life sciences
Novartis launches first large-scale smartphone-based study in multiple sclerosis
August 23, 2017Research and Development MS, Novartis, life sciences, multiple sclerosis, pharma, pharmaceuticals
Novartis has launched what it claims is the first large-scale mobile research study which will gather data on multiple sclerosis …
Research unveils new drug targets for more effective treatment of liver disease
August 22, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development life sciences, liver, liver cancer, liver disease, pharma, pharmaceuticals
Researchers from KTH The Royal Institute of Technology and Gothenburg University have identified new drug targets in the treatment of …
FDA approves Ironwood’s combination gout treatment
August 22, 2017Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Duzallo, FDA, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, gout, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceuticals
Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has announced that the FDA has approved its drug Duzallo for the treatment of hyperuricemia associated with gout …
US Congressmen accuse Teva of price hikes over 1,000%
August 21, 2017Sales and Marketing Copaxone, Teva, life sciences, medicine, multiple sclerosis, pharma, pharmaceutical, price hiking
A pair of US Congressmen have fired allegations at Israeli drugmaker Teva accusing the firm of hiking the price of …
New study debunks hypothesis that antidepressants are ineffective
August 21, 2017Research and Development, Sales and Marketing SSRIs, anti-depressants, citalopram, life sciences, medicine, paroextine, pharma, pharmaceuticals
A research group at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have released findings rebutting the claim …
Top Ten most popular articles on Pharmafile.com this week
August 18, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical, top ten
A lot has happened in the world this week, but the pharma industry still found itself on the frontlines of …
FDA recalls liquid pharma products after bacterial contamination detected
August 17, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing FDA, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceutical
The FDA has announced that it has been forced to recall a range of liquid pharmaceutical and dietary supplement products …
Novo diabetes drug outperforms Lilly rival at Phase 3
August 17, 2017Research and Development Eli Lilly, Novo Nordisk, diabetes, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical, type 2 diabetes
Novo Nordisk has revealed that its diabetes drug semaglutide managed to outperform Eli Lilly’s own treatment dulaglutide (Trulicity) in controlling …
New personalised molecular blood test could shake up cancer treatment
August 16, 2017Research and Development Cancer, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical, standford university
A team of researchers at Stanford University have engineered a new, highly-sensitive molecular test to detect and monitor cancer which …
BMS left red-faced as Opdivo+Yervoy fails to beat rival Pfizer drug in kidney cancer
August 16, 2017Research and Development BMS, Kidney cancer, Yervoy, life sciences, opdivo, pharma, pharmaceutical
Bristol-Myers Squibb has been left somewhat red-faced after its combination of Opdivo (nivolumab) and Yervoy (ipilimumab) failed to show any …
Novo Nordisk reshuffles Executive Management team with two major additions
August 15, 2017Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novo Nordisk, appointment, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical
This month has seen two new additions to Novo Nordisk’s Executive Management team. First of the pair is Camila Sylvest, …
Over 1,000 currently active cancer trials spell trouble for patient recruitment
August 14, 2017Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, drugs, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical
The number of active clinical trials in the cancer space has reached more than 1,000 and rising, outstripping the number …
‘Hugely disturbing’ rise in UK children with type 2 diabetes, report finds
August 14, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing childhood obesity, diabetes, healthcare, life sciences, obesity, pharma, pharmaceuticals
A report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has highlighted a “hugely disturbing” rise in cases …
FDA investigating intragastric obesity treatment linked to five deaths
August 14, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing life sciences, medicine, obesity, pharma, pharmaceutical
The FDA has launched an investigation after five deaths thought to be caused by an obesity treatment surgery in which …
Celgene opts not to acquire Sutro Biopharma for $1bn, reworks existing partnership
August 11, 2017Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Celgene, Sutro Biopharma, biotech, healthcare, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical
Celgene has announced that it has chosen not to scoop up Sutro Biopharma, rejecting to take advantage of an option …
