Keyword: Pharmaceuticals

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Stada to Seek Deals as Sector Consolidates

30.05.2012 - German generic drugmaker Stada said rivals' growing appetite for takeovers is spurring it to also seek acquisitions as the industry goes for size to cut costs and compete on price...

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GSK Partner Pronova Wins Fish Oil Drug Patent Fight

30.05.2012 - Norway's Pronova BioPharma , which supplies the omega-3 heart medicine Lovaza to GlaxoSmithKline, has defeated a U.S. patent challenge from two generics companies. The victory over...

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Drugmaker Amylin Draws Initial Bids

28.05.2012 - Biotechnology company Amylin Pharmaceuticals has drawn initial bids from drugmakers Merck & Co and Sanofi, Bloomberg News reported on Friday, citing anonymous sources. The...

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New Drug Data May Draw Bids for Actelion

25.05.2012 - Knock-out data for Actelion's big new drug hope could be a double-edged sword for embattled founder and CEO Jean-Paul Clozel, making it a worthy buy for pharma companies hungry for...

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Takeda Chases Emerging Market Sales with Brazil Buy

25.05.2012 - Takeda Pharmaceutical, Japan's top drugmaker, is to buy Brazil's Multilab for up to 540 million Brazilian reals ($265 million) in a deal highlighting global drugmakers' appetite...

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Clinilabs Opens Phase I Unit in New Jersey

25.05.2012 - Clinilabs, an early phase and specialty CRO that provides clinical drug development services to the pharmaceutical industry, today announced that they have opened a second Phase I...

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Drugmakers Vulnerable if US Health Law Revoked

24.05.2012 - Pharmaceutical companies, which were spared some of the more sweeping regulations in President Barack Obama's healthcare overhaul, could come under more pressure if the U.S...

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Teva Cuts Profit View on Weak European Markets

24.05.2012 - Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, the world's largest maker of generic drugs, has cut its profit and revenue forecasts for 2012, blaming weaker economies and healthcare spending cuts...