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Regeneron to invest $350 million, create 200 jobs in Ireland

October 19, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development

US pharma company Regeneron has announced plans to invest $350 million into its production facility in Limerick, Ireland, creating 200 …
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onglyza

FDA rejects AstraZeneca diabetes combination

October 16, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, FDA, NDA, dapagliflozin, saxagliptin

The FDA has declined to approve AstraZeneca’s New Drug Application (NDA) for the investigational fixed-dose combination of Onglyza and and …
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Pfizer’s Xeljanz denied plaque psoriasis indication by FDA

October 16, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Pfizer, Xeljanj, tofacitinib

The FDA has rejected the indication expansion of Pfizer’s Xeljanz (tofacitinib) for treatment of moderate to severe cases of plaque psoriasis. …
News
T-cell

$350m collaboration deal for BMS and Five Prime Therapeutics

October 15, 2015 Research and Development BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, R&D, five prime, immuno-oncology, tumours

Bristol-Myers Squibb has signed a collaboration agreement with the US biotech firm Five Prime Therapeutics, for a Colony Stimulating Factor …
News
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Ablynx and Merck begin immuno-oncology collaboration

October 15, 2015 Research and Development Ablynx, Merck, immuno-oncology, nanobody, proof of concept

Ablynx has achieved a pre-clinical proof-of-concept with a nanobody construct as part of its immuno-oncology collaboration with Merck – triggering …
News

Crescendo Biologics appoints Dr Peter Pack as chief exec

October 15, 2015 Business Services, Research and Development

Crescendo Biologics has announced the appointment of Dr Peter Pack as chief executive, who will oversee the company’s new drug …
Appointment
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Merck and Incyte to initiate Keytruda, epacadostat combo trial

October 15, 2015 Research and Development Incyte, Merck, R&D, melanoma, phase III, skin cancer

Merck and biopharma firm Incyte are to expand their clinical collaboration to include a Phase III study evaluating the combination …
News
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Johnson & Johnson begins Ebola vaccine trial in Sierra Leone

October 14, 2015 Research and Development Ebola vaccine, Johnson & Johnson

Johnson & Johnson has begun a safety and immunogenicity clinical trial in Sierra Leone of a preventive Ebola vaccine regimen …
News
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Mayor of London announces Takeda, UCL R&D partnership

October 14, 2015 Research and Development London, R&D, Takeda, UCL, neurology

Takeda is teaming up with researchers at University College London (UCL) to identify and validate novel target genes for the …
News
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Lisa Rae Schopf and Erik J. Spek bolster Vedanta Biosciences team

October 14, 2015 Medical Communications, Research and Development

Vedanta Biosciences, a PureTech Health company developing a new class of therapies designed to modulate the human microbiome, has announced …
Appointment

Merck rebrands as ‘science and technology’ company

October 14, 2015 Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Merck, Merck Millipore, Merck Serono, rebrand, restructure

Merck Group has rebranded to “reflect its transformation into a science and technology company”, and restructured its business to create …
News
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Teva joins Watson Health in R&D link-up

October 14, 2015 Research and Development Big Data, R&D, Teva, Watson Health, ibm

Teva has partnered with the IBM Watson Health Cloud to create a global technology platform to aid its R&D efforts …
News
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Featured Market Report: Gene Therapies Outlook

October 13, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development

This report provides a comprehensive view of the clinical, R&D, commercial and competitive landscape of gene therapy, and assesses key …
Feature
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Shire’s Cinryze gets FDA fast track designation

October 13, 2015 Research and Development AMR, FDA, Shire

Shire has announced that the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted fast track designation for the investigation …
News
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AstraZeneca’s MedImmune joins Human Vaccines Project

October 13, 2015 Research and Development Human Vaccines Project, MedImmune

MedImmune has joined the Human Vaccines Project, which aims to accelerate the research and development of vaccines and immunotherapies for …
News
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