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Vertex’s cystic fibrosis drug gets FDA approval

July 3, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, Orkambi, Vertex, cystic fibrosis, gene therapy

Vertex Pharmaceuticals cystic-fibrosis drug Orkambi, which could treat as many as 8,500 patients in the US, has been approved by …
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Pharma outsourcing: CROs, CMOs and external collaboration

July 2, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development CMOs, R&D, clinical trials, collaboration, cros, outsourcing

Thirty years ago pharma companies seemed to use external contractors as a sort of fire brigade, to be called in …
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Mission Therapeutics appoints Dr Colin Goddard to its board of directors

July 2, 2015 Research and Development Colin Goddard, Mission Therapeutics, appointments

MISSION Therapeutics, a drug discovery and development company today has appointed Dr Colin Goddard, former chief executive of OSI Pharmaceuticals, …
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Pfizer partners with NIHR to boosts UK R&D

July 1, 2015 Research and Development Manchester, NIHR, Pfizer, R&D, Sally Davies

Pfizer has signed an agreement with the National Institute for Health Research Clinical Research Network to conduct more clinical research …
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Boehringer and Vitae Pharma drug fails in mid-stage trial

July 1, 2015 Research and Development BI, Boehringer, Boehringer Ingelheim, Vitae Pharmaceuticals, diabetes, type 2 diabetes

A pipeline diabetes drug co-developed by Vitae Pharma and German giants Boehringer Ingelheim has failed to show benefits in a …
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Celgene enters 10-year $1 billion pact with Juno

June 30, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing CAR-T, Celgene, Chimeric Antigen Receptor Technology, Juno, T Cell Receptor, TCR, brett wells

Celgene has invested $1 billion into Juno Therapeutics as part of a 10-year partnership aiming to study cures for cancer …
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The Partners hires creative director from InVentive

June 30, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Novo Nordisk, The International Aids Society, The partners, inventive, peter henshaw

Brand consultancy The Partners has appointed creative director Peter Henshaw to lead its creative offerings for the agency’s health team.  …
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Lilly and Immunocore collaborate on melanoma

June 29, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing LY2157299, LY2801653, brett wells, immunocore, lilly

Eli Lilly is teaming up again with UK biotech Immunocore in order to work together on immunotherapy-based clinical trials. Specifically …
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UK pharma’s ‘Golden Triangle’ faces competition from new challengers

June 29, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing BioGateway, Cambridge, London, Oxford

The UK’s medical and scientific base is regarded as one of the world’s best.
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Boehringer scores trial success for Pradaxa antidote

June 29, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Boehringer, Pradaxa, idarucizumab

Bosses at Boehringer Ingelheim say the latest results of a study of idarucizumab, and antidote for its blockbuster blood-thinner Pradaxa, …
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Synexus announces new board

June 29, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Synexus, woler

Following a management buyout Synexus has confirmed who its new board members are to steer the UK recruitment and clinical …
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EMA waves through a raft of drug recommendations

June 26, 2015 Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Alexion, CHMP, EMA, Novartis, Novo Nordisk, brett wells

The Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) of the European Medicines Agency has recommended several treatments for marketing …
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Hanover names branding and comms lead

June 26, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Hanover, frances beves

London-based healthcare communications agency Hanover has recruited Frances Beves as a director to join in August.  Beves joins as a …
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Red Door Unlimited hires new director

June 25, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Kimberly Santiago, Paradigm Communications, Porter Novelli, red door unlimited

Red Door Unlimited has appointed a new director in Kimberly Santiago who joins from Porter Novelli’s sister agency Paradigm Communications.  …
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Sophia Genetics appoints chief financial officer

June 25, 2015 Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Marylin Mermod Schule, Sophia Genetics

Swiss-based Sophia Genetics that deals in data driven medicine has appointed Marylin Mermod Schule to be its chief financial officer. …
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