04.04.2016
- Indian generic drug maker Sun Pharma has agreed to buy a portfolio of brands from Novartis for $293 million. The Mumbai-based multi-national is acquiring 14 established...
01.04.2016
- Glaxo SmithKline has announced it will waive patent protection for new medicines in the world’s poorest countries, such as Afghanistan, Rwanda and Cambodia, allowing cheaper...
11.03.2016
- As mooted earlier in the week, the European Commission (EC) has given its approval for Israel-based Teva’s planned $40.5 billion acquisition of the generics arm of Ireland...
15.02.2016
- Major UK drugs firm GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) has been fined more than £37 million by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for anti-competitive behavior relating to generic...
03.02.2016
- A key upcoming industry event is DCAT Week, the flagship event of the Drug, Chemical & Associated Technologies Association (DCAT). DCAT Week brings together pharmaceutical and...
02.02.2016
- Rheumatoid arthritis sufferers in England will soon be able to benefit from a cheaper generic version of US pharmaceutical producer Merck’s and the world’s best-selling medicines...
29.01.2016
- The value of the Indian pharmaceutical market is set to nearly quadruple over the next five years, soaring from $20 billion in 2015 to $55 billion by 2020, according to GlobalData...
11.12.2015
- An Indian court has unexpectedly sided with Swiss drugmaker Roche in a long-running patent dispute with Indian generics giant Cipla. A two-judge panel for the Delhi High Court...
