Keyword: Alexion Pharmaceuticals

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AstraZeneca Acquires Early-stage Gene Therapies from Pfizer

31.07.2023 -

Alexion, AstraZeneca's rare disease division, has agreed to buy a portfolio of preclinical gene therapy programs and enabling technologies from competitor Pfizer for up...

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AstraZeneca to Build API Plant in Ireland

28.09.2021 -

AstraZeneca is building what it said is a “next-generation” active pharmaceutical ingredient (API) manufacturing plant for small molecules near Dublin, Ireland. A start...

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Alexion Paying $8.4 Billion to Acquire Synageva

07.05.2015 - US-based Alexion Pharmaceuticals is paying $8.4 billion to acquire compatriot rare disease specialist Synageva BioPharma. The deal expected to close in mid-2015 has raised...

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Roche's $8 billion InterMune Buy Not a Sign of More Big Deals

19.09.2014 - The decision by Swiss drugmaker Roche in August to buy US biotech company InterMune for $8.3 billion was "exceptional" and not a sign of more ambitious plans for major acquisitions...

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Alexion Recalls Certain Lots of Intravenous Drug Soliris

03.06.2014 - US drugmaker Alexion Pharmaceuticals said it is voluntarily recalling certain lots of Soliris, an intravenous drug for two potentially fatal blood disorders that can damage the...

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Roche Takes Its Hunt For A New Chairman Further Afield

22.07.2013 - Swiss drugmaker Roche faces the prospect of hiring an outsider to replace its chairman of 16 years after its most suitable board members turned down the job. The 117-year old...

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Top-Selling Drugs for Ultra-Rare Diseases

03.01.2013 - Rare diseases are a growing focus for drug companies, with prices for some treatments for ultra-rare conditions running into hundreds of thousands of dollars a year. The following...

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Entering the Age of the $1 Million Medicine

03.01.2013 - The Western world's first drug to fix faulty genes promises to transform the lives of patients with an ultra-rare disease that clogs their blood with fat. The only snag is the...