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Regeneron-Alnylam team up to treat NASH

March 22, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alnylam, Regeneron, biotech, drugs, nash, pharma, pharmaceutical

Coming on the back of a Regeneron research piece published in the New England Journal of Medicine, the company announced …

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Bayer-Monsanto deal one step closer, after EU nod

March 22, 2018
Sales and Marketing Bayer, EU, biotech, drugs, monsanto, pharma, pharmaceutical

The merger between Bayer and agricultural giant, Monsanto, is inching closer to completion after the EU Commission won EU antitrust …

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Sun Pharma receives approval for first biologic drug

March 22, 2018
Sales and Marketing Sun Pharma, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The beginning of Sun Pharma’s diversification out of generic drugs is here and it’s a drug that MSD, known as …

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Independent committee report seeks Brexit healthcare clarity

March 21, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development ABPI, UK, biotech, brexit, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

An independent report, entitled Brexit – Medicines, Medical Devices and Substances of Human Origin and written by the Health and …

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J&J’s longest-standing CFO finally steps down

March 21, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development J&J, JJ, Johnson & Johnson, biotech, cfo, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Johnson & Johnson have revealed that its Chief Financial Officer and Executive Vice President, Dominic J. Caruso, will retire from …

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Celgene bucks trend to strengthen neuroscience pipeline

March 21, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Alzheimer's, Celgene, Prothena, biotech, drugs, neuroscience, pharma, pharmaceutical

Celgene has gone against industry movement to back out of the neuroscience area by putting down a potential $2.2 billion …

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Novartis steps into the medical marijuana business

March 20, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Medical marijuana, Novartis, Sandoz, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Canada’s burgeoning medical marijuana industry has finally drawn in a big pharma player. Tilray, a producer of medical cannabis products, …

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Roche’s immunotherapy improves PFS but unclear long-term benefit in lung cancer

March 20, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Roche, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, tecentriq

Roche’ Tecentriq needs a big result in the immunotherapy space – it initially burst onto the scene as a third-to-market …

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Vertex “astonished” by NHS England’s response to CF drug

March 20, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Vertex, biotech, cystic fibrosis, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Vertex has been battling to have its treatment, Orkambi, approved in the UK since 2016, when it was first rejected …

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Male contraceptive pill hits safety goals

March 19, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing biotech, drugs, male contraceptive, pharma, pharmaceutical

A male contraceptive pill may be edging closer to the market, after a new formulation was shown to be safe …

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Lundbeck takes risk on Parkinson’s treatment, €905m on table

March 19, 2018
Sales and Marketing Lundbeck, Parkinson's, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

CNS’ treatments are notoriously risky, especially those that are still at an early stage; however, Lundbeck has decided to take …

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Pfizer to hang onto CEO, after 61% pay increase

March 19, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Ian Read, Pfizer, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Pfizer have given its Chief Executive Officer, Ian Read, a big boost to his pay packet, taking it to $27.9 …

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Rising levels of opioid prescriptions puts NHS under pressure

March 16, 2018
Medical Communications NHS, biotech, drugs, opioid, pharma, pharmaceutical

It has been found that the number of prescriptions being written for opioid painkillers has risen from 10 million to …

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Allergan navigating choppy waters, as shares rise and fall

March 16, 2018
Medical Communications Allergan, Brent Saunders, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

By most measures Allergan has not had the most successful of years and one measure, in particular, is usually indicative …

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Hearing drug failure puts biotech on brink

March 16, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development Auris, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Biotechs with few products in the portfolio are always at a risk should results come back flat, it often leads …

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