Diagnostics company, Owlstone Medical, who is developing a breathalyser for disease has announced it has signed a master service agreement
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- Diaceutics Wins at Export Industry Awards Diaceutics, the Irish data insights and solutions company helping patients receive potentially lifesaving medicine through better testing, won the Small & Emerging Exporter of the Year Award at the recent Export...
- Brexit – Key Issues For the Pharmaceutical Industry Brexit – the stark reality is that the UK’s EU membership and the application of all EU legislation in the UK ends automatically at midnight on 30th March 2019! Current understanding...
- European Commission Diagnoses the State of Health in the EU Only by rethinking our health systems can we ensure that they remain fit-for-purpose and provide patient-centred care. This is what the 28 Country Health Profiles recently published by the Commission,...
Researchers at the Universities of Dundee and Edinburgh in Scotland are looking to work with the pharmaceutical industry to improve
Dublin-headquartered pharma company Allergan is to invest €42 million in its Irish operations this year. The company, which employs approximately
The report, commissioned by the Association of the British Pharmaceutical Industry (ABPI) and supported by the Association of the British
Sanofi and its vaccines global business unit Sanofi Pasteur announced today an agreement with MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of
In September 2015, the German Volkswagen Group, the world’s largest car producer, admitted to having installed “defeat devices” in 11
In a landmark decision, the United States FDA and the European Commission announced on March 2, 2017 that they will recognize
Price rises in the EU stir Members of European Parliament to discuss ways to make medicines more affordable, including increasing
Sheffield Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation trust will lead a new virtual specialist surgical centre, designed to tackle complex rare urogenital
A French teen who was given gene therapy for sickle cell disease more than two years ago now has enough
Oneview Healthcare, the Irish hospital software group, has reported strong revenue growth in its first year as a listed company.
On 1 March the newly established European Reference Networks (ERNs) has started their work. ERNs are unique and innovative cross-border
Total revenues at Irish-headquartered Jazz Pharmaceuticals increased 12 per cent in 2016 to $1.5 billion (€1.42 billion ), while net
Mobile communications company Nokia is launching a range of connected health products this summer. The launch will mark the rebranding
Amarin, the Irish biotech that has developed a drug to help reduce very high blood fat levels, saw sales jump
29 – 31 March 2017, Glasgow, United Kingdom. DIA, (founded as the Drug Information Association) announced critical workshops to be
Early-phase contract research organisation Richmond Pharmacology has opened its new research facility in London Bridge, at the site formerly known
The World Health Organization has issued a list of the top dozen bacteria most dangerous to humans, warning that doctors
Irish consumer healthcare and generic drug group Perrigo said has agreed to sell the royalty stream from its multiple sclerosis