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Chemistry World August 15, 2012 |
The latent threat of tuberculosis Although TB was close to being eradicated in the developed world, it is a major problem in developing countries. With drug-resistant strains on the increase, Clare Sansom outlines the latest in the fight against this killer disease |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2011 |
Filling Front and Center in the Fight against TB Dr. Mel Spigelman, President and CEO of the TB Alliance, discusses the organization's priorities in developing treatments for tuberculosis. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2011 |
The Power of PDP Can cooperative ties between Big Pharma, NGOs, government, and international organizations pay the freight in making the fight against neglected diseases a permanent fix in global health? |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2014 Casey McDonald |
Advocacy Beat: Progress in Global Access to TB Drugs Treatment Action Group reaches a milestone in improving access to much-needed treatments for tuberculosis. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2006 Kieran Hartsough |
Benchmarking AIDS Pharma is taking on the global AIDS crisis. But who has crafted the best approach? The Interfaith Center on Corporate Responsibility defines best practices and matches major companies head-to-head. Grades are posted inside. |
Bio-IT World Dec 2005/Jan 2006 Salvatore Salamone |
Gates, Clinton Address Global Health Summit The conference brought together leaders in business, government, medicine, public philanthropic groups, and the arts to address and develop solutions to the world's heath crises. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2006 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: New Partnerships Pursue Old Diseases A new wave of collaborations between industry, non-profits, and government seeks affordable treatments for neglected diseases around the world. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2005 Jill Wechsler |
Washington Report: Antivirals: Meeting a World of Need The international fight against AIDS requires drugs -- and policy. |
BusinessWeek August 26, 2010 Tom Randall |
Cocktails Are Next For Cancer-Drug Makers Taking a cue from the cocktails of drugs that have made AIDS survivable, drugmakers are pursuing combination therapies against cancer. |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Walter Armstrong |
The Next Wave: Pharm Exec's 2011 Pipeline Report 42 of the best new drugs in development or parked at the FDA |
Chemistry World January 3, 2013 Andrew Turley |
TB drug milestone for bedaquiline Bedaquiline (sirturo) has become the first drug to be approved in the US for the treatment of multi-drug resistant tuberculosis |
Chemistry World July 2010 Anna Lewcock |
Medicine made to measure Healthcare tailored to suit the genetic makeup of the patient is finally coming to fruition. |
Wired July 24, 2007 Thomas Goetz |
The Ultimate Diagnostic Device (By the Way, You've Got Drug-Resistant TB!) The CDC's goal of a tuberculosis-free society grew short due to the development of drug-resistant strains. But new standards for detection are in the works. |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2013 Joseph Saba |
New Rules for a New Africa Declining revenue growth in the United States and Europe have sent pharmaceutical companies in search of opportunities in the BRICs and other emerging economies. Now, companies are finally turning their attention to Africa. |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2010 Zhu Shen |
China 2020: Walled In No More Pharma sets the pace for China's ambitious new innovation agenda |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2011 |
The Steep, Slow Climb A survey of leading experts reveals 2011's sobering reality and the trends that smart drugmakers will follow into the next decade. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2011 William Looney |
Partnering with the New Players Carlos Morel has been closely associated with the Oswaldo Cruz Foundation from the start of his career and now holds a pivotal role in creating a new infrastructure to support translational research on diseases critical to Brazil and other emerging country markets. |
AboutSafety September 11, 2001 |
Tuberculosis (TB) TB is a potentially severe contagious disease that is spread from person to person via the air. The TB germs may spray into the air if a person with TB disease of the lungs or throat coughs, speaks or sneezes... |
Chemistry World March 27, 2013 Eugene Gerden |
Russian investment vehicle sets sights on innovative drugs Russian state-owned nanotechnology giant Rusnano is hoping to break into the pharmaceutical sector with sizeable investments in firms seeking to produce innovative drugs. |
The Motley Fool May 21, 2010 Brian Orelli |
And You Thought Biotech Was High-Risk, High-Reward Large clinical trials make cardiovascular drugs risky, but the rewards are there, too. |
Salon.com May 18, 2000 Sabin Russell |
The dream and the coming disaster AIDS threatens to ravage the hopes of South Africa's young democracy. Don't expect leaders to get excited because a few companies cut the cost of HIV drugs. |
BusinessWeek August 5, 2010 Bennett & Randall |
AIDS Drugs Flow to the Third World Drugmakers, once blasted for their practices, are slashing prices and licensing AIDS drugs for free to nonprofits or local manufacturers in developing countries. |
Pharmaceutical Executive December 1, 2005 Ron Feemster |
The PharmExec 2005 Pipeline Report Dry? Not quite. Instead of 1990s-style blockbusters, pharma's new molecules are niche drugs, cancer treatments and -- at last -- innovative mechanisms for troublesome targets: Acomplia [rimonabant] by Sanofi-Aventis... AMG 162 [denosumab] by Amgen... etc. |
Chemistry World May 31, 2013 Phillip Broadwith |
Japanese pharma opens compound vaults Japanese pharmaceutical companies are opening up their libraries of experimental compound as part of a new partnership program. The initiative aims to find new drugs for malaria, tuberculosis and neglected tropical diseases. |
Pharmaceutical Executive May 1, 2007 Waseem Noor |
Toolkit: How To Be a Better Partner Big pharmas and little biotechs have been getting hitched for years. Now it's time to add a little innovation to the relationship. Three new rules will keep the game exciting. |
The Motley Fool August 10, 2010 Ryan McBride |
Vertex's Telaprevir Clears Hurdle, Could Halve Treatment Times for Hepatitis C Study results are positive. |
Chemistry World October 8, 2010 Sarah Houlton |
U-turn on Alzheimer's drugs in the UK The UK National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence proposes that those with mild disease will be able to receive them from early next year, on the basis of growing clinical evidence of their effectiveness. |
Scientific American February 2009 John Rennie |
Tuberculosis, The Unromantic Killer Tuberculosis has never stopped being one of the world's most lethal infections |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2012 Jill Wechsler |
New Year, New Issues Look for action in 2012 on drug access, shortages, innovation, and transparency. The 800-pound gorilla in the room is the looming Supreme Court decision on the constitutionality of the Obama health reform legislation. |
Salon.com June 1, 2001 Daryl Lindsey |
The AIDS-drug warrior Outspoken AIDS-drug activist Jamie Love says pharmaceutical companies must be forced to yield their patents to save hundreds of thousands of lives. Is he a visionary -- or a dangerous radical? |
HHMI Bulletin Aug 2010 |
Bishai Named Director of K-RITH A prominent tuberculosis researcher and doctor will become the first permanent director of the KwaZulu-Natal Research Institute for Tuberculosis and HIV. |
The Motley Fool March 31, 2011 Brian Orelli |
Hepatitis C Drugs Heat Up The current hepatitis C drugs stink. Who's ahead in the race to find new ones? |
The Motley Fool November 30, 2010 Brian Orelli |
A Witty Response to Pharma's R&D Dilemma According to GlaxoSmithKline CEO Andrew Witty, the pharmaceutical industry is a mess. That's the basic gist of his opinion piece in The Economist. |
Pharmaceutical Executive August 1, 2012 |
Sunny Outlook for Biopharm 2020? Albert Wertheimer looks beyond today's dark clouds with a comparatively sunny forecast for the biopharm industry in 2020. Just watch out for the harsh light of complacency. |
Pharmaceutical Executive October 1, 2011 Jill Wechsler |
At the Helm of Industry As the lead FDA official overseeing the testing and approval of new drugs and biotech therapies for some 20 years, Dr. Janet Woodcock has built a robust and modern drug regulatory system. |
Salon.com May 1, 2001 Daryl Lindsey |
Amy and Goliath A first-year law student brought a giant pharmaceutical to its knees. But will her victory for South Africa's AIDS sufferers deprive the world of new medicines? |
Salon.com June 27, 2001 Daryl Lindsey |
A pandemic fueled by poverty A doctor says the fight to get cheap AIDS drugs to Africa is misguided: These people need water, food and basic healthcare... |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler |
What Price Innovation? Payers, drug plans seek clear assessment of drug value to rationalize high drug prices. |
Pharmaceutical Executive April 1, 2012 Feam & Lagus |
Providing Access Now While regulatory frameworks and medical practices differ between countries, many patients still need early access to new drugs. Industry can help. |
Pharmaceutical Executive January 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler |
Pharma Challenges for 2014 Pricing and personalized medicine are key themes shaping drug development and marketing |
The Motley Fool June 9, 2010 Brian Orelli |
ASCO Pops and Drops Themes and company news from the annual meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology. |
Salon.com March 19, 2001 Ben Barber |
Fighting the plague The World Trade Organization steps into Africa's AIDS crisis, creating incentives for pharmaceutical companies to give some of their drugs away. |
Nursing June 2010 Daniel A. Hussar |
New drugs 2010, part 2 In this article, you'll learn about 14 recently marketed new drugs. |
Pharmaceutical Executive July 1, 2013 Jill Wechsler |
Seeking Supply Chain Security FDA wants pharma leaders to do more to ensure drug quality at home and abroad. |
Nursing June 2011 Daniel A. Hussar |
New Drugs 2011: Part 2 In this article, you'll learn about seven recently approved drugs, including: fingolimod hydrochloride, an oral drug indicated to treat patients with relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. |
Pharmaceutical Executive June 1, 2014 O'Connor et al. |
Challenges to the Specialty Business Model New constraints require new solutions. Innovative, value-based pricing models will be critical to securing reimbursement and continued market access of high-price drugs. |
Salon.com July 13, 2000 Megan Williams |
African mothers: Save us, too AIDS activists say providing drugs to prevent HIV transmission to babies but not treating their mothers is unconscionable. |
Pharmaceutical Executive September 1, 2010 |
Explaining the Drug Drought Industry needs to engage in a broader public debate on ways to rekindle the innovative engine in new drug discovery and development. |
Pharmaceutical Executive November 1, 2014 Jill Wechsler |
Outrage Grows Over Drug Pricing Insurers, physicians attack high-cost therapies in anticipation of specialty drug surge. |
The Motley Fool May 28, 2010 Brian Orelli |
Innovators Will Rule the Economic Crisis Roche's CEO says two areas of health care can prosper. I agree. |