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AstraZeneca and Harvard team up for diabetes research

March 25, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, AstraZeneca, Havard, cardiovascular, diabetes, metabolic

AstraZeneca is to work with Harvard University’s department of stem cell and regenerative biology to develop new treatments in diabetes. …

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AstraZeneca signs $240m asthma deal with UK biotech

June 12, 2014
Sales and Marketing AZ, AstraZeneca, COPD, SNG001, Synairgen

UK-based Synairgen has signed a global licence agreement with fellow British native AstraZeneca for its experimental lung drug SNG001. The …

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GSK signs Adaptimmune deal

June 3, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, Adaptimmune, BMS, Cancer, GSK, oncology

GlaxoSmithKline has signed a deal to develop and commercialise biotech firm Adaptimmune’s lead clinical cancer programme with T-cell receptors (TCRs), …

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Pfizer admits AstraZeneca defeat

May 27, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, AstraZeneca, Pfizer, Read, buyout, merger

Pfizer has acknowledged that it will not make an offer for AstraZeneca following the firms’ failure to agree a price …

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‘Stop Alzheimer’s testing on animals’

May 22, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, Alzheimer's, Pfizer, humane, langley

Animals should not be used for Alzheimer’s research according to a new paper, because scientists should instead be looking at …

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ASCO 2014: Cancer immune therapy race heats up

May 15, 2014
2014, ASCO, AZ, BMS, Cancer, Merck, Roche, chicago

A number of major players in oncology are set to showcase rival immunotherapy data at this year’s American Society of …

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Pfizer grilled by MPs – but AZ revelations shock

May 14, 2014
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing AZ, Pfizer, committee, merger, takeover

The two chiefs of AstraZeneca and Pfizer went head-to-head with MPs yesterday fighting their own corners in what is an …

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‘Bioscience is cornerstone’ of Alderley Park

May 12, 2014
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, AstraZeneca, alderley, msp, research

Manchester Science Parks (MSP), the new owners of the 400-acre Alderley Park facility, has pledged to keep its activities “at …

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Major new launches for 2014

March 17, 2014
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, AbbVie, Big Pharma, Merck, Novartis, Pfizer, Roche, Sanofi, ask, johnson, lilly, top 10

 AbbVie AbbVie needs a blockbuster to eventually replace its flagship Humira – and is hoping its new hepatitis C treatments …

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BMS revenue drops in 2013

January 27, 2014
Sales and Marketing AZ, BMS, Yervoy, diabetes, hep C, q4

Bristol-Myers’ Squibb’s revenue has fallen 7% year-on-year to $16.4 billion during 2013. Turnover rose 6% to $4.4 billion in the …

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FDA seeks top-to-toe review of Wockhardt manufacturing

December 9, 2013
Manufacturing and Production AZ, GMP, Taylor, Wockhardt. fda

Wockhardt has been asked to undertake an assessment of its entire manufacturing processes, according to an FDA warning letter. Sent …

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EFPIA slams EMA data proposals

September 10, 2013
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AZ, EFPIA, EMA, GSK, Pfizer, Roche

The intense debate over how pharma should make trial data available has taken another turn as a major European industry …

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Proveca appoints former ABPI and AZ president

September 3, 2013
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing ABPI, AZ, Brinsmead, Proveca

The former president of AstraZeneca and the ABPI has been appointed as chairman of pharma firm Proveca. Chris Brinsmead joins …

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AZ and BMS go for second Forxiga submission

July 29, 2013
Sales and Marketing AZ, BMS, FDA, Forxiga

AstraZeneca and partner Bristol-Myers Squibb have resubmitted their diabetes drug Forxiga to the FDA 18 months after it was rejected …

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AstraZeneca launches prostate cancer app

August 7, 2012
Medical Communications AZ, AstraZeneca, PSA, Zoladex, diabetes, prostate

AstraZeneca has launched a new app that helps prostate cancer patients to monitor their PSA levels. It is not the …

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