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FDA fast-tracks recreational drug MDMA for treatment of PTSD

August 30, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing FDA, MDMA, PTSD, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceuticals

In another leap forward for the promising treatment, the FDA has announced that it has granted Breakthrough Therapy Designation to …

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The September 2017 issue of Pharmafocus is now live!

August 30, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Cancer Research UK, MSD, Pharmafocus, President trump, Takeda, Trump, charlottesville, life sciences, oncology, pharmaceuticals, phatma

The September edition of Pharmafocus is now available – click here to read online.

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New research reports first-ever response of central nervous tumour to CAR T therapy

August 29, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development CAR T, CAR-T, Cancer, life sciences, lymphoma, medicine, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Researchers at a General Hospital in Massachusetts has reported what they claim is the first response of a nervous system …

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AstraZeneca invests “tens of millions” into Cheshire, UK manufacturing site

August 29, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development AZ, AstraZeneca, Cheshire, Chesire, UK, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceuticals

AstraZeneca has announced plans to invest a multi-million sum into its £150 million facility in Macclesfield, Chesire, UK – a …

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Novartis names new Chief Digital Officer

August 24, 2017
Business Services, Manufacturing and Production, Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Novartis, appointment, digital pharma, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Novartis has announced that it has appointed a new Chief Digital Officer in the form of Bertrand Bodson, who will …

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Novartis launches first large-scale smartphone-based study in multiple sclerosis

August 23, 2017
Research and Development MS, Novartis, life sciences, multiple sclerosis, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Novartis has launched what it claims is the first large-scale mobile research study which will gather data on multiple sclerosis …

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Research unveils new drug targets for more effective treatment of liver disease

August 22, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development life sciences, liver, liver cancer, liver disease, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Researchers from KTH The Royal Institute of Technology and Gothenburg University have identified new drug targets in the treatment of …

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AstraZeneca strikes mRNA-based partnership in respiratory disease

August 22, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing AstraZeneca, Ethris, MedImmune, mrna, pharma, pharmaceuticals

AstraZeneca and MedImmune, the company’s biologics research arm, have forged a five year research partnership with mRNA-based pulmonary disease specialist …

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FDA approves Ironwood’s combination gout treatment

August 22, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Sales and Marketing Duzallo, FDA, Ironwood Pharmaceuticals, gout, life sciences, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Ironwood Pharmaceuticals has announced that the FDA has approved its drug Duzallo for the treatment of hyperuricemia associated with gout …

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New study debunks hypothesis that antidepressants are ineffective

August 21, 2017
Research and Development, Sales and Marketing SSRIs, anti-depressants, citalopram, life sciences, medicine, paroextine, pharma, pharmaceuticals

A research group at the Sahlgrenska Academy at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden have released findings rebutting the claim …

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Regeneron abandons respiratory syncytial virus therapy after late-stage failure

August 15, 2017
Manufacturing and Production, Research and Development RSV, Regeneron, pharma, pharmaceuticals, respiratory syncytial virus

Regeneron has announced that the failure of suptavumab, its experimental treatment for respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), in late-stage trials, the …

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MSD CEO sparks exodus from Trump’s manufacturing council over Charlottesville violence

August 15, 2017
Manufacturing and Production MSD, Merck, Prsident's American Manufacturing Council, charlottesville, pharma, pharmaceuticals

In a shock move, MSD Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Kenneth Frazier (pictured) has announced that he is to resign …

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Takeda strikes partnership to develop single-drug cancer combo immunotherapies

August 14, 2017
Medical Communications, Research and Development, Sales and Marketing Cancer, Takeda, immunotherapy, medicine, pharma, pharmaceuticals

Japanese pharma giant Takeda has announced that it is to partner up with US-based Shattuck Labs in a collaboration to …

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‘Hugely disturbing’ rise in UK children with type 2 diabetes, report finds

August 14, 2017
Medical Communications, Sales and Marketing childhood obesity, diabetes, healthcare, life sciences, obesity, pharma, pharmaceuticals

A report from the Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has highlighted a “hugely disturbing” rise in cases …

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Japanese telecom giant injects $1.1bn into Swiss biotech in largest-ever investment of its kind

August 10, 2017
Sales and Marketing Roivant, SoftBank, biotech, life sciences, medicine, pharma, pharmaceuticals

In possibly the biggest single biotech investment ever made, Swiss biotech firm Roivant has received a $1.1 billion cash injection …

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