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CDER director George Tidmarsh

Tidmarsh to stand in for Prasad's role at CBER

Following Vinay Prasad's abrupt departure as CBER director, FDA has asked CDER head George Tidmarsh to take on both roles while a successor is sought.

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Dr Sam Roberts, chief executive of NICE

NICE CEO to step down by year-end

Sam Roberts is stepping down from the role of NICE CEO to support her children through a difficult time, and a search for her replacement is underway.

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Venclexta box and pill bottle

AbbVie files to move Venclexta combo into the CLL front line

AbbVie has filed for FDA approval of a new front-line therapy for chronic lymphocytic leukaemia that it thinks could be 'practice changing."

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Breast cancer screening images

AI picks up interval breast cancers missed by scans

An AI could help to detect aggressive interval breast cancers that are diagnosed in between routine screening appointments, say US researchers.

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GSK suffers a setback with its TIM-3 programme

GSK suffers a setback with its TIM-3 programme

GSK has become the latest drugmaker to run into difficulties in developing a drug targeting the immune checkpoint receptor TIM-3.

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OMB Director Russell Vought

White House retreats from block on NIH research funding

A move by the Trump administration to block NIH research funding for external research teams appears to have been abandoned.