Keyword: medicines

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EU and USA in Medicines Inspections Pact

28.08.2017 - The European Commission, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) have signed an agreement enabling them to share non-public and...

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Pharma Chiefs Write on Brexit Threat

24.07.2017 - Industry leaders from European and UK pharmaceutical and life science associations have written a joint letter to the chief Brexit negotiators Michel Barnier (EU) and David Davis...

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GSK and Regeneron Back UK Biobank Project

29.03.2017 - UK drugmaker GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) and US biotech Regeneron Pharmaceuticals are investing in a gene sequencing project that uses anonymous patient data held by the UK Biobank. The...

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Transatlantic Deal Simplifies Pharma Inspections

07.03.2017 - Regulators in the EU and the US have signed a transatlantic agreement to recognize inspections of manufacturing sites for human medicines carried out in their respective countries...

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Teva to Sell UK and Irish Assets to Accord Healthcare

07.10.2016 - Israel’s Teva Pharmaceutical Industries is planning to sell the assets of Actavis Generics in the UK and Ireland to Accord Healthcare, a subsidiary of India’s Intas Pharmaceuticals...

Strategy & Management

The Art of the Alliance

04.04.2016 - Alliances between big pharma and scientists, hospitals and biotech firms are common practice in the health-care business. About half of today’s top-selling drugs are the result of...

Strategy & Management

Significant Value Creation

03.09.2015 - In September 2014, Merck announced the €13.1 billion acquisition of Sigma-Aldrich, which by mid-August has received antitrust clearance from all relevant jurisdictions including...

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GSK and J&J Lead Rivals in Drug Access for Poor

28.11.2012 - Drugmakers - led by GlaxoSmithKline and Johnson & Johnson - are stepping up efforts to ensure their medicines are available and affordable in poor countries, after being attacked...