to develop a low-cost polio …
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Scottish Medicines Consortium does not back Vertex’ cystic fibrosis drugs Orkambi, Kalydeco

May 10, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Kalydeco, Orkambi, SMC, Vertex Pharma, cystic fibrosis, regulation

The Scottish Medicines Consortium did not back two cystic fibrosis therapies from Vertex Pharmaceutical (Nasdaq: VRTX).  SMC did not recommend …
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Second child cleared of leukaemia after Cellectis T-cell treatment

May 10, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development cellecits, childhood, children, designer cells, leukaemia, rare, t cells, t-cells

A targeted T-cell oncology therapy has successfully treated a second baby with aggressive leukaemia who has remained in remission after …
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China evaluating investigations into pharma firms to take on drug pricing issue

May 9, 2016 Business Services, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing China, France, G7, regulation

Lawmakers globally have acknowledged the concerns over unbridled drug costs as regulators stress the need for a more open debate …
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UK pharma would benefit by remaining in EU, says ABPI

May 9, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, Andrew Witty, EU, brexit, letter, observer, pascal soriot, remain, stay

With the EU vote approaching, the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) has brought together 93 signatories, including the …
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Focus: Governments evaluate policies, reforms as drug pricing debate rages on

May 9, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

By Anjali Shukla Lawmakers in France are set to urge the leaders of G7 countries to put in place guidelines …
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BTG acquires promising oncology pipeline in Galil Medical takeover

May 9, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing $84 million, BTG, cryoablation, galil medical, oncology, takeover

BTG (LSE: BTG) has announced that is has agreed to acquire Galil Medical, a leading provider of cryoablation products for …
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Phase III trial meets primary endpoint for Allergan’s fibroid treatment

May 9, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Allergan, fibroid, phase 3, phase III, ulipristal, ulipristal acetate, uterine fibroid

Allergan (NYSE: AGN), in collaboration with Gedeon Richter, has announced positive results from a pivotal Phase III trial evaluating the …
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Weekly Movers: Bind Therapeutics, Sarepta, Idexx…

May 9, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) and Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) are rumoured to be considering a bid for Medivation just as French drug …
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Clovis cuts staff by 35% after FDA knock back on lung cancer drug

May 6, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Q1 results, clovis, failure, job cuts, job losses, rociletinib, workforce

Clovis Oncology (NASDAQ: CLVS) is set to cut up to 35% of its workforce following the US Food and Drug …
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Focus: Medivation tug-of-war rumbles on

May 6, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, AstraZeneca, Medivation, Pfizer, Sanofi, billion dollar, competition, oncology, pipeline, promising, takeover, tug of war

Medivation (NASDAQ: MDVN) has been making all the headlines as a list of suitors’ line up, all vying to secure …
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Pfizer teams up with Wave Life Sciences for metabolic disease research

May 6, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, metabolic disease, nucelic acid therapies, partnership, wave life sciences

Pfizer (NYSE: PFE) has entered into a research, license and option agreement with Wave Life Sciences (NASDAQ: WVE) for the …
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Amgen looking to join the fray, mulling Medivation bid – Reports

May 5, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, AstraZeneca, Deals, M&A, MA, Medivation, Pfizer, Sanofi

Biotech firm Amgen (Nasdaq: AMGN) is mulling a bid for Medivation (Nasdaq: MDVN), the latest to join the growing list …
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Valeant’s Bausch + Lomb teams up with IBM for cataract surgery app

May 5, 2016 Research and Development Bausch and Lomb, Valeant, app, cataract, cataract surgery, ibm, ipad, iphone, surgeons

IBM (NYSE: IBM) and Bausch + Lomb, a wholly owned subsidiary of Valeant (NYSE: VRX), have announced a partnership that …
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Sanofi sends letter to Medivation board; claims shareholders want takeover

May 5, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CEO, Medivation, Sanofi, board, brandicourt, hostile, shareholders, takeover

The CEO of Sanofi has issued a strongly worded letter to the board at Medivation, indicating that shareholders support their …
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