12.05.2016
- The good old days are gone — at least with regard to simplicity in business life. This is particularly true for life sciences companies affected by trends increasing the complexity...
14.05.2013
- The French Competition Authority fined drugmaker Sanofi €40.6 million ($52.7 million) on Tuesday for "disparaging" generic competition to its Plavix blood thinner. The decision on...
07.02.2013
- French drugmaker Sanofi said earnings could fall this year as it continues to feel the effects of expiring patents, disappointing hopes of a return to growth. The group, which saw...
01.02.2013
- Merck & Co's quarterly results beat estimates, but the drugmaker issued a cautious 2013 profit forecast and said it will delay seeking approval for a high-profile osteoporosis drug...
16.01.2013
- Drugmakers are betting that a new wave of medicines for cancer, diabetes, heart disease, multiple sclerosis and hepatitis will shape up as tomorrow's blockbusters in the coming 12...
04.01.2013
- Eli Lilly said on Friday it expects profit in 2013 to increase by more than Wall Street had been forecasting, primarily due to cost controls and improved productivity. Lilly, whose...
02.01.2013
- U.S. regulators approved 39 new drugs in 2012, the most in 16 years, suggesting that pharmaceutical makers are poised for growth after losing billions of dollars in recent years to...
03.08.2012
- Global biotech merger volume has reached levels not seen in four years as big pharmaceutical companies pursue deals to get access to new drugs, with bankers saying therapeutic...