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FDA greenlights Gilead’s Epclusa in hepatitis C patients over six years old
March 20, 2020Medical Communications, Research and Development Epclusa, Gilead, pharma
Gilead’s Epclusa (sofosbuvir and velpatasvir) has been awarded new marketing approval from the FDA in the treatment of hepatitis C …
Drug launches across Europe will be affected by coronavirus
March 20, 2020Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing EU, Europe, coronavirus, pharma
The COVID-19 pandemic will affect European launches of drugs for a host of diseases including HIV, cancer and sickle cell …
Japan grants orphan drug designation to Lynparza for BRCA+ unresectable pancreatic cancer
March 19, 2020Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Japan, lynparza, pharma
AstraZeneca has confirmed that its PARP inhibitor Lynparza (olaparib) has been awarded orphan drug designation in Japan for the maintenance …
Japan approves Novartis’ Zolgensma for spinal muscular atrophy in patients under two years old
March 19, 2020Sales and Marketing Japan, Novartis, Zolgensma, pharma, spinal muscular atrophy
Novartis has revealed that its gene therapy Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) has secured approval from Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and …
Global drug spending projected to reach $1.1 trillion by 2024, report argues
March 18, 2020Research and Development, Sales and Marketing IQVIA, pharma, report
Total global spending on medicines is set to break $1.1 trillion by 2024, a new report released by IQVIA has …
100 coronavirus cases linked to Biogen-hosted event in Boston, State of Massachusetts confirms
March 18, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development Biogen, coronavirus, pharma
It is now known that around 100 of the known cases of the COVID-19 coronavirus can be traced to an …
$63bn Allergan/AbbVie merger review could be delayed by coronavirus
March 18, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AbbVie, Allergan, merger, pharma
The $63 billion merger of major pharma players AbbVie and Allergan could be facing hurdles on the road to regulatory …
NICE promotes Professor Gillian Leng as its new Chief Executive
March 18, 2020Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing NHS, NICE, UK, pharma
NICE, the drug watchdog for the NHS in England and Wales, has announced that it has promoted Professor Gillian Leng …
New technologies and industry collaboration will help fight chronic illnesses
March 17, 2020Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing feature, pharma
Authored by Dan Boot, Head of Digital Innovation at RB Health.Around the world, populations are aging. According to the World …
Novo Nordisk halts three haemophilia studies after participants suffer thrombotic events
March 17, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Novo Nordisk, haemophilia, pharma
Novo Nordisk has moved to temporarily shut down two of its Phase 3 and one of its Phase 2 clinical …
Success and failure at Phase 3 for AstraZeneca’s Imfinzi combos in first-line small cell lung cancer
March 17, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AstraZeneca, Cancer, Imfinzi, pharma
AstraZeneca has pulled back the curtain on new Phase 3 data for Imfinzi (durvalumab) in the first-line treatment of extensive-stage …
Human dosing begins for first US coronavirus vaccine
March 17, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Moderna, Vaccine, coronavirus, pharma
The race to develop a vaccine against the ongoing outbreak of novel coronavirus has stepped up with the news that …
Genmab announces newly-created Chief Financial Officer appointment
March 16, 2020Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Genmab, pharma
Genmab has announced the establishment of the new position of Chief Operating Officer at the company, and has furthermore named …
Trump tried to solicit US-exclusivity for coronavirus vaccine, report claims
March 16, 2020Sales and Marketing CureVac, Trump, US, coronavirus, pharma
President Trump has attracted criticism from all sides over his response to the novel coronavirus outbreak; after repeatedly downplaying the …
NHS England to supply HIV prevention drug PrEP with £16m government investment
March 16, 2020Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing NHS, NHS England, PrEP HIV, PrEP< HIV, UK, pharma
NHS England is set to fund the availability of pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP) for the prevention of HIV for local authorities …
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