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India's Piramal Healthcare to Buy U.S. Firm to Boost R&D

16.05.2012 - Indian drugmaker Piramal Healthcare has agreed to buy a U.S.-based healthcare data provider for $635 million to boost research and development, the company said on Wednesday, a...

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Roche Gives Up on Heart Drug after Trial Disappoints

07.05.2012 - Swiss drugmaker Roche has ended efforts to develop a heart disease drug which some industry analysts had estimated could have achieved $10 billion in annual sales, after poor...

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ADHD Drugs Boost Shire's Q1 Earnings

27.04.2012 - Pharmaceutical firm Shire posted a 20% rise in first-quarter earnings on Thursday, just beating market expectations, as its drugs to treat hyperactivity again lifted market share...