Keyword: Antibiotics

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Novo Holdings, Gurnet Point Close Acquisition of Paratek Pharmaceuticals

25.09.2023 -

Novo Holdings, controlling shareholder in drugmaker Novo Nordisk, and healthcare investment firm Gurnet Point closed their acquisition of US antibiotics specialist...

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Sandoz Invests in Extra European Antibiotic Capacity

09.11.2022 -

Sandoz, the generics arm of Swiss drugmaker Novartis, has announced plans to spend an additional €50 million on raising European manufacturing capacity for finished...

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Roche and Warp Drive Bio Link on Antibiotics

30.10.2017 - As antibiotic resistance becomes an increasingly urgent threat to public health, pharmaceutical firms Roche and Warp Drive Bio have joined forces to develop novel classes of the...

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Pfizer Strikes Again With Astra Antibiotics Deal

26.08.2016 - With plenty of cash still in the kitty after a failed attempt last April to buy Allergan for $160 million and move its headquarters to Ireland, Pfizer continues to pound the...

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Evonik to Acquire Norel’s Probiotics Lines

06.07.2016 - Evonik has agreed to buy the probiotics business of Spanish animal feed ingredients producer Norel for an undisclosed sum. The deal includes the company’s probiotics portfolio as...

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MEPs urge EU not to Reauthorize Glyphosate

24.03.2016 - Expressing serious concerns about the carcinogenicity and endocrine disruptive properties of the herbicide active ingredient glyphosate, the European Parliament’s Environment (ENVI...

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Drug Firms Urge Governments to Fight Superbugs

26.01.2016 - More than 80 international drug and biotechnology companies have urged governments to work with them to combat the emergence of drug-resistant superbugs, according to a report by...

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Sanofi Seals two Oncology Partnerships

14.01.2016 - French drugmaker Sanofi has simultaneously announced collaborations with two biotechnology firms, together worth up to €1.2 billion. The first link-up, worth $750 million (€690...