Keyword: Johnson & Johnson

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Drugs Industry Battered by Currency and Competition

13.03.2015 - Both European and US pharmaceutical industry players are highly research-oriented and possess very diversified portfolios. While each country has its national champions, Swiss...

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US Court Orders J&J to pay $136 Million in Risperdal Case

27.02.2015 - The Supreme Court of the US state of South Carolina has ordered Johnson & Johnson to pay a penalty of $136 million, upholding a jury's finding that the drugmaker's Janssen unit had...

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Drug Majors’ Venture Capital Funds Back Genetics Start-up

04.02.2015 - The venture capital arms of two international drugmakers in late January participated in a $20 million Atlas fund-raising initiative to benefit the development of a new quick...

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J&J Buys License Option for Isis Pharma Bowel Drug

07.01.2015 - US over-the-counter drugmaker Johnson & Johnson will pay Isis Pharmaceuticals up to $835 million for the option to license three drugs targeting autoimmune diseases in the bowel...

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Express Scripts to Reimburse AbbVie Hepatitis C Drug

23.12.2014 - The largest pharmacy benefit manager in the US, Express Scripts, has negotiated a cheaper price from AbbVie for its Viekira Pak hepatitis C treatment approved by the US Food and...

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Bayer Said to Face US Litigation Over Xarelto Side Effects

16.10.2014 - Bayer soon may find itself regretting its decision to sell its plastics business and become a pure life science player. According to international press reports, the German group's...

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Gordon Sangster to Join Codexis as Senior Vice President & CFO

18.08.2014 - Codexis, a developer of biocatalysts for the pharmaceutical and fine chemical industries, announced that Gordon Sangster has agreed to join Codexis as Senior Vice President & Chief...

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Roche Alzheimer's Drug Fails Main Goals in Mid-stage Study

17.07.2014 - Swiss drugmaker Roche said its experimental Alzheimer's drug failed to meet its main goals in a mid-stage study, a result likely to bolster the belief that drugs need to be given...