Keyword: Pharmaceuticals

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China Fines GSK Nearly $500 Million on Bribery Charges

23.09.2014 - GlaxoSmithkline (GSK), the UK's largest pharmaceutical producer, will pay the Chinese government nearly $500 million in fines after being found guilty of offering bribes to...

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Merck KGaA to Buy Sigma-Aldrich for $17 billion

23.09.2014 - In the biggest acquisition in the history of the family-owned company, Darmstadt Germany-based chemicals, pharmaceuticals and laboratory products manufacturer Merck KGaA is opening...

Markets & Companies

M&A in Chemicals & Pharmaceuticals

02.09.2014 - The first half suggests that 2014 will be a record year for M&A in pharmaceuticals, with the size of deals having increased substantially over prior years. In 2011, the deal volume...

Strategy & Management

Building a Future-Proof Business

02.09.2014 - What have sustainability and social responsibility to do with the financial performance of a materials company and the value it creates for its shareholders? A conversation with...

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German Doctors Stand by MS Drugs Despite Warning

01.09.2014 - German neurologists are standing by currently prescribed interferon-based multiple sclerosis treatments, despite a warning issued by the Federal Institute for Drugs and Medical...

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Recipharm and Isofol Medical in Exclusive Drug Development

29.08.2014 - Two Swedish drugmakers, Recipharm and Isofol Medical, have agreed to collaborate to strengthen the development program of Isofol's lead drug candidate Modufolin, an endogenous...

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Roche to buy US Biotech Firm InterMune for $8.3 Billion

25.08.2014 - Roche Holding has agreed to buy US biotech company InterMune for $8.3 billion in cash, marking the latest multibillion-dollar deal in a consolidating pharmaceutical sector. The...

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Aesica Appoints New Product Release Manager

19.08.2014 - Aesica, the global contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO), announced the appointment of Adam Burgess to the position of Product Release Manager. His role...