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Old anti-drinking drug shows potential as cancer treatment

December 7, 2017 Research and Development Cancer, biotech, drugs, oncology, pharma, pharmaceutical

Disulfiram has been known as an anti-drinking compound for nearly seven decades. Initially, the compound was used in the vulcanisation …
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Galectin Therapeutics’ share value plummets by half after NASH drug failure

December 6, 2017 Research and Development Galectin Therapeutics, nash, pharma, trial failure

Galectin Therapeutics has seen its share value almost halve after its revealed that GR-MD-02, its experimental treatment for non-alcoholic steatohepatitis …
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Two big pharma companies accused of false marketing

December 6, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, Novartis, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Novartis and GSK have been taken to court by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) over allegations of falsely …
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GSK commits to multi-million investment in UK life sciences sector deal

December 6, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GSK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

In the latest boost to the UK’s life sciences strategy, GSK has committed £40 million to its work identifying new …
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Novartis nets first acute myeloid leukaemia approval in Canada, but NICE says no

December 6, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Canada, NICE, Novartis, Rydapt, UK, acute myeloid leukaemia, leukaemia, pharma

Novartis is celebrating the news that its drug Rydapt (midostaurin) has been awarded marketing approval in Canada for the treatment …
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Study reveals diet able to reverse diabetes in half of patients

December 6, 2017 Research and Development biotech, diabetes, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Building on their previous research emerging from Professor Roy Taylor’s work at Newcastle University, a study has found that 45.6% …
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Novo Nordisk unveils hard-hitting data for two of its diabetes therapies

December 5, 2017 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Novo Nordisk, Tresiba, Xultophy, diabetes, pharma

Novo Nordisk has lifted the curtain on new data from two of its therapies for diabetes, Xultophy (insulin degludec/liraglutide) and …
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Vanilla compound found to prevent psoriasis

December 5, 2017 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, psoriasis, vanilla

Psoriasis is a big pharmaceutical market, it’s the most common autoimmune disease in the US and as many as 7.5 …
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AbbVie posts strong psoriasis data but can it stand out from crowd?

December 5, 2017 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AbbVie, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

AbbVie revealed that its IL-23 inhibitor, risankizumab, had successfully met all of its endpoints in a Phase 3 trials into …
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ProcureCon Pharma 2018

December 5, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ProcureCon, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

We are proud to be partnering with the ProcureCon Pharma 2018, the only event in Europe for senior pharma procurement …
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Mundipharma names Philippe Mazas as new Chief Information Officer

December 4, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Mundipharma, Philippe Mazas

Mundipharma has announced that it has appointed Philippe Mazas as its new Chief Information Officer (CIO). Mazas boasts nearly 20 …
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Akili’s video game digital treatment shows promise in ADHD, eyes FDA approval

December 4, 2017 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ADHD, AKL-T01, Akili, FDA, pharma, video game

Akili, an unlisted affiliate of London-listed PureTech Health, has unveiled top-line results of AKL-T01, a novel digital medicine which takes …
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The race to find an effective dengue vaccine

December 4, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Takeda, biotech, dengue, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Derek Wallace, Global Dengue Program Head at Takeda Vaccine Business Unit, discusses the recent Phase 2 results showing its vaccine …
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Pharma carousel sees Bayer discovery chief head to Shire

December 1, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bayer, Shire, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

It’s no secret that when individuals leave companies within the pharma industry, they tend to pop up at a rival …
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Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week

December 1, 2017 Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing top ten

We’re officially into December and only one month away from the end of the year. Among our top news this …
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