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Novartis acquires Admune Therapeutics

October 21, 2015
Research and Development Admune Therapeutics, Cancer, Novartis, Palobiofarma, immunotherapy

Novartis is broadening its portfolio of cancer immunotherapies with the acquisition of Admune Therapeutics, and signing licensing agreements with Palobiofarma …

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ImmunoCellular awarded $19.9 million grant for ICT-107 phase 3 trial for glioblastoma

September 25, 2015
Research and Development California Institute for Regenerative Medicine, Cancer, ICT-107, brain cancer, glioblastoma

ImmunoCellular Therapeutics has been awarded a $19.9 million grant by California Institute for Regenerative Medicine (CIRM), California’s stem cell agency, …

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Amgen joins M&A rush with deals for Dezima and Xencor

September 16, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Amgen, Cancer, Denzime, Xencor, cardiovascular disease, high cholesterol, inflammation

Amgen has struck deals that could potentially be worth $3.25 billion, to purchase the Dutch firm Dezima and kick-off a …

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Cancers diagnosed earlier in England, but cases rise

September 16, 2015
Cancer, Jeremy Hunt, Public Health England, cancer diagnosis, public health

The proportion of cancers diagnosed by GPs under the ‘two-week wait’ referral pathway rose, and late diagnoses fell, after the …

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Counting the true cost of the Cancer Drugs Fund cuts

September 14, 2015
Research and Development Cancer, Cancer Drugs Fund, NHS, clinical trials, cuts, oncology

Leading figures from the pharma industry and cancer charities reacted with dismay to the recent cuts to the Cancer Drugs …

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Medimmune and Cancer Research UK launch new drug discovery lab

September 11, 2015
Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cambridge, Cancer, Cancer Research UK, MedImmune, R&D, george freeman

MedImmune and the UK’s biggest cancer charity have opened a new laboratory for joint cancer research.Research at the laboratory, which …

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Yabao Pharmaceutical and UniSA embark on joint venture

September 9, 2015
Research and Development Cancer, Yabao Pharmaceutical

Yabao Pharmaceutical and the University of South Australia (UniSA) have joined together in a collaboration to develop new treatments for …

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Celgene threatens to scale back UK clinical trial investment after CDF snub

September 4, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cancer Drugs Fund, Celgene, Revlimid, british nhs

One of the world’s leading pharma companies in oncology is considering whether to continue investing in clinical trials in the …

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Companies braced for new round of cancer cuts

September 4, 2015
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing CDF, Cancer, Cancer Drugs Fund, NHS, NHS England, cuts

Several treatments that extend the lives of people with cancer are expected to be removed from the Cancer Drugs Fund …

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Novartis blood cancer drug Farydak receives EU approval

September 4, 2015
Sales and Marketing Cancer, European Commission, Farydak, Novartis, multiple myeloma, myeloma, panobinostat

The European Commission has approved Novartis’s Farydak, in combination with Velcade and dexamethasone, for the treatment of adult patients with …

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How ‘deep reading’ of the scientific literature will benefit pharma

September 3, 2015
Research and Development Big Data, Cancer, Data Mining, R&D, literature search, oncology

The US Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA)’s $45 million ‘Big Mechanism’ initiative has an ambitious aim.It promises to “leapfrog …

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Immatics and MD Anderson launch new company to develop ACR therapies

August 27, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, MD Anderson Cancer Center, immatics, keytruda

Immatics Biotechnologies and The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center (MDACC) have together launched a new company focusing on …

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AstraZeneca and Peregrine in immuno-oncology collaboration

August 24, 2015
Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cancer, MEDI4736, Peregrine, Peregrine Pharmaceuticals, bavituximab, durvalumab, immunoncology, immunotherapy, oncology, tumours

AstraZeneca and Peregrine Pharmaceuticals will collaborate on a clinical trial to test two of the companies’ cancer treatments. The Phase …

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Merck in immuno-oncology collaboration with major cancer research centre

August 14, 2015
Research and Development Cancer, Merck, keytruda, oncology

Merck is teaming up with the University of Texas to evaluate Merck’s anti-PD-1 therapy, Keytruda, in combination with other treatmentsA team …

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Sanofi, Evotec and Apeiron partner on immuno-oncology

August 10, 2015
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Apeiron, Cancer, Evotec, Sanofi, immuno-oncology, immunotherapy, tumours

Sanofi is partnering with biotech companies Evotec and Apeiron to develop new cancer immuno-oncology therapies.The companies say the potential new …

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