25.01.2018
- US healthcare giant Johnson & Johnson has just been handed its second defeat in patent litigation this month. On Jan. 23, a US appeals court hearing J&J’s challenge to a lower...
30.10.2015
- US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and Ireland-domiciled former US drugmaker Allergan (in its current incarnation a combined Allergan and Actavis) have confirmed they are in “friendly”...
07.10.2015
- With biosimilars the pharmaceutical industry and health-care business move into a relatively young discipline with high sales potential. The follow-up drugs of biopharmaceuticals...
28.08.2015
- US pharma company Alvogen has agreed to buy four of Pfizer’s products in the USA. The sale is part of Pfizer’s condition in closing its $17 billion acquisition of Hospira. The...
26.08.2015
- Pfizer can now progress its $17 billion purchase of Hospira after receiving final regulatory approvals from the USA and Brazil. The clearance from the US Federal Trade Commission...
06.08.2015
- European regulatory authorities have approved the $15.2 billion takeover of injectable drug and infusion device maker Hospira by US drugmaker Pfizer, subject to certain conditions...
18.05.2015
- The pharmaceuticals and life sciences sectors saw 35 mergers and acquisitions worth $166.3 billion in the first three months of 2015, a value that eclipsed transactions from all of...
06.02.2015
- Pfizer Set to Acquire Hospira for $15 Billion In its first major deal since the collapse of its effort to buy AstraZeneca last year, US drugmaker Pfizer has announced that it will...