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Success for Amgen’s ‘bad’ cholesterol injection

March 18, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, LDL, PCSK9, evolocumab, hofh, tesla

An investigational PCSK9 Inhibitor from Amgen has reduced LDL-C (‘bad’ cholesterol) in patients suffering from a rare genetic disorder in …
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BMS hopes for Yervoy sequel with new deal

March 18, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Avapro, BMS, Plavix, Yervoy, five prime, immune-oncology

Bristol-Myers Squibb has announced a new research and development deal with Five Prime Therapeutics aimed at discovering potentially new cancer …
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IDEA Pharma appoints vice president

March 18, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing IDEA Pharma, Jacquelyn Nicholson

Biopharma firm IDEA Pharma has appointed Jacquelyn Nicholson as vice president to head up its west coast US operations. Nicholson …
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Amgen melanoma vaccine shrinks tumours

March 17, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Cancer, Yervoy, melanoma, t-vec

Amgen’s investigational cancer vaccine T-vec has managed to shrink the size of advanced melanoma tumours in a late-stage trial. The …
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Major new launches for 2014

March 17, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, AbbVie, Big Pharma, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, ask, johnson, lilly, top 10

 AbbVie AbbVie needs a blockbuster to eventually replace its flagship Humira – and is hoping its new hepatitis C treatments …
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IMS Health appoints general manager

March 17, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing IMS Health, sheppard

Technology services firm IMS Health has named Tim Sheppard as the new general manager for its UK and Ireland business.  Sheppard …
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New director named at Celgene

March 14, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Celgene, moore

Biopharma firm Celgene has appointed Rob Moore as its new Inflammation and Immunology business unit director. Moore has worked in …
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BIA ‘disappointed’ by early access funding

March 14, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BIA, NHS, bates, dams, early access

The BioIndustry Association (BIA) is ‘disappointed’ that the government is not funding the much-anticipated Early Access to Medicines Scheme (EAMS). …
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Novella appoints MD for Europe and Asia

March 13, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing novella, smyth

Contract research organisation (CRO) Novella Clinical has appointed Dr Chris Smyth as the managing director of its European and Asian …
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AstraZeneca sells Alderley Park

March 13, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Manchester, Osborne, R&D, alderley park, research

AstraZeneca has sold its former R&D site in Cheshire to a public-private consortium for an undisclosed sum, and expects the …
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MPs back ultra-rare disease treatment

March 12, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BIA, NHS, UK, bates, personalised, rare disease, research

 
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Lonza hires ex-journalist as comms head

March 12, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Lonza, ward

Pharma and biotech supply firm Lonza has appointed Constance Ward to head-up its external communications. She joins Lonza from her …
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Roche makes Manchester connection

March 12, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Manchester, NHS, Roche, ahsc, mahsc

Roche has signed a deal with a research group in the north-west of England to develop ideas which it hopes …
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Sanofi and UCB launch new partnership

March 11, 2014 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Sanofi, UCB, arthritis, autoimmune, partnership

Sanofi and UCB have announced a new partnership that will see the companies research and develop new medicines together. Specifically, …
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Moderna Therapeutics hires Goldman Sachs head

March 11, 2014 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Goldman Sachs, Moderna Therapeutics, lorence kim

Drug development biotech firm Moderna Therapeutics has hired Dr Lorence Kim to join its executive leadership team as chief financial …
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