12.01.2016
- In a deal worth around $32 billion, Irish drug maker Shire – headquartered in Dublin but managed from Boston, Massachusetts – has agreed a takeover of US biopharmaceutical company...
01.12.2015
- Israeli generics giant Teva and Japanese drugmaker Takeda have agreed to form a partnership to address the growing importance of generics in Japan. The 51:49 joint venture, which...
24.11.2015
- Confirming rumors of the past weekend, US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has said it will buy drugmaker Allergan for $160 million and move its headquarters to Ireland. The ever faster...
05.11.2015
- US drugmaker Eli Lilly plans to expand its research and development headquarters in Indianapolis, Indiana, to the tune of $70 million, adding floor space and a new disciplinary...
04.11.2015
- Ireland-based and London-listed drugmaker Shire has agreed what is being called a “defensive” deal to buy US biotech firm Dyax, which has a breakthrough drug said to threaten one...
30.10.2015
- Evonik has started up its newly expanded production facilities for specialty silicas at Ako, Japan. The investment will increase by half capacity at the site of DSL, the German...
30.10.2015
- US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer and Ireland-domiciled former US drugmaker Allergan (in its current incarnation a combined Allergan and Actavis) have confirmed they are in “friendly”...
28.10.2015
- It is estimated that more than 60% of German companies attempting USA market penetration, subsequently fail and withdraw from the market. Europeans often incorrectly attribute this...
