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Measles eradicated in the UK, according to WHO

September 28, 2017
Medical Communications UK, WHO, biotech, drugs, measles, pharma, pharmaceutical

The measles virus has been eliminated from the UK for the first time in the country’s history, according to the …

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Roche’s Tecentriq scores approvals in metastatic lung and bladder cancer

September 27, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, EMA, EU, European Commission, Roche, bladder cancer, immunotherapy, lung cancer, pharma, tecentriq

It’s good news for Roche as the company’s immunotherapy drug Tecentriq secures approval from the European Commission to be used …

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Improved heart attack test could save millions for NHS

September 27, 2017
Research and Development biotech, drugs, heart attack, pharma, pharmaceutical

A new research, funded by the British Heart Foundation, has led to the creation of a new heart attack test …

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EMA relocation will cause drug approval delays even in best case scenario, agency says

September 27, 2017
Research and Development EMA, brexit, pharma, pharmaceuticals

As a direct result of the UK’s referendum vote to leave the EU last year, the headquarters of the EMA, …

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Devastation to Puerto Rico threatens global medicine supply

September 27, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Puerto Rico, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The destructive forces of Hurricane Maria have caused untold damage to the island nation, with a reported 13 people left …

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Axovant shares capitulate after Alzheimer’s drug failure

September 26, 2017
Research and Development Alzheimer's, Axovant, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Axovant Sciences was set up with just one drug candidate in its portfolio, and a risky one, at that. The …

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New CMO hops onto Bicycle Therapeutics

September 26, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Bicycle Therapeutics, GSK, Pfizer, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Bicycle Therapeutics has moved to appoint industry veteran, Maria Koehler, to the position of Chief Medical Officer at the company. …

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FDA pointedly rejects Intellipharma’s opioid painkiller

September 26, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing FDA, Intellipharma, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The FDA has been very public in its stance that it will look to gain the upper hand in bringing …

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Cancer trials underrepresent minorities and elderly, Mayo Clinic says

September 26, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development clinical trials, pharma, pharmaceutical

New research conducted by the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota has found participant groups for clinical trials in cancer underrepresent ethnic …

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Pangea X: the largest coordinated operation against counterfeit drugs

September 26, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Europol, FDA, biotech, drugs, interpol, pharma, pharmaceutical

Operation Pangea X represents an anniversary, of sorts – as it stands as the 10th year of operations by Interpol …

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Pfizer sets up its own biotech to develop rejected drugs

September 26, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, SpringWorks Therapeutics, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Pfizer has moved to set up an entirely independent company to develop four of its own clinical-stage drug candidates. The …

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Refining the system: Improving patients’ access to medicine

September 25, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NCIE, drug access, eams, market access, pharma, pharmaceuticals

The MHRA and NICE have been slowly improving the ways that the UK’s patients access medicines, but now Brexit threatens …

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Allergan posts disappointing data in NASH

September 25, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Allergan, biotech, drugs, nash, pharma, pharmaceutical

It was only last year that Allergan decided to cough up $1.7 billion to acquire Tobira Therapeutics, with the main …

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Sanofi’s arthritis treatment Kevzara secures NICE recommendation

September 25, 2017
Sales and Marketing Kevzara, NICE, Sanofi, pharma, pharmaceutical, rheumatoid arthritis, sarilumab

Sanofi, along with its speciality care global business unit Sanofi Genzyme, are celebrating the news that NICE has passed its …

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‘Super malaria’ sweeps South East Asia

September 25, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing biotech, drug resistance, drug-resistance, drugs, malaria, pharma, pharmaceutical

There has long been concern over cases of drug-resistant malaria emerging in Asia and now it has been revealed that …

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