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Astellas scoops up Universal Cells for $102.5m

February 15, 2018
Sales and Marketing Astellas, Universal Cells, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Astellas Pharma had only signed an exclusive licensing deal with Universal Cells back in October for the co-development of a …

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Smartphone ECG device KardiaMobile rolled out to NHS to combat atrial fibrillation

February 14, 2018
Research and Development KardiaMobile, NHS, atrial fibrillation, pharma

AliveCor has announced that it has begun the rollout of its KardiaMobile technology to the NHS via the UK’s Academic …

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New biotech facility to bring 350 jobs to Dublin

February 14, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Dublin, Ireland, MSD, pharma

MSD has announced plans to invest in a new biotechnology facility in Dublin which it claims will create 350 jobs …

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Lilly posts promising P3 Taltz data

February 14, 2018
Research and Development Cosentyx, Eli Lilly, IL-17, Novartis, Taltz, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The IL-17 market is a crowded space, and one dominated by Novartis’ Cosentyx. Eli Lilly is attempting to challenge that, …

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MSD shuts down Phase 3 trial in prodromal Alzheimer’s

February 14, 2018
Research and Development Alzheimer's, MSD, pharma, verubecestat

Another blow has been dealt to the field of Alzheimer’s research as MSD announces yet another trial failure of a …

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Pfizer taps real world evidence for CVD in new partnership

February 14, 2018
Research and Development BC Platforms, Pfizer, biotech, cardiovascular disease, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

BC Platforms, a company that focuses on genomic data managements and analysis, has announced that it has partnered with Pfizer …

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Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation shows faith in CureVac

February 14, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bill & Melinda Gates foundation, biotech, drugs, influenza, pharma, pharmaceutical

The Bill & Melina Gates Foundation had already invested $52 million in CureVac, back in 2015, and has now doubled …

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Roivant signs $600m licensing deal with Poxel

February 13, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Poxel, Roivant, diabetes, imeglimin, pharma

Roivant Sciences has announced that it has entered into a licensing partnership with Poxel to develop and commercialise the latter’s …

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Vertex gets approval for combo-therapy in cystic fibrosis

February 13, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Vertex, biotech, cystic fibrosis, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

All eyes are on Vertex’s two Phase 3 trials into a triple therapy for cystic fibrosis (CF), in the meantime, …

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Cancer-targeting nanorobots successfully starve and shrink tumours, study shows

February 13, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Arizona State university, Cancer, Chinese Academy of Sciences, National Center for Nanoscience and Technology, nanorobots, pharma

A team of researchers from Arizona State University (ASU), in partnership with the Chinese Academy of Sciences’ National Center for …

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Purdue pulls plug on opioid marketing

February 13, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Purdue Pharma, biotech, drugs, opioid, opioid epidemic, pharma, pharmaceutical

Purdue Pharma was fined $643.5 million in 2007 for its part in creating the opioid epidemic that has plagued the …

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New flu med can destroy influenza virus in one day

February 13, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Roche, Shionongi, Tamiflu, biotech, drugs, flu, influenza, pharma, pharmaceutical

Researchers in Japan have achieved a notable success in a Phase 3 clinical trial to determine whether a new vaccine …

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Taking a look behind the scenes of Serialisation

February 12, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Serialization, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, serialisation

The reaction from the pharmaceutical industry has been mixed since the announcement of serialisation requirements. Ben Hargreaves discovers the challenges …

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Sanofi in $155m influenza vaccine deal

February 12, 2018
Sales and Marketing SK Chemicals, Sanofi, Sanofi Pasteur, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Sanofi has revealed that it has agreed a deal with SK Chemicals, a South Korean vaccine manufacturer, to license its …

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Novo’s Ozempic secures European approval in type 2 diabetes

February 12, 2018
Sales and Marketing EC, EMA, Europe, Novo Nordisk, diabetes, pharma

Novo Nordisk has revealed that its drug Ozempic (semaglutide) has received approval from the European Commission (EC) as a monotherapy …

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