01.02.2017
- In a meeting at the White House on Jan. 31, new US president, Donald Trump, held out both a carrot and a stick to pharmaceutical producers. The industry will “have to “get prices...
07.12.2016
- French drugs major Sanofi is weighing a rival offer to Johnson & Johnson’s recent bid for Swiss pharmaceuticals and biotech firm Actelion, the news agency Bloomberg has reported...
29.11.2016
- Major US healthcare company Johnson & Johnson (J&J) is holding preliminary talks with Swiss pharmaceuticals and biotechnology firm Actelion about a potential takeover. An...
10.11.2016
- Shares in major globally active pharmaceutical producers rose by as much as 11% on the news that Donald Trump had won the Nov. 8 election as president of the United States. The...
10.10.2016
- As part of a “broader, global strategic plan” to centralize control over its drug discovery programs and contain costs, Swiss drugmaker Novartis said it will close R&D sites in...
08.09.2016
- Global brand agency Interbrand has identified the top 10 pharmaceutical brands among the top 25 global pharmaceutical companies. Besides the financial value of the brand, its...
17.08.2016
- South Korean prosecutors have indicted Novartis employees for bribing doctors in exchange for prescribing the company’s drugs. The Swiss drugmaker confirmed press reports that six...
26.07.2016
- Drugmakers who supply Medicare, the US health insurance for the elderly, are raking in billions of dollars for “pricey medications” at taxpayer expense, a report by the news agency...
