Keyword: oncology

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Bayer Combines Pharma R&D in one Unit

13.12.2017 - From Jan. 1, 2018, Bayer will streamline its strategic pharmaceutical research and development activities and combine them under a single unit covering the therapeutic areas...

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Novartis May Sell Dermatology Generics Arm

13.11.2017 - Amid estimates that the business could be worth as much as $1.5 billion, speculation is mounting that Swiss drugmaker Novartis may be planning to sell its dermatology generics arm...

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Concept Buys CRO Aquila BioMedical

02.11.2017 - UK-based Concept Life Sciences, an integrated drug discovery, development and analytical services company, has acquired Scottish contract research organization (CRO) Aquila...

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FDA Approves Novartis Breast Cancer Drug

22.03.2017 - The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Novartis’ new drug Kisqali (ribociclib) as an initial treatment for postmenopausal women with a type of metastatic breast...

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Ipsen Takes Merrimack’s Oncology Assets

12.01.2017 - French drugmaker Ipsen has signed a definitive agreement to buy the global oncology assets of US-based Merrimack Pharmaceuticals in a deal worth potentially more than $1 billion...

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The Possibilities Of Peptides

08.09.2016 - Peptides in pharmaceutical development have traveled a rough road. It took a long time for these small proteins to emerge as a basis for new medical products. This has become...

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Novartis Splits Pharmaceutical Division

19.05.2016 - Swiss drugmaker Novartis has announced plans to split its Pharmaceutical division into two business units, Novartis Pharmaceutical and Novartis Oncology. The first-mentioned will...

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Maya Martinez-Davis to Head Oncology at Merck KGaA

14.04.2016 - With immediate effect, Merck KGaA has appointed Maya Martinez-Davis (46) as global head of oncology for its biopharma business, succeeding Andrew Schiermeier. She will be based in...