personalised medicine
Making things personal: Roche and personalised medicine
August 13, 2019Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Roche, feature, personalised medicine, pharma
Ann Costello, Global Franchise Lead, Centralised Solutions at Roche Diagnostics, discusses the increasing need for a personalised approach to patient …
Eli Lilly to buy Loxo Oncology in deal worth $8 billion
January 7, 2019Manufacturing and Production Cancer, Eli Lilly, Loxo Oncology, gene therapy, personalised medicine
US firm Eli Lilly & Co today announced a definitive agreement for the acquisition of Connecticut-based company Loxo Oncology in …
First-ever study in the personalised treatment of rare cancers brings promising results
October 18, 2017Research and Development Cancer, Cancer Research UK, personalised medicine, pharma, rare cancer
The first-ever trial to treat patients for rare cancers in a personalised manner based on the characteristics of their individual …
Breakthrough in personalised medicine as cancer vaccine shows results
July 6, 2017Research and Development Precision Medicine, personalised medicine, precision oncology
The old adage that everyone is unique holds a lot of water when it comes to cancer treatment. Research has …
Roche posts positive mid-stage trial results for atezolizumab
July 13, 2015Research and Development Genentech, PD-L1, Phase II, Roche, anti-PD-L1, atezolizumab, clinical trial, immuno-oncology, personalised medicine
A cancer drug in development by Roche has performed well in a mid-phase clinical trial – prompting the Swiss firm …
Steve Mott joins DrugLogic
October 5, 2011Research and Development appointment, outcomes research, personalised medicine, pharmacovigilance, research and development
Former Datapharm Communications chief executive Steve Mott has been apppointed UK managing director by DrugLogic.The US firm develops analytical tools …
First personalised asthma drug shows promise
August 4, 2011Roche, asthma, personalised medicine
Roche’s personalised asthma drug lebrikizumab has met its primary end point in a phase II trial. Lebrikizumab increased the level …
Roche and Merck collaborate on personalised cancer tests
June 8, 2011Research and Development Merck, Roche, personalised medicine
Roche has signed a deal to develop diagnostic tests for products in Merck’s oncology pipeline, in a bid to make …
GSK takes lead role in UK personalised medicine programme
May 20, 2011Research and Development AstraZeneca, GlaxoSmithKline, Ig Innovations, Janssen, Randox Laboratories, personalised medicine
The first cheque has been written for the government-backed Stratified Medicine Innovation Platform (SMIP), set up last year to pump …
Roche aims for wholly personalised skin cancer drug
May 12, 2011Sales and Marketing Roche, personalised medicine, skin cancer, vemurafenib
Roche has submitted its key skin cancer drug vemurafenib to European and American regulators for approval. Vemurafenib (formerly RG7204) has …
AZ signs targeted colon cancer drug collaboration
May 11, 2011Research and Development AstraZeneca, colorectal cancer, personalised medicine
AstraZeneca has entered a partnership which intends to speed up the development of targeted treatments for colorectal cancer, a disease …
Daiichi Sankyo gains rights to potential blockbuster cancer drug
March 2, 2011Research and Development BRAF protein, Daiichi Sankyo, PLX4032, Plexxikon, melanoma, personalised medicine
Daiichi Sankyo has purchased US-based discovery firm Plexxikon for $805 million, gaining access to its potential blockbuster melanoma drug PLX4032. …
AZ and Pfizer support personalised medicine database
February 8, 2011Research and Development AZ, AstraZeneca, Cancer Research UK, Iressa, Pfizer, crizotinib, gefitinib, personalised medicine
AstraZeneca and Pfizer have teamed up with leading charity Cancer Research UK to help develop its stratified medicines programme. Stratified …
Novartis offers $470m to boost personalised cancer treatment
January 24, 2011Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Genoptix, Novartis, cancer diagnostics, personalised medicine
Novartis has offered $470 million for a California-based laboratory whose diagnostic services it hopes will enhance personalised treatment. Genoptix specialises …
Trial success for Roche’s personalised skin cancer drug
January 19, 2011Research and Development BRAF V600, Cancer, RG7204, Roche, personalised medicine, skin cancer
A promising Roche drug has helped previously untreated patients with advanced skin cancer to live longer without their disease getting …
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