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Shire Boosts Eye Business with $160 Million SARcode Buy

25.03.2013 - Shire is to buy privately owned U.S. biotech firm SARcode Bioscience, paying $160 million upfront to win rights to a new drug in late-stage development for dry eye diseases. The...

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ADHD Drugs Boost Shire's Q1 Earnings

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...

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Pharma Asks The Money Question Earlier For New Drugs

22.12.2011 - GlaxoSmithKline executive German Pasteris is in charge of an Alzheimer's treatment that is years from reaching the market, if it ever does. But he already wants to make sure the...