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Merck appoints new executive board members

January 19, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck

Merck has appointed two new members to its executive board: Udit Batra (45), head of the Life Science business sector, …
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Ergomed announces board changes

January 19, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ergomed, primevigilance

Ergomed, a specialist provider of drug development services to the pharmaceutical industry, has announced that Neil Clark, current chief financial …
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Two new US approvals for Novartis’ Cosentyx

January 18, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cosentyx, Novartis

Novartis has won FDA approval for Cosentyx (secukinumab) for the treatment of two new indications – adults with active ankylosing …
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Blow for Eleven Biotherapeutics as eye drug fails in late-stage trial

January 18, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Eleven Biotherapeutics, allergic conjunctivitis, isunakinra

A study by Eleven Biotherapeutics to prove the clinical value of its eye drug isunakinra has flopped, after the drug …
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Man left brain dead after clinical trial dies in hospital

January 18, 2016 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bial, Biotrial, clinical trial

A man left brain dead after a clinical trial in France has died in hospital and five remain in a …
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Clinical trial accident leaves six critical, one ‘brain dead’

January 15, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development France, clinical trial

Six patients have been left in a critical condition following a serious accident in a clinical trial at a French …
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Sanofi Pasteur to join the Human Vaccines Project

January 15, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Human Vaccines Project, Sanofi Pasteur, vaccines

Sanofi Pasteur has become the latest pharma company to add funding to The Human Vaccines Project – a non-profit public-private …
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AbbVie replaces retiring VP of Western Europe and Canada

January 15, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Esteban Plata, Pascale Richetta

AbbVie has appointed Esteban Plata as vice president of Western Europe and Canada.He replaces Pascale Richetta who is retiring from …
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Patient involvement ‘would improve medicines R&D’

January 15, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development EUPATI, Patient and Public Involvement, R&D

A new study has revealed a belief among pharma industry executives that greater involvement of patients and the public could …
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Takeda in myeloma research drive

January 14, 2016 Medical Communications, Research and Development Ninlaro, Phase II, Takeda, Takeda oncology, eric low, ixazomib, multiple myeloma, myeloma

Takeda is funding the research charity Myeloma UK to run a Phase II study of its multiple myeloma treatment Ninlaro, …
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Illumina forms spin-off to develop cancer detection test

January 14, 2016 Research and Development Cancer, Illumina, cancer detection, gene sequencing, liquid biospy, oncology

Global gene sequencing company Illumina has won over $100 million in investment from high-profile investors, to create a company “to …
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Baxalta’s Enbrel biosimilar measures up in late-stage study

January 13, 2016 Research and Development Amgen, Baxalta, Enbrel, Pfizer, biosimilar, etanercept, rheumatoid arthritis

Having emerged from its mega-merger deal with Shire, Baxalta is back on its drug development day job – and has …
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BioLineRx to test lead candidate with MSD’s Keytruda in pancreatic cancer

January 13, 2016 Research and Development MSD, immunotherapy, keytruda, pembrolizumab

Israeli biopharma company BioLineRx has announced a collaboration with MSD on a Phase II study investigating its lead oncology candidate, …
News
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Big pharma joins President Obama’s cancer ‘moonshot’

January 13, 2016 Research and Development Amgen, Cancer, Celgene, National Immunotherapy Coalition, President Barack Obama, US, moonshot

Celgene and Amgen are among the large biopharma companies that have agreed to join the National Immunotherapy Coalition (NIC), a …
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Senate panel approves Dr Robert Califf as FDA commissioner

January 13, 2016 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Dr Robert Califf, FDA, FDA commissioner, Senate

A senate panel has approved president Obama’s nominee Dr Robert Califf to lead the FDA by a clear majority, although …
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