In the opening sessions at the Genesis One Nucleus 2014 conference in London yesterday, the main themes and areas of interest were outlined as personalized medicine economics and big data health innovation. 10 December 2014
With so many balls to juggle in the development pathway of a new drug, pharma companies looking for support along the research process often find value in calling upon the expertise of contract research organizations. 8 December 2014
In one of the opening sessions, cloud-based life sciences provider Veeva’s co-founder and president Matt Wallach asserted that “transparency will force you to understand your cause better, and that will be good for the industry.” 5 December 2014
Pharma company PTC Therapeutics has appointed Tuyen Ong as senior vice president, head of clinical development and translational research. 27 November 2014
John Andrews, consultant editor of The Economist, opened the Global Crisis of Depression conference by citing the 92 billion-euro ($115 billion) annual cost of the disease to Europe - this is the magnitude of the crisis contemporary society is dealing with. 27 November 2014
The president of Japanese drug major Takeda Pharmaceutical’s (TYO: 4502) US subsidiary, Douglas Cole, has resigned, after 22 years with the company. 21 November 2014
The breakthrough achieved by Dutch bacterial specialist Micreos is the most promising development the sector has seen in decades, as the company has this week launched the first bacteria-killing enzyme for human use against MRSA. 7 November 2014
Just a day after French pharma major Sanofi denied that the future of its chief executive was under discussion, at a board meeting convened at 8am this morning it decided unanimously to remove Christopher Viehbacher as chief executive of the company. 29 October 2014
Chris Viehbacher, chief executive of French drug major Sanofi, has urged the company’s board to clarify rumors that he is to be dismissed, according to a letter published in French business newspaper Les Echos. 28 October 2014
Oligonucleotide therapeutics are rapidly emerging as a promising class of drugs capable of addressing a variety of genetic and complex diseases by targeting RNA sequences.1 16 September 2024
The protection of intellectual property (IP) rights of foreign pharmaceutical companies in Russia remains complex situation, according to recent statements by Konstantin Panurovsky, legal director of AstraZeneca’s Russian subsidiary, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 13 September 2024
The Russian Ministry of Health wants to speed registration of drugs that are not localized in the Russian Federation at the time of the application submitted by domestic pharmaceutical companies, explaining such changes by "unpredictable geopolitical situation," reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 12 September 2024
NewCo, a relatively new business model that involves a joint venture (JV) between a biotech and a group of investors to bring the biotech’s promising assets to the global market, is gaining popularity among Chinese biotechs, who traditionally rely on out-licensing deals to capitalize assets, s 11 September 2024
The upcoming European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) Congress 2024 should provide a reminder—if it were needed—of the pace of innovation in the development of new medicines for cancer. 10 September 2024
A significant drop has been noticed in the prices of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs), bringing much-needed relief to the pharmaceutical industry and potentially translating to lower drug costs for consumers. 9 September 2024
Amid an explosion in investment and development milestones seen over the past decade, the age of radiopharmaceuticals as both diagnostics and as therapeutics is very much arriving. 5 September 2024
German pharma major Bayer has filed a lawsuit against the Russian drugmaker Promomed to protect the patent rights for Xarelto (rivaroxaban), its treatment for stroke prevention which is the best-selling drug in the Russian market at present, The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent reports. 2 September 2024
In a major crackdown, the Indian government has imposed an immediate ban on 156 fixed-dose combination (FDC) drugs, including commonly used antibiotics, pain relievers,and multivitamins. 27 August 2024
Russia plans to create conditions for a significant increase of domestic production of anti-Rhesus immunoglobulin drugs after a sharp decrease of their imports to the local market this year, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 22 August 2024
Accord Healthcare might not be as well-known as certain preeminent pharma corporations in the UK and Europe, but you would struggle to find any company making a greater contribution to the production and supply of medicines across the continent. 14 August 2024
The shortage of drugs in Russia is deepening, and is currently being observed in almost 70 regions throughout the country and forcing the local state to consider ways to resume stable supplies to local market, reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 13 August 2024
US biotech major Biogen is disputing the launch of a Russian generic of Spinraza (nusinersen), a drug, which is used to treat spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), reports The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent. 7 August 2024
CytoReason’s $80 million venture round may not have been the biggest in July, but it is one of a growing number of investor bets on AI powered drug discovery this year. 7 August 2024
Domestic drugs and foreign drugs, the production of which is localized in Russia, will be given a priority when included in the list of vital and essential drugs (VED) and expensive drugs, according to a recent resolution signed by the Russian government, The Pharma Letter’s local correspondent reports. 1 August 2024