Keyword: GlaxoSmithKline (GSK)

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White Knight Could Be Elusive For Genzyme

02.08.2010 - Chances are, every big pharmaceutical company is running the numbers and weighing the pros and cons of acquiring Genzyme. French drugmaker Sanofi-Aventis is poised to make a bid...

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Genzyme Seen More Attractive To Sanofi Than Glaxo

27.07.2010 - Sanofi-Aventis is far more likely to buy Genzyme than GlaxoSmithKline, which already has a presence in rare diseases via a deal with Japan's JCR Pharmaceuticals, industry experts...

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Mobility for Simplicity

20.07.2010 - Prevention - Sometimes it only needs the intelligent combination of suitable components in order to come up with an innovative solution to reach new levels of flexibility and...

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GSK Sells Italian Research Unit To Aptuit

02.07.2010 - GlaxoSmithKline has agreed to sell its research unit in Verona, Italy, to the drug research group Aptuit, a deal which will see the transfer of around 500 staff. The financial...

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Cutting Drug Prices Hampers New Development

01.07.2010 - Cutting pharmaceutical prices in the way European governments are doing now will severely reduce the number of new drugs making it to market, according to a study of the sector by...

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German Drugs Gatekeeper Rejects GSK's Avandia Pill

21.06.2010 - An influential German drugs watchdog told health insurers to stop paying for GlaxoSmithKline's (GSK) Avandia, which could speed up a decline in sales of the controversial diabetes...

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Novo Pulls Drugs from Greece Over Price Cuts

31.05.2010 - Novo Nordisk pulled some of its insulin drugs off the Greek market after an Athens order for drugmakers to slash prices, saying it fears such cuts could spread to larger markets...

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South Africa Taps Patent Pool for Neglected Disease

06.05.2010 - South Africa will use a new "patent pool" to work on new drugs for tuberculosis and malaria, making it the first government to take advantage of the industry-led idea. The pool...