09.12.2010
- Pharmaceutical companies and medical equipment makers will face restrictions in Russia if they fail to develop local production and transfer technology, Russian Prime Minister...
06.12.2010
- EU anti-trust regulators have carried out raids on some firms in the pharmaceutical sector on suspicions of collusion to delay the entry of generic drugs into the market, the...
22.11.2010
- AstraZeneca confirmed on Friday it was considering spinning off its Astra Tech dental implants and medical devices business and had hired JP Morgan Chase to help with a strategic...
16.11.2010
- AstraZeneca has hired JPMorgan Chase & Co to help it sell Astra Tech, a Swedish unit that makes dental implants and medical devices, for about $2 billion, a source familiar with...
14.09.2010
- A Challenging Business - The medicines supplied to patients are the final result of a very lengthy process (commonly about 10 years) and a huge investment both in monetary terms...
19.08.2010
- AstraZeneca plans to sign a second deal with an Indian generic drugmaker -- this time for the supply of injectable drugs -- in a further move to boost its emerging market sales, an...
18.08.2010
- Europe's pharmaceuticals industry, not known for industrial disputes, is experiencing a spate of clashes as employees fight back against cuts in jobs and benefits. Britain's second...
04.08.2010
- Sanofi-Aventis has grabbed the headlines with its $18.4 billion bid for Genzyme, but the French drugmaker may be wiser to stick with smaller, bolt-on acquisitions. Sanofi is trying...