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HIV-preventing drug to be trialed across England

August 7, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing NHS, NHS England, PrEP, Truvada, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

NHS England has announced that it will finally make the HIV-preventing drug, PrEP, available to those at risk with the …

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Vernalis cough and cold drug knocked-back by FDA

August 7, 2017
Sales and Marketing Vernalis, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, tris pharma

Vernalis has been given a second CRL for a cough and cold treatment by the FDA this year. The therapy, …

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Jeff Huber, former Google exec, steps down as CEO of GRAIL

August 4, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing GRAIL, Jeff Huber, biotech, drugs, google, pharma, pharmaceutical

Jeff Huber, a former Google executive who spent 14 years at the company, has announced that he will step from …

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Bristol-Myers Squibb’s $2.3 billion gamble to boost cancer pipeline

August 4, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing BMS, Bristol-Myers Squibb, IFM Therapeutics, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Bristol-Myers Squibb has agreed a deal to acquire IFM Therapeutics for a potential $2.3 billion. The latter is a biotech …

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Chan Zuckerberg Initiative injects $10 million into US big data healthcare project

August 4, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Big Data, Chan Zuckerberg initiative, biotech, drugs, healthcare, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg and philanthropist Priscilla Chan have continued their quest to improve worldwide healthcare with the latest donation …

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Diabetes drug holds promise to slow Parkinson’s progression

August 4, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development Parkinson's disease, biotech, diabetes, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

There are currently no treatments that are able to slow the development of Parkinson’s disease. This unmet medical need will …

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Teva releases financials, shares fall off cliff, plans to axe 7000 jobs

August 3, 2017
Medical Communications Teva, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Teva has released its second quarter financials and they do not make for great reading if you’re an investor. The …

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Existing arthritis drug could save thousands in blood cancer treatment

August 3, 2017
Research and Development University of Sheffield, arthritis, biotech, blood cancer, drugs, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceutical

Findings by researchers at the University of Sheffield have indicated that thousands of pounds could be saved in blood cancer …

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The common cold cured?

August 3, 2017
Research and Development biotech, cold, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical, rhinovirus

Researchers from Edinburgh Napier University have discovered a crucial step in bringing forward a cure for the common cold. The …

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Gene editing carried out, distances ‘designer baby’ possibility

August 3, 2017
Research and Development biotech, crispr, drugs, gene editing, pharma, pharmaceutical

The news broke last week that scientists in the US had carried out the first gene editing testing in the …

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AstraZeneca’s Priority Review good news provides reprieve

August 2, 2017
Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, FDA, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

If there was a company that needed a series of good news stories this week, it was AstraZeneca. The blow …

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Bicycle Therapeutics reveals new CFO

August 2, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Bicycle Therapeutics, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Bicycle Theapeutics, a biotech that is developing its bicyclic peptide product platform, has announced the appointed of Lee Kalowski as …

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Record number of drug-related deaths, as opioid crisis hits UK

August 2, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development biotech, drug deaths, drugs, fentanyl, opioid, pharma, pharmaceutical

Numbers released by the Office for National Statistics (ONC) has revealed that drug misuse deaths were at a record high, …

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EMA reveals ‘business continuity plan’ for Brexit, cuts resources from non-essential areas

August 2, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development EMA, brexit, drugs, life sciences, medicines, pharma, pharmaceutical

The uncertainty caused by Brexit has been and continues to be far-reaching, and perhaps most impactful for business, organisations and …

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Daiichi settles undisclosed drug side-effects case for $300 million

August 2, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Benicar, Daiichi Sankyo, biotech, drugs, pharma, pharmaceutical

Daiichi Sankyo has settled a case alleging that it did not fully disclose adverse side-effects of its drug, Benicar, with …

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