Keyword: pharmceuticals

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Revived Search for a TB Vaccine May Be About to Pay Off

01.02.2013 - After nearly 100 years, researchers could be on the verge of finding a vaccine that would eradicate tuberculosis infections, a scourge that kills 1.4 million people a year. Global...

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Drug Industry Treading Water on R&D Productivity

04.12.2012 - Drug companies are becoming more efficient in hunting for new treatments, though this has yet to be reflected in improved investment returns, according to a report on Tuesday. Low...

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Biogen Q3 Profit Rises

25.10.2012 - Biogen reported much higher-than-expected third-quarter profit on Thursday on increased sales of its drugs for multiple sclerosis and cancer, and the U.S. biotechnology company...

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Focus on New Actelion Drug as Tracleer Sales Slip

18.10.2012 - Hopes for a key new heart and lung drug overshadowed nine-month results from Actelion, which showed a modest 4% slide in sales of the Swiss group's current mainstay Tracleer...