Keyword: Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

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Top M&A Law Firms At Center Of New Insider Case

07.04.2011 - A lawyer and a trader were accused by federal prosecutors of running a 17-year conspiracy to trade on corporate merger secrets stolen from three of the nation's most powerful law...

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Merck To Acquire Inspire Pharma For $430 Million

06.04.2011 - Merck & Co said on Tuesday it would acquire eye treatment maker Inspire Pharmaceuticals for about $430 million to expand its ophthalmology business. Inspire's key product is...

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U.S. FDA Chemist, Son Charged With Insider Trading

30.03.2011 - A U.S. Food and Drug Administration chemist and his son were arrested and charged on Tuesday with using sensitive inside information about the agency's drug approvals to reap more...

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Teva's Shlomo Yanai Sees Benefit From Obama Health Reforms

02.03.2011 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's largest generics drugmaker, said it stands to benefit from the Obama administration's healthcare reform and other plans aimed at getting...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Pharma Sourcing from India and China

26.01.2011 - India and China are being discovered by more companies as ideal place for pharma sourcing. These two countries continue to be the chosen destinations for a pharmaceutical industry...

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Rx-360 Continues to Intensify Work in 2011

19.01.2011 - Looking Ahead - Rx-360 turns two years old this month, and the international supply chain consortium can look back on a host of achievements. The group now boasts over 50...

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Lonza Shares Fall After Deutsche Bank Downgrade

11.01.2011 - Shares in Swiss drugs industry supplier Lonza fell over 4% on Monday after Deutsche Bank analysts downgraded the stock as they expect the strong Swiss franc and a tougher...

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Turning Point

18.05.2010 - Sharp Focus - 2010 could be a watershed year for the excipient sector in Europe as amendments to the falsified medicines directive bring excipient quality and safety considerations...