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Sanofi Said Eyeing Actelion Bid

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...

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Pfizer and TVM Life Science Ventures Invest in Ixchelsis

05.12.2016 - Pfizer Venture Investments (PVI) and TVM Life Science Ventures VII are making an additional $12 million investment in Ixchelsis. This funding will enable the UK start-up company to...

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Johnson & Johnson and Actelion in Merger Talks

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...

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Pfizer May Sell Consumer Drug Arm

11.11.2016 - US drug major Pfizer is looking at divesting its $3.5 billion consumer health unit to free up $14 billion in cash, the news agency Reuters has reported, quoting anonymous sources...

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Pfizer to Close Two UK Sites

10.11.2016 - Major US drugmaker Pfizer has announced plans to close two of its three sites in the UK, although it insists the decision is not a result of Brexit, according to media reports. The...

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Merck and Pfizer in Lung Pact With Debiopharm

25.10.2016 - Major drugmakers Merck KGaA of Germany and Pfizer of the US are collaborating with Debiopharm International, a drug developer based in Lausanne, Switzerland to study the potential...

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Pfizer Loses Patent Appeal Against Allergan

17.10.2016 - Pifzer has lost its appeal of a UK patent dispute with Allergan over Lyrica, one of the US pharmaceutical giant blockbuster drugs, with annual global sales of around $5 billion. It...

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ICU Medical Takes Hospira From Pfizer

10.10.2016 - Pfizer is selling its global infusion therapy business, Hospira Infusion Systems (HIS), to ICU Medical for $1 billion. The proposed merger will create a leading infusion therapy...