2016 Otto Bayer Award goes to Professor Dr. Dirk Trauner
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The award-winner of the 2016 Otto Bayer Award has been named: the Board of Trustees of the Bayer Science & Education Foundation and the Scientific Committee for this award have presented Professor Dr. Dirk Trauner with the EUR 75,000 prize, one of Germany's most prestigious scientific accolades.
AstraZeneca launches integrated genomics approach to transform drug discovery and development
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AstraZeneca and its global biologics research and development arm, MedImmune, today announced an integrated genomics initiative to transform drug discovery and development across its entire research and development pipeline.
Novartis delivered solid Q1 despite Gleevec loss of exclusivity
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Novartis laid out five priorities for 2016: deliver strong financial results; strengthen innovation; improve Alcon performance; capture cross-divisional synergies; and build a higher-performing organization. Net sales were USD 11.6 billion (-3%, +1% cc) in the first quarter, as volume growth of 7 percentage points more than offset the negative impact of generic competition (-4 percentage points) and pricing (-2 percentage points).
Roche reports solid sales growth in the first quarter of 2016
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In the first quarter of 2016, Group sales rose 4% to CHF 12.4 billion. Sales in the Pharmaceuticals Division were up 4% to CHF 9.8 billion with Europe growing 5%, driven by Perjeta, MabThera and RoActemra. Pharmaceuticals sales in the US increased 3%, led by Esbriet, Xolair and HER2-positive breast cancer medicines. The recently launched medicines Cotellic in skin cancer and Alecensa in lung cancer have had a good start.
FDA grants priority review for Roche's cancer immunotherapy atezolizumab in specific type of lung cancer
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Roche (SIX: RO, ROG; OTCQX: RHHBY) announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company's Biologics License Application (BLA) and granted Priority Review for atezolizumab (anti-PDL1; MPDL3280A) for the treatment of people with locally advanced or metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) whose disease expresses
New analysis shows only minority of COPD patients may benefit from inhaled corticosteroids
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Boehringer Ingelheim has announced a new publication showing that levels of white blood cells called eosinophils can help identify patients with COPD who may and may not benefit from the addition of ICS treatment.
AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly and Company announce continuation of pivotal clinical trial for people with early Alzheimer's disease
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AstraZeneca and Eli Lilly and Company today announced that AMARANTH, a Phase II/III study of AZD3293, an oral beta secretase cleaving enzyme (BACE) inhibitor currently in development as a potential treatment for early Alzheimer's disease, will continue into Phase III of the Phase II/III seamless trial.
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