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FDA approves first treatment for the ‘silent killer’

August 30, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Chagas disease, FDA, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The FDA has announced that it has granted an accelerated approval for the use of benznidazole in children between the ages …

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UK’s post-Brexit strategy looks to life sciences industry

August 30, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development UK, biotech, brexit, drugs, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceutical

The UK Government had already announced, as part of its industrial plan, that the life sciences were regarded as a …

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AstraZeneca unloads another drug for $400m

August 29, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Takeda, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

AstraZeneca has had to do a serious re-think of its portfolio post-Mystic failure and it has made another move to …

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Thyroid disorders: An illness underestimated

August 29, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Dr Bogumila Urgatz, Medical Director, Department Global Medical Affairs & General Medicine and Endocrinology, Merck KGaA discusses thryoid problems and …

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Novartis’ drug prevents heart attacks and cancer but faces major challenges

August 29, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Novartis, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

It would be expected that when a company releases data to show that its drug, previously only used in a …

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Gilead captures Kite in $11.9bn deal

August 29, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Gilead, biotech, drugs, kite pharma, pharma, pharmaceutical

Gilead had long been expected to make a serious acquisition to boost flagging growth and it finally made a move …

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Lithium levels in water supply could prevent dementia

August 25, 2017
Research and Development biotech, drugs, lithium, pharma, pharmaceutical

Lithium has long been used in the treatment of people living with bipolar disorder and animal studies have found potential …

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The pharmacovigilance market dynamic

August 25, 2017
Medical Communications biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, pharmacoviglance

Pharmacovigilance is a science of understanding drug safety through identification, assessment, and prevention of adverse drug reactions (ADRs). It is …

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Seven years later, EC gives approval for Merck KGaA’s MS drug

August 25, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Mavenclad, Merck KGaA, biotech, drugs, multiple sclerosis, pharma, pharmaceutical

In 2011, Merck KGaA had all but given up on its MS drug after having been knocked back by both …

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Samsung completes hat-trick of big biosimilar approvals

August 25, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Biogen, Samsung Bioepis, biosimilars, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Samsung Bioepis has announced that it, alongside its partner Biogen, has secured European Commission approval for its biosimilar version of …

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‘Trade secret information’ to be shared between EMA and FDA

August 25, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications EMA, FDA, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

As part of the on-going harmonisation of manufacturing standards across the Atlantic, the EMA and FDA have announced that they …

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Roche receives FDA Priority Review for drug with potted history

August 24, 2017
Sales and Marketing Roche, biotech, drugs, emicizumab, pharma, pharmaceutical

Roche, alongside its subsidiary, Genentech, announced that it has received Priority Review for its haemophilia A drug, emicizumab, and that …

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HIV home tests seized from market over potential risk

August 24, 2017
Sales and Marketing HIV, MHRA, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The MHRA has removed over 100 HIV home testing kits from two UK based suppliers, after they were found not …

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Novartis gets EU nod for potential blockbuster breast cancer drug

August 24, 2017
Sales and Marketing CDK4/6, Novartis, biotech, breast cancer, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Novartis has released that it has received marketing approval from the European Commission for its drug for the treatment of …

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Collaboration between Lilly and CRUK progresses to clinical trials

August 23, 2017
Research and Development Cancer Research UK, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Cancer Research UK has announced that its collaboration with Eli Lilly for the treatment of advanced solid tumours will progress …

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