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Survey Shows Dim Faith in Lilly, Pfizer Alzheimer's Drugs

20.06.2012 - Institutional investors doubt that treatments for Alzheimer's disease being developed by Pfizer and Eli Lilly will achieve the main goals of their ongoing late-stage trials, but...

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Spain Coughs up Billions to Keep Regions in Medicine

09.06.2012 - Spain finalised plans to pay off the healthcare debts of its regions on Friday as some pharmacists closed their doors in protest over unpaid bills in the country, where drugmaker...

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Pfizer Plans Animal Health IPO

07.06.2012 - Pfizer plans to separate its animal health unit into a standalone company, a move Wall Street expected as the largest U.S. drugmaker focuses more intently on its core...

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Pfizer Job Cuts Highlight Irish Exposure to Patent Expiries

06.06.2012 - Pfizer will cut 177 jobs in Ireland following the expiration of patents on blockbuster cholesterol drug Lipitor, highlighting the exposure of Ireland's export-driven economy to the...

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Danone Eyeing Latin American Assets post Nestle-Pfizer Deal

31.05.2012 - Danone will look at assets Nestle may need to sell to get its baby food deal with Pfizer cleared, as the French food group is keen to expand in baby milk in Latin America, mainly...

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Pfizer on Lookout for Mid-size Drug Deals

02.05.2012 - Pfizer, which last week agreed to sell its baby formula business for almost $12 billion, is on the hunt for companies with promising new treatments for diabetes, cancer and...

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Nestle to buy Pfizer Nutrition for $11.9 bln

23.04.2012 - Swiss food group Nestle is to buy U.S. drugmaker Pfizer's nutrition business for $11.85 billion, beating out French rival Danone as both battle to gain preeminence in the lucrative...

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Nestle Near Deal for Pfizer's Baby Formula Unit

18.04.2012 - Pfizer is near a deal to sell its baby formula business to Swiss food giant Nestle for at least $9 billion, the Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday. Citing people familiar with...