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Medicines Discovery Catapult, MQ, Alzheimer’s Research UK form alliance
The partnership will focus on identifying and validating novel drug targets for unmet therapeutic needs for psychiatric symptoms affecting people with mental health conditions
Pfizer to invest £5M in paediatric medicines
The news coincides with the Medicines Manufacturing Industry Partnership (MMIP) annual conference.
Lynparza bags EU approval for RCA-mutated advanced ovarian cancer
The approval was based on data from the pivotal Phase III SOLO-1 trial.
Millions in UK living with undiagnosed COPD
Breathlessness affects 10% of the UK population and up to 30% of older people.
Boehringer, Uni of Dundee extend anti-cancer alliance
The collaboration will continue to develop new medicines that target and destroy key cancer causing proteins.
Poor oral health linked to 75% increased liver cancer risk
Liver cancer is the sixth bigger cancer killer in the EU, claiming the lives of almost 60,000 people per year.
NICE nod for Blincyto
Amgen has a confidential commercial arrangement which will make the drug available to the NHS with a discount.
Positive results for AZ’ Lokelma in hyperkalaemia
The company announced a statistically significant and clinically meaningful improvement from its Phase IIIb DIALIZE trial.
Modified vaccinia virus shows potential in fighting sarcoma tumours
The cancer-killing virus with immunotherapy could effectively treat the advanced cancers.
NHS Long Term Plan stunted by lack of workforce investment
A final NHS People Plan will be published following the outcome of the Comprehensive Spending Review.
Sanofi, Google link up for new healthcare innovation lab
The collaboration will leverage deep analytics across data sets to better understand key diseases.
Owlstone Medical explores breath-based testing for more diseases
The company will use ‘Exogenous Volatile Organic Compound Probes’.
Venue announced for the 2019 Marketer of the Year, Communications Team of the Year and the Sales Awards
The Chelsea Harbour Hotel has been confirmed to host the gala dinner and awards ceremonies for the three competitions on 14th November.
RCGP plea to avoid no-deal Brexit
A no-deal Brexit should be avoided ‘at any cost’, according to the College
