Novartis focuses Pharmaceuticals Division by creating two business units, Novartis Pharmaceuticals and Novartis Oncology; appoints leaders to the Executive Committee of Novartis
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Novartis has announced changes to focus its Pharmaceuticals Division by creating two business units reporting to the CEO: Novartis Pharmaceuticals and Novartis Oncology. These business units will form the Innovative Medicines Division at Novartis.
Johnson & Johnson announces collaboration with HP Inc. subsidiary to create personalized health care solutions with 3D printing technologies
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Johnson & Johnson (NYSE: JNJ) today announced a collaboration between Johnson & Johnson Services, Inc. and a subsidiary of HP Inc. The collaboration is focused on using 3D printing technologies to create better health care outcomes at reduced costs.
Novartis Foundation and partners launch innovative hypertension program in Vietnam
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On the occasion of World Hypertension Day 2016, the Novartis Foundation and its partners, including the international nonprofit organization PATH, are announcing the launch of the Ho Chi Minh City Communities for Healthy Hearts Program, which is designed to improve health outcomes of adults with hypertension living in low-income households in urban Vietnam.
Pfizer awards more than $1 million in metastatic breast cancer research funding
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Pfizer Inc. (NYSE:PFE) has awarded a total of more than $1 million in funding to five leading breast cancer advocacy organizations to support projects focused on metastatic breast cancer (MBC) scientific research and quality-of-life studies.
Selumetinib granted Orphan Drug Designation in the US for adjuvant treatment of differentiated thyroid cancer
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AstraZeneca today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Orphan Drug Designation for the investigational MEK 1/2 inhibitor, selumetinib (AZD6244, ARRY-142886) for adjuvant treatment of patients with stage III or IV differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC).
Grants4Apps Accelerator 2016: You imagine, Bayer supports
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The Grants4Apps (G4A) Accelerator developed by Bayer invites health IT and technology startups to apply for the program's 2016 edition. This year, Bayer looks primarily into projects aimed at fostering patient-doctor feedback in the Women's Health field as well as those improving patient engagement in Cardiology, Oncology, Radiology and Ophthalmology, but Bayer is also interested in highly innovative software, hardware, technologies applied to digital health fields.
AstraZeneca completes acquisition of Takeda's respiratory business
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AstraZeneca has completed the acquisition of the core respiratory business of Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited ("Takeda"). The agreement, announced in December 2015, includes the expansion of rights to roflumilast (marketed as Daliresp in the US and Daxas in other countries),
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