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Industry comes together to form the AMR Action Fund, pledging $1bn to fight antimicrobial resistance

July 10, 2020 Medical Communications, Research and Development AMR, antimicrobial resistance, biotech, pharma

Over 20 biopharma firms have come together to launch the AMR Action Fund, an initiative of the International Federation of …
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European green light for Lynparza in germline BRCA-mutated metastatic pancreatic cancer

July 8, 2020 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Cancer, Europe, MSD, lynparza

The European Commission has awarded approval to AstraZeneca and MSD’s Lynparza (olaparib) for germline BRCA-mutated (gBRCAm) metastatic pancreatic cancer, with …
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COVID-19 impact on England’s cancer services could lead to 35,000 excess deaths

July 8, 2020 Research and Development COVID-19, Cancer, England, coronavirus

New data emerging from DATA-CAN: The Health Data Research Hub for Cancer has shone a light on the potential toll …
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Trump moves to formally remove the US from the World Health Organization

July 8, 2020 Research and Development COVID-19, Trump, WHO

President Donald Trump has formally moved to end the US membership of the World Health Organization. He has notified both …
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Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tests positive for COVID-19, says he is taking hydroxychloroquine

July 8, 2020 Research and Development Brazil, COVID-19, President of Brazil

Jair Bolsonaro, the President of Brazil, has tested positive for COVID-19 and says he treating the virus with hydroxychloroquine. The …
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Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up

July 8, 2020 Research and Development

Coronavirus lockdowns and immunity feature in the news this week, with the UK Government accused of withholding Pillar 2 COVID-19 …
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UK universities join forces for early-stage COVID-19 therapy testing platform

July 7, 2020 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development COVID-19, UK, coronavirus

A coalition of UK universities have come together to build a new clinical trial and drug testing platform to evaluate …
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Europe extends Invokana indication to cover diabetic kidney disease in type 2 diabetes patients

July 3, 2020 Medical Communications, Research and Development Europe, Mundipharma, invokana

European Commission has moved to expand the existing approved indication for Mundipharma’s Invokana (canagliflozin), making it the first sodium glucose co-transporter …
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Promising early immunogenicity data for Pfizer and BioNTech’s COVID vaccine candidate

July 3, 2020 Medical Communications, Research and Development BioNTech, COVID-19, Pfizer, Vaccine

Pfizer and BioNTech have revealed new efficacy findings on the “most advanced” of four candidates being worked on as part …
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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

July 3, 2020 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, coronaviurs, top 10

Gilead features prominently in the news this week, as the US bought most of the world’s stock of the company’s …
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EUSA Pharma gets FDA green light to evaluate IL-6 inhibitor siltuximab in COVID-19 patients

July 2, 2020 Research and Development COVID-19, Eusa Pharma, siltuximab

Efforts push on to discover an effective treatment for COVID-19 in more than 100 different drug candidates worldwide. EUSA Pharma …
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UK Government accused of withholding Pillar 2 COVID-19 data which show Leicester had 10 times more cases than reported pre-lockdown

July 1, 2020 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing COVID-19, UK

The UK Government warned when relaxing lockdown measures on 23 June that it would not hesitate to lock down any …
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FDA approves Pfizer and Merck KGaA’s Bavencio for maintenance of advanced bladder cancer

July 1, 2020 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bavencio FDA, EMD Serono, Merck, Pfier

The FDA has moved to approve Bavencio (avelumab), developed by Pfizer and EMD Serono, the biopharma arm of Merck KGaA, …
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Takeda partners up with Carmine Therapeutics to develop and market rare disease candidates

July 1, 2020 Research and Development Takeda Carmine, partnership, pharma

Takeda has linked up with Carmine Therapeutics in a new partnership to discover, develop and bring to market new non-viral …
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Pharmafile.com’s weekly COVID-19 news round-up

July 1, 2020 Research and Development COVID-19, coronavirus

COVID-19 vaccines dominate this week’s news cycle, with Vaxart announcing the selection of its lead candidate for COVID-19 by Operation …
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