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NHS no longer able to deliver on standards, warn bosses

January 11, 2018
Medical Communications NHS, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The struggles of the NHS this winter are no secret, especially after being front and centre of the first Prime …

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New project examining FDA-approved drugs for Alzheimer’s, worries over research remains

January 10, 2018
Research and Development Alzheimer's, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

It’s been a gloomy period for research into Alzheimer’s disease treatments in the last week, Pfizer announced it would be …

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Slow-release, once-weekly pill for HIV developed

January 10, 2018
Research and Development HIV, Lyndra, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Patient adherence is a big issue across the healthcare system, where individuals, even with the most serious conditions, do not …

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Swallowable capsules could revolutionise bowel disorder treatment

January 9, 2018
Research and Development biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Researchers from RMIT University in Australia were tasked with developing a more effective breath test for determining what was happening …

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Six-strong collaboration to sequence 500,000 exomes

January 9, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development UK Biobank, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

A collaboration that sees six pharma players come together to fund the sequencing of a particular section of DNA of …

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Hunt resists move from health secretary position, receives expanded role

January 9, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications Jeremy Hunt, NHS, Theresa May, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

As part of Theresa May’s well-publicised cabinet reshuffle, many were expecting Jeremy Hunt to move from his position as Secretary …

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Axovant’s drug bested by placebo, shares reduced to dust

January 8, 2018
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development Axovant, Roivant, biotech, dementia, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The signs were already there for Axovant Sciences’ key drug, intepirdine, when it posted poor results from a recent study …

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Sanofi and Alynylam rejig sees global rights switch-up

January 8, 2018
Sales and Marketing Alynylam, Sanofi, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

The Sanofi-Alynylam alliance has been in place since 2014, with the latest development seeing the two companies each take their …

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Celgene in $7bn shot on Impact

January 8, 2018
Sales and Marketing Celgene, Impact Biomedicines, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Billions of dollars do not often get put down for drugs that have been dropped by a major pharma company, …

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Pfizer exits neuroscience R&D space

January 8, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Pfizer, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Pfizer announced over the weekend that it would be backing out of research and development into the neuroscience area, abandoning …

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Novartis Pharma Ex-CEO takes three roles in two days

January 5, 2018
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing David Epstein, Flagship Pioneering, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Former CEO of Novartis Pharmaceuticals, David Epstein, has had a busy start to the year, accepting not one but three …

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Takeda agrees $630m takeover of TiGenix

January 5, 2018
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing Takeda, TiGenix, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Takeda already had a strong working relationship with TiGenix, after previously signing a licensing agreement with the Belgium-based pharma company …

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Common virus able to target brain cancer

January 4, 2018
Medical Communications, Research and Development biotech, brain cancer, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Research emerging from the University of Leeds and The Institute of Cancer research has revealed that a virus, known as …

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Pfizer makes $830m drug discovery pact with Arvinas

January 4, 2018
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Arvinas, Pfizer, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Arvinas has managed to secure another big pharma collaboration, after it announced that Pfizer had signed a research and licensing …

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Allergan to axe over 1,000 positions in cost cutting measures

January 4, 2018
Sales and Marketing Allergan, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Allergan was never far away from the headlines in 2017, particularly when it came to its second highest selling product, …

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