01.03.2016
- British drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline is said to have launched a search for a new CEO to replace Andrew Witty, who is now widely expected to step down at the latest by the end of 2017...
03.02.2016
- China National Chemical Corp (ChemChina) is said to be within reach of clinching a deal to buy Swiss agrochemical producer Syngenta for about 43.7 billion Swiss francs ($42.8...
19.10.2015
- Comments made by Bayer CEO Marijn Dekkers in a talk with the UK business newspaper Financial Times have fueled speculation that the German group may be interested in picking up the...
22.07.2015
- US drugmaker Pfizer has more collaborations with British universities than any other foreign company, according to the newly published Dowling Review conducted by Ann Dowling...
10.07.2015
- Financing for UK life science companies from equity markets and venture capital soared in 2014 and has remained buoyant throughout 2015 as the industry recovers from a long...
06.07.2015
- ViiV Healthcare, the HIV unit of GlaxoSmithKline, has signed an agreement with Shanghai-based Desano Pharmaceuticals under which the Chinese group will produce the active...
30.06.2015
- Private equity groups are increasingly eyeing opportunities in North Africa’s healthcare market, attracted by expanding populations spending more out of their own pockets on...
13.05.2015
- In an interview with the British business daily Financial Times (FT), Andrew Witty, CEO of Glaxo SmithKline (GSK), has questioned the economics of the current wave of mergers and...
