03.08.2012
- Global biotech merger volume has reached levels not seen in four years as big pharmaceutical companies pursue deals to get access to new drugs, with bankers saying therapeutic...
27.07.2012
- A U.S. Food and Drug Administration panel on Thursday recommended two drugs for combating different forms of vision loss that can lead to blindness among a range of adults...
03.07.2012
- When Roche paid $46.8 billion in 2009 to gain full ownership of Genentech, fears were rife that the arrival of the Swiss men in suits would stifle the free-wheeling innovative...
27.06.2012
- Swiss drugmaker Roche said on Tuesday it was overhauling its research operations by closing the 80-year-old New Jersey facility where Valium was discovered, cutting 1,000 jobs and...
30.05.2011
- Analysis - When comparing the fine chemicals market of today to that of 2001, a few clear differences can be seen. Fine chemicals expert Jan Ramakers takes an in-depth look at the...
06.12.2010
- Roche Holding Chief Executive Severin Schwan believes the survivors in the pharmaceuticals sector will be large generic drugmakers, and companies who make innovative new products...
22.09.2010
- Drugmaker Glaxosmithkline sued Swiss rival Roche on Tuesday for infringing a patent when it produces its cancer drug Herceptin, according to court documents filed on Monday. Glaxo...
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...
