Keyword: generics

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China’s New Drugs Policy Favors Generics

09.04.2018 - The Chinese government has announced a new pharmaceutical policy that will include tax breaks to promote generics, allow compulsory patent licensing during public health...

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Loss-making Teva Progresses Turnaround

12.02.2018 - Troubled Israeli generics giant Teva Pharmaceuticals is making "strong progress" on its turnaround plan, despite an even higher loss – approaching $12 billion – in the 2017 fourth...

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Sandoz and Biocon Collaborate on Biosimilars

24.01.2018 - Sandoz, the generics subsidiary of Novartis, is collaborating with Biocon, an India-based biopharmaceuticals producer, to develop, manufacture and commercialize multiple...

Markets & Companies

Japan’s Changing Pharmaceutical Landscape

17.01.2018 - Japan has the world’s third largest pharma industry. Yet, for many international companies the market has not proved easy to access. Very high barriers to entry have combined with...

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Teva Confirms Massive Cost Cuts, Job Losses

15.12.2017 - As had been widely expected, Israel-headquartered Teva Pharmaceuticals – world’s largest generics producer – announced on Dec. 14 it would slash 14,000 jobs, about a quarter of its...

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Teva Realigns, may Slash 25% of Workforce

04.12.2017 - Kåre Schultz, new chief executive officer of debt-plagued Israeli drugmaker Teva, is moving rapidly to make good on his pledge to improve the company’s financial performance and...

Plant Construction & Process Technology

Supply Chain Integrity and Patient Safety

27.09.2017 - Investigation into future trends in the medical and pharmaceutical sector shows that digitalization is changing supply chains in the healthcare industry. Such diverse issues like...

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Teva Sheds Assets Worth $2.48 Billion

22.09.2017 - Israeli generics giant Teva has completed its exit from the women’s health sector. On Sept. 18 it unloaded its contraception, fertility, menopause and osteoporosis products to CVC...