New Brazilian Biodiversity Law Provides Opportunities for Innovation
10 August 2015
Brazil has a large share of the world’s biodiversity, which can be better explored since the new Act. No 13.123/15, recently sanctioned by the President. This law implements measures that can contribute to greater access to Brazilian biodiversity and change the current scenario of innovation originated from natural products.
Big Pharma feels the pain in China, with AZ delivering the only 10%-plus sales hike
07 August 2015
Not so long ago, China was such a promising pharma market that drugmakers recruited hundreds of new sales reps to race after a share. But growth is slowing there now, and drug companies are feeling it.
Med tech megamergers haven't translated to massive layoffs--at least not yet
07 August 2015
None of the giant med tech acquisitions that have closed recently have resulted in a reduction in employee count yet. Not Medtronic-Covidien, Zimmer-Biomet, nor Becton Dickinson-CareFusion. But the rumors are already swirling on where all the anticipated cost savings and redundancies will be found. That's according to the latest jobs data from EP Vantage.
Influential medical associations, not just docs, get big bucks from Big Pharma
07 August 2015
There have long been concerns about the influence on doctors who receive payments from the pharma companies whose meds they prescribe, something doctors hotly deny. But it is not just doctors who are the beneficiaries of the billions of dollars spent each year by drugmakers. It is also the medical associations that create the guidelines that can influence which kinds of drugs are in favor at any given time.
With more consolidation on tap in generics, who's next to buy and be bought?
07 August 2015
Generics players are bulking up to gain leverage with drug distributors, which buy up their knockoffs for eventual sale to patients, Bloomberg notes. And after some recent partnering and dealmaking within the distributor space, there are only four major buyers left.
Drug sales expected to top $1.3T in 2018
06 August 2015
Drug sales crossed a significant metric last year. They grew past $1 trillion. And for those industry insiders thinking global sales will taper off, a new report says think again. Expect sales to top $1.3 trillion in 2018.
After years on the slide, things are looking up in biopharma R&D, report says
06 August 2015
Whether looking at Phase III success, drug launches or product sales, biopharma is hitting its stride in R&D, according to new analysis from Thomson Reuters. And, as the industry evolves its approach to research and regulators speed up the review process, the latest upswing could be a sign of better days ahead for drug developers.
Company builds plant for 3DP pill making as it nails first FDA approval
06 August 2015
Aprecia Pharmaceuticals is building a small manufacturing facility in Blue Ash, OH, but instead of all of the usual accoutrements of drugmaking, the company will fill it with three-dimensional printing (3DP) technology, technology it is using to make quick-dissolve, easily ingested formulations of highly prescribed high-dose medications.
U.S. Army scientists roll out innovative blood loss monitor device
05 August 2015
As researchers target innovative technology geared toward military use, U.S. army scientists are developing a device that could monitor how long an individual is able to compensate for blood loss.
NIH to bankroll initiatives to build Cancer Genomics Cloud Pilots into R&D programs
05 August 2015
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) is offering funding to research initiatives that make use of the Cancer Genomics Cloud Pilots. The NIH is hoping the next wave of projects will help the National Cancer Institute (NCI) decide how to establish computational infrastructure to support genomics research.
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