21.11.2017
- European pharmaceutical industry heavyweights Novartis and Bayer are challenging a proposal by parts of the UK’s National Health Service (NHS) to allow patients with wet age...
16.11.2017
- French drugmaker Sanofi has signed an agreement to develop Principia Biopharma’s experimental oral treatment that is seen to show promise in treating multiple sclerosis (MS) and...
07.11.2017
- Sanofi is pursuing another US competitor for alleged breach of the patent for its top-selling diabetes drug insulin glargine (branded as Lantus and Lantus SoloStar), which together...
23.10.2017
- In a deal that could lead to the development of five new cancer vaccines, US drugs giant Eli Lilly is investing in German biopharma CureVac. Lilly will make an equity investment of...
17.10.2017
- Piramal Pharma Solutions (PPS) is spending $55 million across its sites in North America and Asia to expand its API manufacturing capacities and capabilities. “With these...
05.10.2017
- UK pharmaceutical company Ergomed has acquired PSR Group, a Dutch contract research organization (CRO) that specializes in orphan drug development and is regarded as a leading...
03.10.2017
- Germany’s Wacker Chemie is doubling production capacity for vinyl acetate-ethylene (VAE) dispersions in South Korea. The Munich-based company will add another reactor at Ulsan for...
03.10.2017
- Pfizer is suing Johnson & Johnson (J&J) in the US over what it terms anti-competitive practices against its biosimilar Inflectra. The lawsuit is said to be the first of its kind...
02.10.2017
- Does the consolidation in the pharmaceutical industry affect CROs/CMOs, e.g. does it create a necessity for outsourcing partners to consolidate, too? Simon Edwards: It is somewhat...
28.09.2017
- Does the consolidation in the pharmaceutical industry affect CROs/CMOs, e.g. does it create a necessity for outsourcing partners to consolidate, too? Mark Rogers: Between 1993 and...
