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Lilly, Biogen and Roche debut Alzheimer’s disease drug results

July 22, 2015
Research and Development Alzheimer's, Alzheimer's disease, Biogen, Conference, Eli Lilly, Roche, lilly

Big pharma companies have posted mixed results in trials of several potential new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. But the results, …

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AbbVie invests $30 million to expand in Puerto Rico

March 23, 2015
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Alzheimer's, Puerto Rico, barceloneta, c2n

AbbVie is investing $30 million to expand one of its sites in Puerto Rico, and is also backing a promising …

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Biogen shortens name and posts positive Alzheimer’s results

March 23, 2015
Sales and Marketing AD, Alzheimer's, BIIB037, Biogen, MS, Parkinson's, aducanumab, idec

Biogen Idec is to be known only as Biogen hence forth as the US biotech also reveals positive early results …

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Big pharma partners with government over $100m dementia fund

March 17, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Biogen IDEC, GSK, J&J, JJ, Pfizer, government, jp morgan, lilly

Lilly, Pfizer, GSK, J&J and Biogen Idec are set to join a $100m Dementia Discovery Fund to boost research into …

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Eisai Alzheimer’s drug to see China review

March 4, 2015
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Alzheimer’s drug Aricept from Eisai has been accepted for review in China to treat patients with the most severe form …

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Roche dealt with two late-stage blows

December 19, 2014
Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s, Cancer, Kadcyla, Perjeta, Roche, Xeloda, trastuzumab emtansine

Swiss giant Roche’s breast cancer treatment Kadcyla has failed to meet its primary endpoint and its investigational Alzheimer’s treatment trial …

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Otsuka buys Avanir for $3.5 billion

December 3, 2014
Sales and Marketing Abilify, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s, Nuedexta, Otsuka, Parkinson's, Parkinson’s, avanir

Otsuka is to buy Avanir Pharmaceuticals for $3.5 billion as it looks to make up for the imminent patent expiry …

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AZ and Lilly Alzheimer’s drug enters trials

December 1, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZD3293, Alzheimer's, AstraZeneca, LY3314814, lilly

AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly have begun a Phase II/II trial for their Alzheimer’s treatment AZD3293 as the companies hope to …

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Mayor of London calls for dementia R&D centre

October 8, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Boris Johnson, London, dementia, research

The mayor of London Boris Johnson is calling on both the government and the private sector to come together and …

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AstraZeneca teams up with rival Lilly for Alzheimer’s

September 16, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZD3293, Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s, AstraZeneca, BACE, lilly

AstraZeneca and US rival Lilly have signed an agreement to develop a new and experimental pill for the treatment of …

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Dementia diagnoses on the rise

July 30, 2014
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The number of patients in England diagnosed with dementia has increased by 62% over seven years according to provisional figures …

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Mixed bag for Genentech dementia drug

July 18, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Genentech, crenezumab, dementia

A Phase II clinical trial for Genentech’s investigational Alzheimer’s drug failed to meet its primary endpoints – but the company …

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Novartis makes Alzheimer’s deal

July 16, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Genentech, Novartis, bai, epstein

Novartis is to collaborate with the Banner Alzheimer’s Institute (BAI) to test two of the Swiss company’s investigational anti-amyloid treatments. …

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Targacept admits failure in Alzheimer’s trial

July 15, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Aricept, Pfizer, TC-173, Targacept

Targacept is dropping a once promising Alzheimer’s drug from further clinical trials after it failed to beat Pfizer’s Aricept (donepezil) …

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Alzheimer’s test ‘87% accurate’, say reports

July 9, 2014
Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Alzheimer’s, Alzheimer’s & dementia, Cameron, NHS, NHS Choices, dementia

NHS Choices has dampened enthusiasm over a report in medical journal Alzheimer’s & Dementia of a new test for Alzheimer’s …

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