Keyword: Biotechnology

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Actelion Hikes Dividend, Opsumit Approval Awaited

14.02.2013 - Swiss group Actelion has raised its dividend 25% as it awaits a U.S. regulatory decision on a new heart and lung drug it hopes will cut its dependency on current mainstay Tracleer...

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Novozymes Biopharma Announces Research Agreement with EpiVax

12.02.2013 - Novozymes Biopharma today announced a collaborative research agreement with Rhode Island-based biotech company EpiVax, to help further the development of a treatment for autoimmune...

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Regeneron Says Sanofi to Boost Stake in its Shares

11.02.2013 - Regeneron Pharmaceuticals said its longtime drug-development partner Sanofi aims to boost its stake in the U.S. biotechnology company through open market purchases of its stock...

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Amgen Biosimilar Push Takes Aim at Blockbusters

07.02.2013 - Amgen said it expects generic versions of biotech drugs, known as biosimilars, to be a multibillion-dollar opportunity for the company and has targeted some of the industry's...

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Amgen Raises 2013 EPS Forecast to Account for Tax Credit

07.02.2013 - Amgen, the world's largest biotechnology company, on Thursday raised its 2013 earnings forecast to account for a Puerto Rico excise tax credit due to federal settlements for prior...

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Basilea CFO Quits Two Months After CEO

07.02.2013 - Swiss biotech group Basilea said its chief financial officer was leaving the company just two months after the departure of the firm's founder and chief executive. Joachim Blatter...

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Biogen Pays Elan $3.25 Billion to Take Over MS Drug

06.02.2013 - Biogen is to take full ownership of blockbuster multiple sclerosis drug Tysabri after agreeing to pay Irish partner Elan $3.25 billion plus future royalties on sales of the drug...

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Solvias Acquires Confarma

04.02.2013 - Solvias announced the acquisition of Confarma, headquartered in Münchenstein, and its subsidiary Confarma France. Solvias, a pharmaceutical service provider, is pursuing a long...