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February 15, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AMR, Dame Sally Davies, FDA, FMD, antibiotic resistance, esketamine, falsified medicines, top 10

News that the FDA’s advisory panel had recommended Janssen’s intranasal esketamine spray Spravato as a treatment for treatment resistant depression, …
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First asthma pill in two decades could treat condition by reducing airway muscle

February 14, 2019 Research and Development asthma, pharma

Researchers at the University of Leicester alongside colleagues in Vancouver, Canada, have revealed data that supports the efficacy of an …
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J&J acquires lung cancer-focused robotics firm Auris Health in potential $5.75m deal

February 14, 2019 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Auris Health, Cancer, J&J, JJ, lung cancer, pharma, robotics

In a bid to bolster its footing in providing surgical treatments, Johnson & Johnson has announced it will acquire robotics …
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BMS scores expanded European approval for Sprycel in paediatric leukaemia

February 13, 2019 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BMS, Cancer, Europe, Sprycel, leukaemia, pharma

Bristol-Myers Squibb’s Sprycel (dasatinib) has secured an expanded indication in Europe, the company said, with the European Commission greenlighting the …
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Australian firm Althea enters UK medicinal cannabis market

February 13, 2019 Research and Development Epidiolex, GW Pharma, Medical marijuana, NHS, UK, cannabis

Melbourne-based medicinal cannabis company Althea has become one of the first companies to enter the UK market after the British …
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Janssen’s esketamine drug recommended by FDA panel for depression

February 13, 2019 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Janssen, Spravato, depression, esketamine, major depressive disorder, pharma

In a rare and welcomed development in the treatment of major depressive disorder (MDD), Janssen has announced that its esketamine …
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Researchers find new type of cell membrane which causes cancer cells to explode

February 13, 2019 Research and Development Cancer, FTY720, cell membranes, molecules, oncology

Researchers at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC) have discovered a new type of cell membrane complex which causes …
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Clinigen shares soar after $210m Novartis cancer drug deal

February 13, 2019 Research and Development Cancer, Clinigen, Novartis, Proleukin, UK, US, oncology

British company Clinigen has bought the rights to sell Novartis’ cancer drug Proleukin in the United States in a deal …
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Sanofi name current CMO Dr Ameet Nathwani as new Chief Digital Officer

February 12, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

French firm Sanofi has appointed pharma veteran Dr Ameet Nathwani to the position of Chief Digital Officer. In his new …
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Keytruda + Inlyta combo beats Pfizer’s chemotherapy Sutent in renal cell carcinoma

February 12, 2019 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Cancer, MSD, Pfizer, inlyta, keytruda, pharma, renal cell carcinoma

New data has been revealed on the efficacy of MSD’s Keytruda (pembrolizumab) in combination with Pfizer’s Inlyta (axitinib), showing it …
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Solving the drug development problem

February 11, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AI, drug discovery, feature, pharma, pistoia alliance

Excitement is building for the potential of AI in just about every field, but how can it address pharma’s unique …
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Scientists identify alcoholism gene

February 11, 2019 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alcohol misuse, alcoholism, ethanol, oregon, research

Scientists at the Oregon Health & Science University (OSHU) in Portland have identified a gene which may play a fundamental …
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UCB teams up with charity to beat treatment-resistant epilepsy in $2.5m partnership

February 11, 2019 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Epilepsy Society, UCB Pharma, epilepsy, pharma

Belgian firm UCB Pharma has announced a new partnership with the charity Epilepsy Society which will see the pair invest …
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Dame Sally Davis to step down as England’s CMO to become Master of Trinity College, Cambridge

February 8, 2019 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing

Professor Dame Sally Davies is set to step down from her roles as England’s Chief Medical Officer and as the …
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Researchers develop new, more effective method for detection of HIV virus genomes

February 8, 2019 Medical Communications, Research and Development HIV, University of Texas, pharma

A team of researchers have devised a new way to accurately detect residual HIV in the body’s immune cells, allowing …
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