Keyword: Johnson & Johnson

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Roche to Buy US Biotech Firm Seragon for up to $1.7 Billion

03.07.2014 - Swiss-based Roche Holding AG plans to pay up to $1.73 billion to buy Seragon Pharmaceuticals, a privately-held US biotech company that researches breast cancer treatments. Roche...

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Boehringer to Settle Lawsuits for $650 Million

02.06.2014 - German drugmaker Boehringer Ingelheim has said it will pay about $650 million to settle US lawsuits that claimed the company's blockbuster blood thinner, Pradaxa (dabigatran)...

Strategy & Management

International Drugmakers Meet Challenges

08.05.2014 - In contrast to chemicals, the global pharmaceutical industry is little plagued by market cyclicality or general economic swings. But it faces equally daunting challenges, as the...

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Bayer to Pay $14.2 Billion for U.S. Merck’s Consumer Business

07.05.2014 - As expected, Germany's Bayer has emerged as the winner of the race to acquire U.S. Merck's consumer care business. The $14.2 billion deal announced on May 5 is expected to close in...

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Zimmer to Buy Biomet for $13.35 Billion

28.04.2014 - U.S.-based Zimmer Holdings has said it will buy rival orthopedic products maker Biomet for more than $13 billion, the latest deal in a wave of consolidations in the healthcare...

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Carlyle See Buyout Firms Focus on Emerging Markets

18.04.2014 - The global private equity industry will see more listed players in coming years, while focusing more on emerging markets, less on leverage and more on good management of their...

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Bayer Strikes Deal for Chinese Herbal Medicines Producer

28.02.2014 - In a deal expected to close in the second half of 2014, Bayer has said it will buy privately held Dihon Pharmaceutical Group, a maker of traditional herbal Chinese medicines (TCM)...

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Bayer, Novartis said to Eye Merck & Co consumer health unit

21.02.2014 - A handful of consumer and healthcare companies including Germany's Bayer and Switzerland's Novartis are exploring a deal for Merck & Co's consumer healthcare business, people...