15.05.2012
- The Merck Group's first-quarter 2012 total revenues rose 3.2% to €2,645 million compared to €2,564 million in the first quarter of 2011. Sales for the Group increased 3.5% to € 2...
Pharmaceutical Technology - The new manufacturing facility of German biotech company Rentschler has won the 2012 Facility of the Year Award (FOYA) in the category...
10.05.2012
- GlaxoSmithKline will take its $2.6 billion bid for long-time partner Human Genome Sciences direct to shareholders this week, after its takeover offer was rejected last month by the...
03.05.2012
- A California initiative to require labeling of foods containing genetically modified ingredients appeared headed for the ballot in November after organizers said on Wed nesday they...
02.05.2012
- Biogen's quarterly profit fell short of analysts' estimates on weak sales of its Avonex multiple sclerosis treatment, its biggest-selling product. But the biotechnology company...
28.04.2012
- French drugmaker Sanofi posted better-than-expected quarterly results, bolstered by strong emerging markets, breaking with a trend of earnings misses by European rivals AstraZeneca...
27.04.2012
- Pharmaceutical firm Shire posted a 20% rise in first-quarter earnings on Thursday, just beating market expectations, as its drugs to treat hyperactivity again lifted market share...
26.04.2012
- Financier Carl Icahn said he has voluntarily dismissed a lawsuit filed against Amylin Pharmaceuticals after talking with the biotech company's chief executive, Daniel Bradbury...
25.04.2012
- U.S. biotech company Amgen is to buy Turkey's Mustafa Nevzat Pharmaceuticals, a maker of injectable generic drugs, for around $700 million in a deal underscoring Western drugmakers...