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Monsanto, DuPont Settle Lawsuits, Set New $1.75 Billion Deal

26.03.2013 - Monsanto and DuPont have settled a bitter legal battle over rights to technology for genetically modified seeds and will drop antitrust and patent claims against each other while...

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AstraZeneca Settles Crestor Patent Dispute

25.03.2013 - AstraZeneca has seen off a remaining threat to its top-selling cholesterol drug Crestor by settling a U.S. legal case with Watson Laboratories, a unit of Actavis, and Egis. The...

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Roche Stays a Step Ahead of Copycat Drugmakers

25.03.2013 - Delays in developing copies of Roche's top-selling biotech drug are justifying the Swiss company's decision to stay out of biotech generics to focus on improved, patented versions...

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AstraZeneca to Axe 1,600 Jobs in Overhaul of Drug R&D

18.03.2013 - AstraZeneca is to cut around 1,600 jobs as it overhauls research operations and consolidates drug development work in three major centres in Britain, the United States and Sweden...

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AstraZeneca Faces Long Haul Back to Health

18.03.2013 - AstraZeneca's new CEO Pascal Soriot, outlining his investment strategy for the ailing drugmaker this week, is unlikely to offer any quick fixes to plug a looming $6 billion sales...

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Lonza, Hyglos Reach Agreement for Endotoxin Detection Patents

14.03.2013 - Lonza Walkersville and Hyglos, a German biotech company, announced today that they have reached a mutually beneficial global settlement which includes a license agreement for...

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Pfizer Gets Celebrex Patent Extension

05.03.2013 - U.S. regulators granted Pfizer a reissued patent on its multibillion-dollar Celebrex pain drug that extends its marketing exclusivity until early December 2015, the company said on...

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India Rules Against Bayer in Cancer Drug Patent Case

04.03.2013 - An Indian patent appeals board dismissed on Monday Bayer's petition against a government decision to allow a domestic company to sell cheap copycat versions of cancer drug Nexavar...