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Pharma failing to address MRSA drugs market

January 2, 2007 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

News that a new strain of the MRSA bug has reached Europe from the US has left drug developers under …
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Novartis enters late-stage trials for new hepatitis C drug

December 21, 2006 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Novartis, in collaboration with a US biotech company, has initiated phase III trials of a chronic hepatitis C drug that …
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Protherics raises

December 19, 2006 Research and Development

UK-based biotech company Protherics has raised £38 million, which will be split in a three-pronged move to expand its development …
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GSK’s mock vaccine gets EU positive opinion

December 19, 2006 Research and Development

GlaxoSmithKline Biological's mock pandemic flu vaccine has received a positive opinion from EU regulators.Daronix is intended to protect against flu …
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National cancer network underpins prostate vaccine trial

December 11, 2006 Research and Development

The UK's National Cancer Research Network has given its backing to a phase IIb trial of a promising vaccine for …
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GSK buys antibody firm Domantis for

December 11, 2006 Research and Development

GlaxoSmithKline has bought Cambridge-based antibody firm Domantis for £230 million.Domantis, a leader in developing the next generation of antibody therapies, …
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TroVax a step nearer to orphan status

December 8, 2006 Research and Development

Oxford BioMedica's leading cancer immunotherapy vaccine has received a positive opinion as an orphan drug for renal cancer from the …
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Closer scrutiny for high-risk clinical trials

December 8, 2006 Research and Development

Wide-ranging changes will be made to the way clinical trials are conducted in the UK following the final report by …
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New UK body to fast-track breakthrough research

December 8, 2006 Research and Development

Faster approval of NHS clinical trials and NICE recommendations are almost certain following a fundamental shake-up in the way UK …
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Novartis readies Prexige for European launch

December 8, 2006 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Novartis will launch Prexige in its first European markets outside the UK next year following its EMEA approval for osteoarthritic …
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Get the best from your R&D team

December 6, 2006 Business Services, Research and Development R&D, recruitment

One of the key drivers of much of the recent merger and acquisition activity within the pharmaceutical industry is the …
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Cholesterol drug failure hits Pfizer

December 4, 2006 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Pfizer has suffered a major blow with its decision to cancel late-stage pipeline torcetrapib following safety concerns.Torcetrapib, which raises 'good' …
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Takeover will create UK leader in pulmonary products

November 29, 2006 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Pulmonary product development in the UK has received a boost following the takeover by biotech company Vectura of the drug …
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Merck looks to traditional medicine in cancer research

November 20, 2006 Research and Development

Merck is to collaborate with traditional medicine company Chi-Med to develop new small molecule anti-cancer drugs from natural products.Chi-Med, based …
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Sanofi-Aventis to collaborate with French biotech company on Alzheimer’s disease

November 20, 2006 Research and Development

Pharma company Sanofi-Aventis has entered into a research agreement with a major French biotech firm to study the role of …
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