Keyword: pharma R&D

Chemistry & Life Sciences

Productivity in Biopharma Research Picks Up

05.06.2024 -

Technological developments in the pharmaceutical and biotech industry are reflected in increased funding, higher R&D productivity and more product launches. However, the...

Strategy & Management

Devalued and Distrusted

08.05.2014 - A Pharma Veteran's View - Dr. John L. LaMattina is the former Senior Vice President of Pfizer, and President, Pfizer Global Research and Development. In this role, Dr. LaMattina...

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Ashland to Expand Pharmaceutical Center of Excellence in Delaware

12.06.2013 - Ashland today announced plans to expand its pharmaceutical research and development Center of Excellence at the Ashland Research Center in Wilmington. Ashland will be expanding its...

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After Tech Success, Israel Seeks Life Sciences Growth

06.06.2013 - Inspired by its success in high-tech electronics and software, Israel is hoping to pull off the same trick in life sciences. The Mediterranean country already boasts the world's...

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GSK Bets on Chimp Virus with $321 Million Vaccines Buy

29.05.2013 - GlaxoSmithKline is betting on a new vaccine technology based on chimpanzee viruses by acquiring Swiss-based Okairos for €250 million ($321 million) - the latest bolt-on biotech buy...

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New J&J Anti-depressant Related to "Special K" Party Drug

23.05.2013 - Johnson & Johnson said it plans to seek approvals for 11 new drugs by 2017, including a new type of treatment for patients with depression that have failed to benefit from standard...

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Pfizer Takes its Shot at a Vaccine for Evasive Superbug

23.05.2013 - Kathrin Jansen is a microbiologist with at least two breakthrough vaccines to her name: she brought the cervical cancer vaccine Gardasil to market for Merck and helped develop the...

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U.S. Government Taps GlaxoSmithKline for New Antibiotic

22.05.2013 - The U.S. government has signed an antibiotics development deal worth up to $200 million with GlaxoSmithKline to tackle the dual threats of drug resistance and bioterrorism. The...