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Blood test developed for early Alzheimer’s detection

July 20, 2017 Medical Communications, Research and Development Alzheimer's disease, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

A blood test has been created that could offer an inexpensive, and less invasive, alternative to current Alzheimer’s disease tests. …
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BenevolentAI installs new Head of Cheminformatics

July 20, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

BenevolentAI, a company that uses an artificial intelligence platform to improve drug discovery, has announced the appointment of Nathan Brown …
Appointment
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Pushing the value of data

July 20, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Daniel Ray, NHS, NHS Digital, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Daniel Ray, Head of NHS Digital discusses the importance of data usage in the healthcare system and the NHS Digital …
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Cost-cutting not the way to drive value for the NHS, finds independent committee

July 19, 2017 Medical Communications, Research and Development NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

An independent steering committee has compiled a report looking at how more can be delivered from the NHS budget, without …
News
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Novel assay detects Zika, differentiates from dengue and other flaviviruses

July 19, 2017 Research and Development Zika, assay, biotech, dengue, drugs, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceutical

A collaboration between Swiss antibody therapeutics firm Humab BioMed and the University of California, Berkeley has given rise to an …
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FDA gives approval for Gilead’s hepatitis C therapy

July 19, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Gilead, US, Vosevi, biotech, drugs, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceutical

The FDA has announced that it has chosen to approve Vosevi (sofosbuvir/velpatasvir/voxilaprevir), Gilead’s investigational drug for the treatment of chronic …
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Drug combinations can boost weight loss, research finds

July 19, 2017 Research and Development biotech, drugs, healthcare, obesity, pharma, pharmaceuticals, weight loss

Researchers at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have found that by combining specific hormone-based drugs …
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UK underperforming in cancer care compared to Europe, according to ABPI report

July 18, 2017 Research and Development ABPI, Cancer, Pancreatic cancer, biotech, heralthcare, lung cancer, ovarian cancer, pharma, pharmaceutical

According to a new report commissioned by the ABPI, the UK is continuing to fall behind in the diagnosis and …
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Radius bolsters leadership with appointment of Novo Vet

July 18, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novo Nordisk, Radius, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Jesper Høiland has been revealed as the new President and Chief Executive Officer of Radius. The news comes shortly after …
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Novartis CEO reasserts 2018 growth expectations, discusses Alcon and Sandoz future

July 18, 2017 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, biosimilars, biotech, healthcare, joe jimenez, leukaemia, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Novartis has reiterated its expectation of sales growth beginning in 2018, as well as a positive outlook for its Alcon …
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Pharmafocus wants to hear from you!

July 17, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pharmafocus, biotech, drugs, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceutical

We are always looking for new ways to improve the next issue of Pharmafocus, and now we’re planning a new …
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GSK completes further high-profile staff acquisition

July 17, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, Pfizer, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Pfizer Senior Vice President of Medicinal Sciences, Tony Wood, has agreed to join GSK, as broken by FierceBiotech. The appointment …
Appointment
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Research may unlock statins cancer-fighting ability

July 17, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Keele University, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, statins

Many previous studies have shown that statins are able to have an impact on cancer cells but the results have …
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What pharma should know about the European Unitary Patent in light of Brexit

July 17, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing EU, UK, biotech, brexit, drugs, healthcare, pharma, pharmaceutical

The departure of the United Kingdom from the European Union, dubbed “Brexit,” has sparked significant economic global uncertainty. Two Brexit-related …
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20 million mosquitoes to be released to limit population

July 17, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, Verily, biotech, drugs, google, pharma, pharmaceutical

Releasing 20 million mosquitoes does not sound like the right way to go about reducing the overall population; however, the …
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