Keyword: Pharma

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Giving Pharma a Boost

06.06.2014 - Giving Pharma a Boost - Brazil's business environment is notoriously cumbersome. The manufacturing sector in particular suffers from high tax rates, poor infrastructure and...

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Opportunities Through Biotechnology

06.06.2014 - Latin America continues to be an area of rising investment for the pharmaceutical industry, with Brazil and Mexico leading the way. Not only is Latin America an attractive target...

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Alexion Recalls Certain Lots of Intravenous Drug Soliris

03.06.2014 - US drugmaker Alexion Pharmaceuticals said it is voluntarily recalling certain lots of Soliris, an intravenous drug for two potentially fatal blood disorders that can damage the...

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Novo Nordisk Launches Diabetes Drug in Germany After Rethink

02.06.2014 - Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk, the world's biggest insulin producer, has decided to launch its diabetes drug Tresiba in Germany after seeing signs of a more favorable pricing...

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Lilly and Sanofi Pursue OTC Status for Impotence Drug

29.05.2014 - US drugmaker Eli Lilly has struck a licensing deal with Sanofi that would allow its French rival to pursue regulatory approval for a non-prescription version of Lilly's erectile...

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New Valeant Bid Values Allergan at $49.44 Billion

29.05.2014 - As expected, Canadian drugmaker Valeant Pharmaceuticals International raised the cash component of its offer for Botox manufacturer Allergan on May 28. Its new offer values the US...

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Pfizer Abandons $118 billion AstraZeneca Takeover

27.05.2014 - In a move widely expected, Pfizer abandoned its attempt to buy AstraZeneca for nearly £70 billion ($118 billion) on May 26 as a final deadline mandated by British law approached...

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AstraZeneca Rejects Pfizer’s ‘Final’ Takeover Offer

20.05.2014 - AstraZeneca's share price tumbled by a double-digit margin on the London stock exchange after it was revealed the UK drugmaker had rejected Pfizer's latest offer - which the US...